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Demobrat

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17. Scared of WHAT?

Reply to alcibiades_mystery (Reply #15)

Wed Oct 23, 2013, 11:21 PM

Oct 2013

What IS it these gun nuts are so afraid of? Has the NRA got them convinced that gangs of escaped convicts are going to invade their homes at any moment? Or are they scared the gun nut next door is going to blast his way in and steal their beer?

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Babysitter charged in 5-year-old's death [View all] yesphan Oct 2013 OP

Absolutely horrible. But I'm still trying to figure out after bullwinkle428 Oct 2013 #1

I guess she was one of those live-in au pairs Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #3

"...she was afraid of being in the house alone..." alcibiades_mystery Oct 2013 #15

Scared of WHAT? Demobrat Oct 2013 #17

Sounds more like drug culture stupidity rocktivity Oct 2013 #20

UPDATE 10/29 rocktivity Oct 2013 #22

She was alone, in charge of a child, a baby, AND a gun, rocktivity Oct 2013 #18

Good. It's tragic and criminal, what happened there. NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #2

sad... and strange stillcool Oct 2013 #4

Oh how sad!!!! tblue Oct 2013 #5

If they're insulted... Wait Wut Oct 2013 #9

People who keep guns in a house with small children have poor judgment alcibiades_mystery Oct 2013 #16

Throw the book at her and prosecute her HockeyMom Oct 2013 #6

She lives there. Could be the parent's gun Beaverhausen Oct 2013 #10

What kind of drugs was she on to sleep through a gunshot in the house? moriah Oct 2013 #7

Good question LiberalEsto Oct 2013 #8

lots of weirdness with this story Skittles Oct 2013 #11

Ho-hum. SheilaT Oct 2013 #12

Who takes a nap and leaves two babies alone? This story stinks to high heaven. Happyhippychick Oct 2013 #13

Her story stinks worse than a decomposing skunk. rocktivity Oct 2013 #21

It stinks of marijauna, apparently. rocktivity Oct 2013 #23

Hey, was this the missing AR-15... JimboBillyBubbaBob Oct 2013 #14

Remember everybody, to a child, a gun may look like a fascinating toy truthisfreedom Oct 2013 #19