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Good Christ. Yeah, I'm sure a 12 year old kid imagines himself dying TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #1
Unbelievable, isn't it? proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #2
Some guns can't be loaded with the mechanical safety on jmowreader Dec 2012 #54
Yeah that is some weird justification shit going on. Rex Dec 2012 #4
Oh for Chrissake FarPoint Dec 2012 #19
Ya...nobody wants to die in the forest Rex Dec 2012 #45
I just had a passing thought... FarPoint Dec 2012 #47
I started dove hunting at his age with my grandfather Rex Dec 2012 #48
Yeah that is beyond fucked up isn't it? Initech Dec 2012 #32
rationalization Enrique Dec 2012 #3
He did say it was Gawds will. Care Acutely Dec 2012 #11
Well, so much for Gawd's will. That boy was gonna grow up to be... RC Dec 2012 #21
d'oh! Enrique Dec 2012 #25
Reading is Fun-damental! ToxMarz Dec 2012 #34
"I guess God had plans for him and he’s up in heaven now. " proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #14
"I guess God had plans for him and he’s up in heaven now." surrealAmerican Dec 2012 #15
Are hunting death rates trending up or down? Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #5
This tells me something totally different: there are too many people hunting Taverner Dec 2012 #6
The uncle shot him while reloading exboyfil Dec 2012 #39
Missed that - - Taverner Dec 2012 #42
Violate one of the Four Safety rules ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #7
That's the beauty of the rules... Coyote_Tan Dec 2012 #22
And the reality of the rules pnwmom Dec 2012 #35
I sure hope the kindergarten... Bigmack Dec 2012 #57
One argument I hear over and over from the pro-gun side is that they want to be able Chorophyll Dec 2012 #8
Yeah because every twelve year old wants to die from a sucking chest wound gurgling blood.... Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2012 #9
:-( Paulie Dec 2012 #63
And I suppose the family can be comforted by the Arkansas Granny Dec 2012 #10
He can Politicalboi Dec 2012 #12
Every other safety rule aside Fumesucker Dec 2012 #13
If I were gonna die while out in the field, I hope its a massive MI ileus Dec 2012 #16
The most common hunting deaths I'm personally familiar with are falling out of a tree stand Fumesucker Dec 2012 #20
A good friend of mine is an orthopod... ileus Dec 2012 #30
Well, at least he wasn't shot dead by some stranger. Turbineguy Dec 2012 #17
I used to live in Bahama, just north of Durham. djean111 Dec 2012 #18
i always thought that sleeping while spending the night in the arms of a certain woman i know would dembotoz Dec 2012 #23
Good grief. nruthie Dec 2012 #24
In the face of tragedy, people soften say terrible things. Thats my opinion Dec 2012 #49
Wanted to die in a hunting accident? sakabatou Dec 2012 #26
Why Exactly Was a Shotgun Pointed at Another Person? dballance Dec 2012 #27
people do stupid assed stuff when excited. ileus Dec 2012 #33
Sorry, Don't Buy It dballance Dec 2012 #37
what a piece of work, with a family like that no wonder this tragedy happened still_one Dec 2012 #28
"Praise Jesus he wasn't eaten by the Sarlacc in the Great Pit of Carkoon," said his nerdy nephew n/t Ian David Dec 2012 #29
Maybe we could cut the guy some slack. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2012 #31
Not quite, he just killed his nephew through ignoring the single most basic rule of gun safety Fumesucker Dec 2012 #38
the quote is from the great-uncle, not the uncle who shot his nephew dead. KittyWampus Dec 2012 #41
He DID go and his young life was blown away because someone was in a hurry to kill an animal. Lint Head Dec 2012 #36
God, talk about denial and rationalization. Zoeisright Dec 2012 #40
Gun owners in the U.S. have a sick mentality. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 #43
stupid is as stupid says leftyohiolib Dec 2012 #44
12 gauge? rgood Dec 2012 #46
Only the deer hunters in 10 states ..... oldhippie Dec 2012 #66
The uncle had not taken the required hunting education course TexasBushwhacker Dec 2012 #50
the Uncle can't accept that he killed his nephew, so it must have been God's plan, right? MjolnirTime Dec 2012 #51
12-year-old boys are wired for immortality BeyondGeography Dec 2012 #52
" if he was going to go" d_r Dec 2012 #53
I wonder if the little guy knew he was going out that day with a complete doofus of an uncle.. Tikki Dec 2012 #59
Hunting deer with a 12ga shotgun?? tularetom Dec 2012 #55
They take kids away from their parents for a lot less serious malaise Dec 2012 #56
The shotgun goes off while the uncle is reloading? Ignorance of basic gun safety there. brewens Dec 2012 #58
At 12 years old? alarimer Dec 2012 #60
"...Jason Parker hadn't taken a hunting education course that's supposed to be mandatory... WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2012 #61
"Live by the sword, die by the sword", geesh no one wants to die at 12 Raine Dec 2012 #62
Personally I wouldn't want to die because somebody else was an idiot mythology Dec 2012 #64
the WAY he would want to, i suppose i can't argue with. but the WHEN he would want to.... unblock Dec 2012 #65
Really with a big hole in his chest...... Historic NY Dec 2012 #67
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