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66. I see nothing about another witness, just that Fanning was showing the gun off

Tue Apr 9, 2013, 01:47 PM

Apr 2013

Alternate hypothesis:

Fanning goes to bedroom with loaded gun to shoot wife AFTER he shows off rifle to relative, who leaves the locked gun-safe room. Fanning says the kid did it accidentally, knowing the kid won't get in trouble. Fanning gets off with manslaughter charge instead of murder in the first degree.

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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

Note: Comment was sarcasm Tab Apr 2013 #1

No safe storage laws proposed/passed ever applied to Law Enforcement bossy22 Apr 2013 #2

All the police I know jonthebru Apr 2013 #30

when the culture says they make you a man, people will do these things CreekDog Apr 2013 #49

^ THIS ^ mac56 Apr 2013 #59

So perhaps 20,000,000 women show guns for a different reason? Eleanors38 Apr 2013 #77

I didn't say everyone wants to be a "man", nor does owning a gun make you one CreekDog Apr 2013 #80

the deputy should lose his job riverbendviewgal Apr 2013 #3

Yes, my immediate thought was negligent homicide.... Deuce Apr 2013 #84

Considering this happened Shadowflash Apr 2013 #4

Yeah. What could possibly go wrong? tblue Apr 2013 #32

Here's video of a trained, law enforcement officer, with his gun, in front of kids: mikeytherat Apr 2013 #38

The deputy is a school officer. go west young man Apr 2013 #39

Heh. Shadowflash Apr 2013 #40

The gun culture claims another victim. geek tragedy Apr 2013 #5

So how many tens of millions do you blame? nt Eleanors38 Apr 2013 #79

Remember this story next time someone wants to put a gun in a school. Coyotl Apr 2013 #6

More gun laws would have prevented this tragedy, clearly... NYC_SKP Apr 2013 #7

Yes, they would have absolutely bowens43 Apr 2013 #14

Maybe mandatory life sentences for leaving a loaded gun within reach of a child? MH1 Apr 2013 #15

No such proposed laws apply to Sheriffs, AFAIK. NYC_SKP Apr 2013 #16

I don't know why such a law shouldn't apply to LEOs. MH1 Apr 2013 #18

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

Intelligence may have prevented this tragedy. jonthebru Apr 2013 #31

+1000000 n/t cosmicone Apr 2013 #35

I agree. Sure beats beating the drums of culture war. nc Eleanors38 Apr 2013 #81

Fewer guns damn well might have. tblue Apr 2013 #33

Laws won't always prevent accidents or provide immunity from stupidity, but... Sancho Apr 2013 #43

the important thing is that nothing ever moves you or your position CreekDog Apr 2013 #51

None of the laws being proposed anywhere in this country.... NYC_SKP Apr 2013 #52

again, nothing moves you, you can't even take a breath w/o the NRA talking points CreekDog Apr 2013 #54

Creekdog, take your posturing and righteousness elsewhere. Eleanors38 Apr 2013 #82

as if you'd be posting here if there wasn't a gun issue involved CreekDog Apr 2013 #85

Your arguments are essentially this: Eleanors38 Apr 2013 #86

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

Let's DO compare records... Eleanors38 Apr 2013 #88

so you did all that stuff, yet almost all your posts here are about guns CreekDog Apr 2013 #89

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

No suggestion made, and you know it. Eleanors38 Apr 2013 #93

if you care about other issues as much as you do the gun issue, where are the posts? CreekDog Apr 2013 #92

The Innertubes create tunnel vision, I guess... Eleanors38 Apr 2013 #94

Why the HELL was the gun loaded . . . markpkessinger Apr 2013 #8

I have read that there are as many accidental gun deaths Nevernose Apr 2013 #20

True enough. n/t markpkessinger Apr 2013 #21

Why is this so hard for the gun nuts to see? BlueStreak Apr 2013 #26

Perfect. tblue Apr 2013 #34

Most people who own guns get it. We understand that our weapons are dangerous, and not... slackmaster Apr 2013 #50

Driver education is optional in school, but BlueStreak Apr 2013 #56

In most states you have to get a license before you can carry a gun in public - concealed or open. slackmaster Apr 2013 #57

And therefore you must use a wrecker to move the vehicle BlueStreak Apr 2013 #67

If I transport a firearm from my home to a shooting range, it has to be unloaded and cased. slackmaster Apr 2013 #69

That is not the law in most of the country BlueStreak Apr 2013 #71

Exactly right. crim son Apr 2013 #72

One key thing that is NOT being proposed (yet) is liability insurance BlueStreak Apr 2013 #73

disgusting Skittles Apr 2013 #9

Pitifully, tragically stupid. defacto7 Apr 2013 #10

I am no longer even surprised by stories like this. avebury Apr 2013 #11

I always suspect a conspiracy in these "accidental" shotings tabasco Apr 2013 #12

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

There you are: Another extremist prohibitionist. nt Eleanors38 Apr 2013 #83

A sad story. Doc_Technical Apr 2013 #17

A loaded gun was in reach of a child. MH1 Apr 2013 #19

Forget the baby. Why was this idiot showing off a loaded gun BlueStreak Apr 2013 #27

Probably a Glock Blandocyte Apr 2013 #23

This is a problem with Automatics, note it was a NON-Service pistol that was fired. happyslug Apr 2013 #22

Just Clarifying presscac Apr 2013 #25

if a trained deputy can get careless with a firearm, more training is not going to negate samsingh Apr 2013 #24

And my state (Indiana) is now advancing a law that will require BlueStreak Apr 2013 #28

There seems to be a 'who cares it was a freak accident' attitude every time this happens. Lint Head Apr 2013 #29

He just HAD to show off his gun to his kin. SunSeeker Apr 2013 #36

issue is ... chambered round ... quadrature Apr 2013 #37

The ISSUES are: loaded weapon, chambered round, safety off, mikeytherat Apr 2013 #41

The weapon belonged to a school resource officer. Go, NRA. sinkingfeeling Apr 2013 #42

Another responsible gun owner... City Lights Apr 2013 #44

There is absolutely nothing accidental randr Apr 2013 #45

Guns should be no where near kids treestar Apr 2013 #46

the story is unbelievable and smells to the heavens, methinks wordpix Apr 2013 #47

The 4 year old came into the bedroom with the wife Beaverhausen Apr 2013 #53

the wife didn't notice? and the deputy left gun on bed with 4 y.o. near bedrm? wordpix Apr 2013 #61

The other witness is the guy he was showing it to, I think MH1 Apr 2013 #63

"within seconds of Fanning placing the gun on the bed, the toddler picked it up" - IOW, wordpix Apr 2013 #64

I see nothing about another witness, just that Fanning was showing the gun off wordpix Apr 2013 #66

I'm with you. WinkyDink Apr 2013 #74

K&R PolitFreak Apr 2013 #48

Similar shooting in NJ by a 4 year old HockeyMom Apr 2013 #58

Require liability insurance for gun owners. mac56 Apr 2013 #60

Ok... Bay Boy Apr 2013 #68

Thank goodness this family had a gun in the house to keep everyone safer! AndyA Apr 2013 #62

Quit harrassing this law-abiding gun owner! TroglodyteScholar Apr 2013 #70

The child shooting the gun was the only accident. Sunlei Apr 2013 #75

Someone, some gun advocate, please explain to me why the gun was loaded. nt patrice Apr 2013 #76

This deputy was the type of fool surveyed in the study floated yesterday Fresh_Start Apr 2013 #78