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In reply to the discussion: 7 Year Old, Craig Allen Loughrey Killed Outside Of A Gun Shop [View all]CTyankee
(63,771 posts)40. But that's not the reality. Or perhaps it is the way you devoutly wish it "could" have been
but we have seen this happen again and again. This coulda been avoided, he shoulda kept it safe, and then it woulda been OK and the child would be alive. But that didn't happen, did it, and in reality, it is more than likely NOT the case.
Also, if there was a strongly enforced law AGAINST carrying a gun, he might have been deterred from getting stopped by law enforcement, had the gun taken away immediately, and saving the child's life.
As it is, this man's "freedom" to have and carry a loaded gun has cost him the life of his child. Perhaps you can stop and think about what liberty and freedom means in this very real context. In that spirit, I ask you to pause and think harder about your position.
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But that's not the reality. Or perhaps it is the way you devoutly wish it "could" have been
CTyankee
Dec 2012
#40
The story was posted on DU back on Dec 8th. I thought for a moment this was a new one.
Tx4obama
Dec 2012
#10
What a cute little cowboy. How sad. What the *#@$@# was dad doing with a LOADED gun around
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#14
He probably keeps a loaded gun in his car, and he was just taking it back there.
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#41