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SQUEE

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70. I don't care if it is taught in Home Ec.
Thu Jan 3, 2013, 04:25 PM
Jan 2013

I just realize, there are guns in the world, and wherever and however it is taught, children need to learn proper ways to interact. Ideally this is a parents role.
Sadly the only major player in firearms certification and safety is the NRA, this allows an agenda based curriculum to happen, ideally a terms neutral program could be created and taught that fulfills both of our desire to see that ignorance stops and deaths come down.

How tragic MrScorpio Jan 2013 #1
Very true. Still quite young. What an image to deal with for the rest of their lives. freshwest Jan 2013 #12
We need "Facebook reform" ! ... eom Kolesar Jan 2013 #78
Posing With Guns Is Gaining Popularity otohara Jan 2013 #89
One of my FB friends posted a pic of his newborn granddaughter hugging a handgun loyalsister Jan 2013 #101
I actually gasped out loud when I read that renate Jan 2013 #103
My thoughts exactly loyalsister Jan 2013 #109
That is just a chilling thought. Arkansas Granny Jan 2013 #112
I heartily agree derby378 Jan 2013 #108
too many young people were getting in trouble with drinking we raised the legal age for drinking reverend_tim Jan 2013 #128
If only he had been armed.... Speck Tater Jan 2013 #2
Now is not the time to show the vacuous stupidity of the standard RW talking points. baldguy Jan 2013 #5
Sarcasm is its own rewartd. nt :-) Speck Tater Jan 2013 #22
Actually now is the time to point out the OBVIOUS: Bake Jan 2013 #45
Right, because its so common not to do dumb things when you are intoxicated... oh wait... stevenleser Jan 2013 #76
I repsectfully disagree Bake Jan 2013 #87
We also make people prove their operating competency... Chan790 Jan 2013 #104
My CCW required both. Bake Jan 2013 #114
How about not being allowed to have guns if you drink, take Rx drugs that alter judgement, etc. Hoyt Jan 2013 #91
So which disqualifies me Peregrine Jan 2013 #111
I think you know answer, but apparently don't care. Hoyt Jan 2013 #113
Time to arm facebook! jillan Jan 2013 #3
Time to arm cameras :) mindwalker_i Jan 2013 #4
Let's drink heavily and play with a gun DavidDvorkin Jan 2013 #6
Plastic bags have a warning on them... Kalidurga Jan 2013 #7
People who lack the sense to know what a loaded gun will do learn the hardest way possible. CakeGrrl Jan 2013 #14
Couldnt the picture have worked just as well WITHOUT it being loaded? n/t JesterCS Jan 2013 #8
Yea, but the type of people who would play with a gun Confusious Jan 2013 #18
can't always tell when a gun is loaded booley Jan 2013 #32
You can always tell when a gun is loaded Tempest Jan 2013 #35
Thank you. Bake Jan 2013 #48
No, YOU can always tell. This woman couldn't because, ironically, SHE was probably loaded. Bucky Jan 2013 #53
I believe the reference was to one of the cardinal rules of guns and gun safety: Hosnon Jan 2013 #99
except this has happened with sober people too booley Jan 2013 #123
Umm I have had gun safety classes booley Jan 2013 #121
Are you sure you responded to the right post? Because you just agreed with me. n/t Tempest Jan 2013 #124
So you agree that you can't always tell if a gun is loaded? booley Jan 2013 #125
No, I don't. Tempest Jan 2013 #126
You never pick up a weapon without making sure it is Condition 4. Recursion Jan 2013 #47
this obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #84
You can always tell nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #58
Poor and dangerous, as these people found out. n/t Tempest Jan 2013 #71
yeah and no booley Jan 2013 #122
That's why you take out the magazine and open the slide obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #82
NRA proposes waiting period for Facebook accounts jberryhill Jan 2013 #9
Bestest post of the year! Tom Ripley Jan 2013 #63
More like "NRA proposes armed guards for Facebook". You get a George Zimmerman looking over your Erose999 Jan 2013 #98
there was a similar case from a few days ago JI7 Jan 2013 #10
There was a case yesterday in Sitka Alaska a gal was unloading her Kayak and her rifle went off Bandit Jan 2013 #50
New NRA meme: Guns don't kill people, Facebook kills people. TeamPooka Jan 2013 #11
+1000 Coyotl Jan 2013 #29
You can have my Facebook when you pry it out of my cold dead... um... iPad? Bucky Jan 2013 #59
:) TeamPooka Jan 2013 #118
They probably saw this in a video game geomon666 Jan 2013 #13
Guns and alcohol...yep, perfect combination for the vapidly stupid. n/t cynatnite Jan 2013 #15
Ask Dick Cheney... hunter Jan 2013 #62
Zing. Good one! n/t cynatnite Jan 2013 #120
Basic gun safety should be taught in public schools slackmaster Jan 2013 #16
Unfortunately marions ghost Jan 2013 #26
And your stance on sex ed is? SQUEE Jan 2013 #60
If people want to use guns marions ghost Jan 2013 #64
You miss my point. SQUEE Jan 2013 #66
I sure do miss your point marions ghost Jan 2013 #68
I don't care if it is taught in Home Ec. SQUEE Jan 2013 #70
HUH???? bongbong Jan 2013 #79
Try and find a safety class not run, taught or affiliated with the NRA SQUEE Jan 2013 #80
NRA Safety classes? bongbong Jan 2013 #83
ever attended one? SQUEE Jan 2013 #86
LOL bongbong Jan 2013 #90
so scared I can't answer salient points, or direct questions. SQUEE Jan 2013 #93
Still laughing bongbong Jan 2013 #96
That's the problem, quit having Wayne LaPierre lovers teach safety. Get people not steeped in guns. Hoyt Jan 2013 #92
I advocated the very same thing in an earlier post.. SQUEE Jan 2013 #94
Well let's treat gun manufacturers/marketeers "making millions" like any other polluter in society. Hoyt Jan 2013 #97
Except not eveyone agrees with your premise SQUEE Jan 2013 #110
"No need for teaching gun use in schools because people do not need guns." Rob H. Jan 2013 #75
This may blow your mind... Bay Boy Jan 2013 #129
Doesn't blow my mind marions ghost Jan 2013 #131
While I tend to agree..... Bay Boy Jan 2013 #132
A child is probably not going to want to shoot guns on their own marions ghost Jan 2013 #133
Where and when did you grow up? Bay Boy Jan 2013 #134
urban environment marions ghost Jan 2013 #135
People know how to handle cars too, but when they drink, that does out the window. We need cars. stevenleser Jan 2013 #77
Nevertheless, we do have them. SQUEE Jan 2013 #85
My high school PE class had a few weeks on it Rob H. Jan 2013 #49
They should teach it in bars first jpak Jan 2013 #61
Here's how I see it. Nolimit Jan 2013 #17
as a former participant of late night parties in Phoenix, Viva_La_Revolution Jan 2013 #21
Drinking and guns? What could possibly go wrong? 6000eliot Jan 2013 #19
Sad for everyone involved. Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #20
The NRA won't give a shit because the shooter and victim don't have "American" names Orrex Jan 2013 #23
guns per capita Enrique Jan 2013 #24
This stuff happens a lot marions ghost Jan 2013 #25
you can't protect people from their own stupidity snooper2 Jan 2013 #28
Yes you can. Don't let stupid people have guns! Coyotl Jan 2013 #30
evolution works in mysterious ways snooper2 Jan 2013 #33
First Darwin Award nominee of 2013! Coyotl Jan 2013 #38
People pointing guns at people photos marions ghost Jan 2013 #37
I think they should stop mustard attack photos as well... snooper2 Jan 2013 #40
Seems not the same thing marions ghost Jan 2013 #42
I don't love guns, I do love my family, my air compressor and job snooper2 Jan 2013 #44
I made it clear marions ghost Jan 2013 #46
Really? Just how fucking stupid do you have to be to "play around" with a loaded gun? truebrit71 Jan 2013 #27
So Is She Considered A Good Person With A Gun Or A Bad Person With A Gun..... global1 Jan 2013 #31
First nominee for the 2013 Darwin Award. n/t Tempest Jan 2013 #34
Darwin Awardees kill themselves. KG Jan 2013 #36
Well, she lost come 'inclusive fitness' by that act. HereSince1628 Jan 2013 #41
Or otherwise remove themselves from the gene pool. Bucky Jan 2013 #56
Not always Tempest Jan 2013 #72
Stupid is as Stupid Does avebury Jan 2013 #39
Sounds like it wasn't their gun marions ghost Jan 2013 #43
As should the sister. avebury Jan 2013 #65
She is much less guilty than the owner marions ghost Jan 2013 #67
We will just have to agree to disagree. nt avebury Jan 2013 #88
Well, I guess according to the NRA lovers here, we should celebrate this. Savannahmann Jan 2013 #51
Dear God, how horrible. Bucky Jan 2013 #52
If only Mr. Ortiz had been armed, too - this never would have happened. kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #54
Just another fun day with a gun! Auntie Bush Jan 2013 #55
"Like" LeftinOH Jan 2013 #57
The Four Gun Safety Rules ManiacJoe Jan 2013 #69
Responsible gun owners = myth mikeysnot Jan 2013 #73
reasonable abolitionist, moreso. SQUEE Jan 2013 #81
drinking and guns don't mix. WI_DEM Jan 2013 #74
More responsible gun owners, standing their ground and fighting off the tyrannical US government. Chorophyll Jan 2013 #95
+1 xchrom Jan 2013 #105
Photo tells you trouble will happen One_Life_To_Give Jan 2013 #100
"Dead at the scene" rightsideout Jan 2013 #102
Maybe we should provide a ange lage enough for the irrespoonsible gun nutz to shoot malaise Jan 2013 #106
guns don't kill people noiretextatique Jan 2013 #107
I knew a guy that did something similar... LostInAnomie Jan 2013 #115
Sucks. Flashing gang signs...so maybe a future crime was prevented. NoodleyAppendage Jan 2013 #116
alcohol and guns don't mix period. tnvoter Jan 2013 #119
Guns & booze. Awesome idea; what could possibly go wrong? catbyte Jan 2013 #117
No law can prevent dumb and stupid, but I'm still in favor of more stringent laws. northoftheborder Jan 2013 #127
Hmm another "responsible " gun person. SummerSnow Jan 2013 #130
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