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marions ghost

(19,841 posts)
10. Thanks for that
Wed May 1, 2013, 04:31 PM
May 2013

sad story. It wasn't his fault.

Parents who leave guns accessible to kids are not fit to be parents.

WTF? No, seriously, WTF? [View all] Tommy_Carcetti May 2013 OP
Too bad the gun didn't come with a flak jacket and helmet for sissy! peace13 May 2013 #1
its a case of dumb parents, my six year old has her own .22 but its kept locked up until i take her loli phabay May 2013 #2
With all due respect, your 6 year old doesn't need a gun, either. Tommy_Carcetti May 2013 #7
i respect your opinion, i just disagree. part of it is as there are weapons around her this takes a loli phabay May 2013 #8
Do her friends' parents know tblue May 2013 #13
+1 SunSeeker May 2013 #16
I guess you missed the locked up part. obxhead May 2013 #20
When my child was young, I asked. tblue May 2013 #39
i got no problem with parents asking and no issue if they are uncomfortable about it loli phabay May 2013 #44
And he's proud of it. tblue May 2013 #46
pretty much everybody has guns in the mountains and they see me carrying every day so expect loli phabay May 2013 #25
Bullshit. I'm from the mountains. morningfog May 2013 #28
and no one around you has guns i find that hard to believe. everybody i know hunts or deals with va loli phabay May 2013 #31
You said pretty much everyone. Not the same as no one. morningfog May 2013 #32
yup pretty much everybody i know has guns in their home, i can think of only one family who dont loli phabay May 2013 #35
Tell me where you live tblue May 2013 #40
its called rural america, its a big place thats hard to miss. loli phabay May 2013 #42
Oh, you're THAT GUY. LOL morningfog May 2013 #47
in some ways yes, i open carry as part of my profession, and conceal off duty. loli phabay May 2013 #50
Right... Pelican May 2013 #86
Does a 6-year old have the hand eye coordination for that? caseymoz May 2013 #21
she has one of the small .22 and shes pretty good with it. sometimes she has difficulty with the bo loli phabay May 2013 #30
I hope we don't end up reading about your family in the paper. Jesus, how stupid. morningfog May 2013 #33
Dear morningfog, tblue May 2013 #45
Sounds like you've got a lot of confidence in her caseymoz May 2013 #64
i have confidence in her how else will she be able to become all that she can otherwise loli phabay May 2013 #65
My hat's off to you!... but why'd you wait so long? yoyossarian May 2013 #88
lol great snark. bravo loli phabay May 2013 #89
Someone actually said the thing about arming fetuses... dogknob May 2013 #91
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wow im honoured by your post, dont really care either way what you think as i just disagree loli phabay May 2013 #38
You gave far more than the respect due. morningfog May 2013 #29
I wouldn't give a 6-yr old a BB gun! Bake May 2013 #80
autopsy photos? desertdevil May 2013 #19
why the need when she has seen the effects on various animals. she gets it, some kids might not. loli phabay May 2013 #26
Oh SNAP! tblue May 2013 #69
Wow! NO parent of the year award for you. That is fucking stupid. morningfog May 2013 #27
I respectfully submit … 1StrongBlackMan May 2013 #56
i disagree, she knows not to touch fire, or get to close to drops or to approach dogs loli phabay May 2013 #58
Okay ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2013 #59
1StrongBlackMan, tblue May 2013 #68
I was never taught by my parents how to kill anything. Lint Head May 2013 #3
I was never taught by parents to kill anything. RebelOne May 2013 #6
Same here. I teach my kid to love tblue May 2013 #14
So? Vegan or hypocrit? TheMadMonk May 2013 #60
Or kills animals for sport, just for the thrill of the kill. Ikonoklast May 2013 #61
Not what I said. And I've got no time for such A-wipes. TheMadMonk May 2013 #62
I. DO. NOT. EAT. MEAT. tblue May 2013 #67
NOT. YOU! Please get some reading comprehension lessons. TheMadMonk May 2013 #84
Ya know. tblue May 2013 #85
Which part of I haven't used a gun since childhood did you miss? TheMadMonk May 2013 #87
I don't eat meat. tblue May 2013 #66
You know what else is shocking? laundry_queen May 2013 #23
what you were taught was one part of gun safety, the old dont touch tell an adult loli phabay May 2013 #36
I was taught much more than that. laundry_queen May 2013 #41
Well, hoping that you and your family Crunchy Frog May 2013 #83
My dad (rest his soul) taught me NEVER TO TOUCH HIS GUN. Bake May 2013 #82
And no charges because no negligence. OMG. A loaded gun within reach of a baby! DevonRex May 2013 #4
The parents will be living the rest of their lifes with this mistake. kimbutgar May 2013 #5
Thanks for that marions ghost May 2013 #10
You have to be one of the dumbest motherfuckers in the world to Arctic Dave May 2013 #9
Whatever you do, don't question the wisdom of giving firearms to grade-schoolers Orrex May 2013 #11
The boy was in nursery school at the time, he was 4! Jennicut May 2013 #12
Couldn't agree more. florida08 May 2013 #15
In answer to your question: Yes, they are out of their mind. baldguy May 2013 #17
Maybe my parenting is out of whack eissa May 2013 #18
+1,000,000 laundry_queen May 2013 #24
actually the boy was 4 years old when they gave him the gun magical thyme May 2013 #22
Sad for the boy, who will live with this. And for his little sister who won't. peacebird May 2013 #34
At least it was their kid tblue May 2013 #48
sad all around, but the parents should face criminal charges for their negligence. peacebird May 2013 #49
What kind of country tblue May 2013 #53
Its the same one Robyn66 May 2013 #90
My brother has three boys Jenoch May 2013 #43
Nothing wrong with teaching kids gun safety & giving them guns. But the parents are responsible peacebird May 2013 #51
I don't understand why anyone would Jenoch May 2013 #54
I do not disagree with your brothers approach. I do still think these parents should face criminal peacebird May 2013 #55
I agree with you. Jenoch May 2013 #57
Running out to buy a gun to commemorate a child's birth seems strange and displaced. Hoyt May 2013 #77
You are correct. Those other things could be done. Have you done them? Jenoch May 2013 #78
God, guns and babies liberal N proud May 2013 #52
I didn't get my son his first 22/410 combo until he was 6. ileus May 2013 #63
Why so late? Tommy_Carcetti May 2013 #70
I have a friend the youtubed his 3yo ileus May 2013 #71
How precious!!!! Tommy_Carcetti May 2013 #72
It was a pretty cute father daughter moment ileus May 2013 #73
So sweet, so precious! Puppies and flowers and shit! Tommy_Carcetti May 2013 #75
LOL! Politicalboi May 2013 #79
When I was growing up, each kid got to stalk and kill their own bear jmg257 May 2013 #74
After my father died CountAllVotes May 2013 #76
Who? Americans. Americans who do things out of Spite. maxsolomon May 2013 #81
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