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In reply to the discussion: Authorities: 4-year-old picks up Tenn. deputy's gun from a bed, fatally shoots officer's wife [View all]Nevernose
(13,081 posts)20. I have read that there are as many accidental gun deaths
As there are murders with guns, the split being largely rural/urban.
I, too, was taught safety. However, with 300 million guns in the country, mistakes will be made even among the most safety conscious. And sometimes, like in this case, those mistakes will be tragic.
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Authorities: 4-year-old picks up Tenn. deputy's gun from a bed, fatally shoots officer's wife [View all]
Tab
Apr 2013
OP
Here's video of a trained, law enforcement officer, with his gun, in front of kids:
mikeytherat
Apr 2013
#38
That's the kind of law that would most likely be applied after the death or injury of a party.
NYC_SKP
Apr 2013
#55
again, nothing moves you, you can't even take a breath w/o the NRA talking points
CreekDog
Apr 2013
#54
i'm not going to be lectured to by someone who can't find motivation to post on non-gun issues
CreekDog
Apr 2013
#87
That's the trouble with much of DU, too much condemnation of fellow progressives...
Eleanors38
Apr 2013
#90
you criticized my posts, you even criticized me by suggesting I was anti-woman
CreekDog
Apr 2013
#91
if you care about other issues as much as you do the gun issue, where are the posts?
CreekDog
Apr 2013
#92
Most people who own guns get it. We understand that our weapons are dangerous, and not...
slackmaster
Apr 2013
#50
In most states you have to get a license before you can carry a gun in public - concealed or open.
slackmaster
Apr 2013
#57
If I transport a firearm from my home to a shooting range, it has to be unloaded and cased.
slackmaster
Apr 2013
#69
reports are going out of the way to say "complete accident" when story is sketchy
wordpix
Apr 2013
#65
Who cares? It's just another dead human being. We have thousands of them every year......
bowens43
Apr 2013
#13
This is a problem with Automatics, note it was a NON-Service pistol that was fired.
happyslug
Apr 2013
#22
if a trained deputy can get careless with a firearm, more training is not going to negate
samsingh
Apr 2013
#24
There seems to be a 'who cares it was a freak accident' attitude every time this happens.
Lint Head
Apr 2013
#29