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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]BlueStreak
(8,377 posts)71. That is not the law in most of the country
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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