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In reply to the discussion: 15-year-old boy charged in girl’s fatal shooting on school bus; police say shooting accidental [View all]riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)142. Guns don't kill people, people do. If this boy had a knife, he might have "accidentally" stabbed her
or something like that....
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15-year-old boy charged in girl’s fatal shooting on school bus; police say shooting accidental [View all]
Judi Lynn
Nov 2012
OP
Show me the gun lovers who advocate children carrying concealed firearms.
Atypical Liberal
Nov 2012
#13
+1,000! The more ubiquitous guns are, the more they will be misused. FACT!
Surya Gayatri
Nov 2012
#87
It has nothing to do with carrying guns, gun ownership, or even shooting guns
glacierbay
Nov 2012
#152
i am so frustrated and flabbergasted that these types of tragedies are acceptable to gun lovers
samsingh
Nov 2012
#31
they have nothing to do with each other - however, yes hosts are liable for getting guests drunk who
samsingh
Nov 2012
#101
No shit, slackmaster. But try and blame it on piss-poor parenting (which is a root cause) and
DollarBillHines
Nov 2012
#134
Which does not at all equal "acceptable". No matter how much you insist it does. n/t
PavePusher
Nov 2012
#174
Please define what the "gun-show loophole" is, how you would "close" it, enforce it.....
PavePusher
Nov 2012
#157
I am so frustrated and flabbergasted that incidents like this are politicized.
Remmah2
Nov 2012
#156
I can think of several instances in my life where I could have killed myself or others being stupid
Fumesucker
Nov 2012
#56
Blaming a machine for user fuckup doesn't sound smart coming from either camp n/t
Scootaloo
Nov 2012
#107
no, parents are legally responsible for their children to 18 so should not leave loaded guns around
wordpix
Nov 2012
#151
gun lovers don't want anything to reduce the number of guns or where they can be carried.
samsingh
Nov 2012
#27
I'm not a "gun lover," but I'm not thrilled at the idea of checkpoints to get on a bus.
Comrade Grumpy
Nov 2012
#39
Had the bus driver and more passengers had conceal carry she would be alive...
Evasporque
Nov 2012
#10
I support tax incentives to encourage people to buy safe storage devices for firearms
slackmaster
Nov 2012
#18
Who is going to teach gun safety, some fool who spends weekends training to shoot people
Hoyt
Nov 2012
#111
Teach them what to do and that guns are not good for society, but don't use NRA folks who love guns.
Hoyt
Nov 2012
#125
I'm sure gungeon second amendment worshipers will call that "idiotic." But it's not.
Hoyt
Nov 2012
#112
Another LEGAL gun another death. Carnage. When is it going to end? Ban ALL guns in the street
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#102
Considering the girl is just as dead, how does it come as a big relief to everyone involved?
LisaL
Nov 2012
#131
Guns don't kill people, people do. If this boy had a knife, he might have "accidentally" stabbed her
riderinthestorm
Nov 2012
#142