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He accidentally carried a gun onto a school bus? Sherman A1 Nov 2012 #1
.. and it accidentally went off? ObaMania Nov 2012 #2
the gun lovers will tell ya veganlush Nov 2012 #3
Show me the gun lovers who advocate children carrying concealed firearms. Atypical Liberal Nov 2012 #13
i think when there are tens of millions of firearms this is going to happen samsingh Nov 2012 #24
Sure we do. Atypical Liberal Nov 2012 #47
Good post PABigDaddyDemocrat Nov 2012 #176
+1,000! The more ubiquitous guns are, the more they will be misused. FACT! Surya Gayatri Nov 2012 #87
agreed samsingh Nov 2012 #100
The gun lovers are in favor of mandatory gun safety (oxymoron) Doctor_J Nov 2012 #149
It has nothing to do with carrying guns, gun ownership, or even shooting guns glacierbay Nov 2012 #152
a post from nrahq! Doctor_J Nov 2012 #160
???????????????????? glacierbay Nov 2012 #166
"shall not be infringed" veganlush Nov 2012 #177
Posts like yours make DU suck, veganlush slackmaster Nov 2012 #14
i think veganlush has a good point samsingh Nov 2012 #25
No, veganlush's "point" is a straw man slackmaster Nov 2012 #32
If DU Sucks, Why Do You Stick Around? (nt) Paladin Nov 2012 #46
Just to piss you off, Paladin slackmaster Nov 2012 #58
Good One. glacierbay Nov 2012 #62
So Glad To Be Of Service To You. (nt) Paladin Nov 2012 #66
i am so frustrated and flabbergasted that these types of tragedies are acceptable to gun lovers samsingh Nov 2012 #31
Who thinks this tragedy is "acceptable?" slackmaster Nov 2012 #33
Any right-wing NRA gun nut. Aristus Nov 2012 #38
Name one real person who has actually said that. slackmaster Nov 2012 #40
I say that. Atypical Liberal Nov 2012 #49
And there we have it slackmaster Nov 2012 #57
I think any parent or guardian whose child gets his/her Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #60
Generally, I agree. Atypical Liberal Nov 2012 #81
Perhaps, Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #93
Sure, but at some point, it becomes someone else's responsibility. Atypical Liberal Nov 2012 #97
I am not absolving the shooter of responsibility.... Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #103
I don't think I could ever absolve myself of guilt. Atypical Liberal Nov 2012 #115
That's what I thought.... Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #120
As a former school administrator goclark Nov 2012 #123
You should keep the key on your person at all times then bettyellen Nov 2012 #133
This is not possible. Atypical Liberal Nov 2012 #175
I don't have keys to anything deadly, so no. bettyellen Nov 2012 #178
It's not the teens I worry about Atypical Liberal Nov 2012 #179
I agree, your kid gets ahold of YOUR wepons, YOUR responsible. Period. Katashi_itto Nov 2012 #144
well said : i too am sick of people taking no responsibility samsingh Nov 2012 #167
Would you be open to this safety program taught in school? glacierbay Nov 2012 #169
Absolutely... Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #170
I glad your father prevented a tragedy glacierbay Nov 2012 #171
There is nothing worse than a closed mind.... Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #172
Same for alcohol? hack89 Nov 2012 #91
they have nothing to do with each other - however, yes hosts are liable for getting guests drunk who samsingh Nov 2012 #101
So that clerk at the 7-11 who sold me a 12 pack would be liable hack89 Nov 2012 #110
it's not 'me' - this is the law in many places samsingh Nov 2012 #124
If you can't trust your kids, Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #121
We have a free society in here in Canada Canuckistanian Nov 2012 #143
'shall not infringe' samsingh Nov 2012 #168
Shall we extend that to "free press" as well? PavePusher Nov 2012 #173
see the next response samsingh Nov 2012 #70
No shit, slackmaster. But try and blame it on piss-poor parenting (which is a root cause) and DollarBillHines Nov 2012 #134
Most of the gunsters say that "accidents" like this are of Doctor_J Nov 2012 #150
May sound like it you glacierbay Nov 2012 #153
here is one of our very own, in the very thread Doctor_J Nov 2012 #161
Which does not at all equal "acceptable". No matter how much you insist it does. n/t PavePusher Nov 2012 #174
Why don't you link to one post where glacierbay Nov 2012 #41
Not acceptable in an absolute sense. Aristus Nov 2012 #44
What are some of these WinniSkipper Nov 2012 #98
Close the gun-show loophole, for example. Aristus Nov 2012 #99
Interesting WinniSkipper Nov 2012 #104
Please define what the "gun-show loophole" is, how you would "close" it, enforce it..... PavePusher Nov 2012 #157
"these types of tragedies are acceptable to gun lovers" PavePusher Nov 2012 #82
I am so frustrated and flabbergasted that incidents like this are politicized. Remmah2 Nov 2012 #156
...that she'd have shor HERSELF accidentally, which wouldn't be as bad?... Ken Burch Nov 2012 #162
If that were true that would be a scathing criticism 4th law of robotics Nov 2012 #165
Arrest the parents and suspend goclark Nov 2012 #4
The dumb shit who left the gun where he could take it should go to prison Kolesar Nov 2012 #9
Who says it was left out? bitchkitty Nov 2012 #63
The kid is the one at fault. Not the parents. Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #11
It's not true that there are "no accidents" Fumesucker Nov 2012 #17
Sorry, that was not an accident RantinRavin Nov 2012 #36
It was an accident in that it was not a deliberate act Fumesucker Nov 2012 #37
No, I think he's right. Atypical Liberal Nov 2012 #52
I can think of several instances in my life where I could have killed myself or others being stupid Fumesucker Nov 2012 #56
There is no room for stupidity with firearms. Atypical Liberal Nov 2012 #79
Humans just don't *do* perfect Fumesucker Nov 2012 #86
That is fine. But we need to call it what it is. Atypical Liberal Nov 2012 #90
And punishment is needed for negligence Fumesucker Nov 2012 #96
Blaming a machine for user fuckup doesn't sound smart coming from either camp n/t Scootaloo Nov 2012 #107
That's a great way to put it. nt. glacierbay Nov 2012 #117
i guess the protection didn't work for the 13 year old girl who was killed samsingh Nov 2012 #26
The kid is the one at fault. Not the parents. AlbertCat Nov 2012 #28
Agree. We are far to accepting of guns in our society. Hoyt Nov 2012 #106
no, parents are legally responsible for their children to 18 so should not leave loaded guns around wordpix Nov 2012 #151
Take away the gun ownership rights mainstreetonce Nov 2012 #34
I feel so sad for the girl's parents,,where do they go with their emotions? MrYikes Nov 2012 #5
Gus. Bun. truthisfreedom Nov 2012 #6
No buns on the gus? Quantess Nov 2012 #7
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
How many laws did this kid break? hack89 Nov 2012 #92
Happened at my wife's school the other day, too... Genghis_Sean Nov 2012 #8
Had the bus driver and more passengers had conceal carry she would be alive... Evasporque Nov 2012 #10
Guns, guns, guns. Really sad. Hope they track where gun came from. Hoyt Nov 2012 #12
Guns discharge when the trigger is pulled. TexasProgresive Nov 2012 #15
there are many people to blame for tragedies like this samsingh Nov 2012 #29
If you own a gun, you are responsible for it. safeinOhio Nov 2012 #16
I support tax incentives to encourage people to buy safe storage devices for firearms slackmaster Nov 2012 #18
What? aandegoons Nov 2012 #19
Your big screen TV won't make a very good weapon when some thug steals it slackmaster Nov 2012 #21
Ya it will he will have a bad back after he tries to walk off with it. aandegoons Nov 2012 #22
Good idea. safeinOhio Nov 2012 #20
Build a walk in vault and insulate it. Remmah2 Nov 2012 #23
i agree samsingh Nov 2012 #30
+10000000000000 glacierbay Nov 2012 #42
My safe is in my safe room. safeinOhio Nov 2012 #48
VERY SAD fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #35
I would like you to point out one person in the gungeon glacierbay Nov 2012 #43
Gun Safety Without a Gun? fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #45
Gun safety with a prop gun, not a real one. glacierbay Nov 2012 #50
Ok fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #61
Reason would be it a kid came across a gun glacierbay Nov 2012 #65
I Support Gun Education fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #71
I agree that the gun owner is responsible for the safe storage of firearms glacierbay Nov 2012 #72
Responsibility fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #74
Absolutely glacierbay Nov 2012 #77
Your Experience fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #85
It could be narrowly defined to what to do if a kid comes across a firearm glacierbay Nov 2012 #88
And you as well. fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #89
Agreed. nt. glacierbay Nov 2012 #95
An NRA-Directed Program In Public Schools? Paladin Nov 2012 #73
Why don't you read the Link I provided first glacierbay Nov 2012 #75
I Don't Need To Re-View The Link. Paladin Nov 2012 #145
Fine. glacierbay Nov 2012 #146
You can teach safe sex without screwing. Remmah2 Nov 2012 #54
Fair Enough fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #55
Human sexuality is innately human as is the desire for self preservation. Remmah2 Nov 2012 #64
And yet you can fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #67
Touche' Remmah2 Nov 2012 #84
Who is going to teach gun safety, some fool who spends weekends training to shoot people Hoyt Nov 2012 #111
This program glacierbay Nov 2012 #116
Just what we don't need - those enamored with guns teaching kids. Hoyt Nov 2012 #119
What fucking part of this don't you understand glacierbay Nov 2012 #122
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
Forget it Hoyt glacierbay Nov 2012 #127
Have a nice TGiving, GB. Hoyt Nov 2012 #139
You too glacierbay Nov 2012 #140
How clueless and delusional can one side get? Remmah2 Nov 2012 #53
Good grief fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #59
Two young lives Aerows Nov 2012 #51
"The gun went off once..." Really? Guns just go off on their own? Beaverhausen Nov 2012 #68
This my opinion. I am not interested in upaloopa Nov 2012 #69
Wow fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #76
Most idiotic post of the day glacierbay Nov 2012 #78
The day's not half over yet.... PavePusher Nov 2012 #83
Your post also makes DU suck. slackmaster Nov 2012 #80
I'm sure gungeon second amendment worshipers will call that "idiotic." But it's not. Hoyt Nov 2012 #112
Bravo, upaloopa! Carolina Nov 2012 #114
Thanks for finding the words. You speak for many. n/t Judi Lynn Nov 2012 #128
And in the real world glacierbay Nov 2012 #130
No appetite for a sane, non-reactionary world? I doubt it. n/t Judi Lynn Nov 2012 #136
how tragic and on a bus full of kids. Sunlei Nov 2012 #94
Another LEGAL gun another death. Carnage. When is it going to end? Ban ALL guns in the street graham4anything Nov 2012 #102
We need a total ban! Blandocyte Nov 2012 #105
And attitudes like this is exactly why our party is seen as anti gun glacierbay Nov 2012 #108
A huge portion of the party is anti-gun Blandocyte Nov 2012 #113
Well, you don't get to decide. glacierbay Nov 2012 #118
Maybe that 44% would be willing to give them up Blandocyte Nov 2012 #141
There are millions of Dems who own guns glacierbay Nov 2012 #147
"a good example" of... what? PavePusher Nov 2012 #159
We need a total ban on humans. Remmah2 Nov 2012 #155
Maybe you can finally answer me this glacierbay Nov 2012 #109
This word, "LEGAL".... PavePusher Nov 2012 #158
Thank goodness it was an accident jberryhill Nov 2012 #126
Who said that? glacierbay Nov 2012 #129
Considering the girl is just as dead, how does it come as a big relief to everyone involved? LisaL Nov 2012 #131
Could have been worse jberryhill Nov 2012 #132
How, exactly? LisaL Nov 2012 #137
If your kid shot some other kid... jberryhill Nov 2012 #138
In MA I believe the gun owner would be arrested in this case. Marrah_G Nov 2012 #135
Guns don't kill people, people do. If this boy had a knife, he might have "accidentally" stabbed her riderinthestorm Nov 2012 #142
Would you be happier if he'd accidentally beat her with a bat? Doctor_J Nov 2012 #148
Cue the anti gun talking points. glacierbay Nov 2012 #154
At home and the range is where you display your firearms...school is for learning. ileus Nov 2012 #163
"Don't worry! I know what I'm ... oops!" struggle4progress Nov 2012 #164
I wonder if the school could be held liable, too Blue_Tires Nov 2012 #180
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