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Gun Control & RKBA

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15. What do you think

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:49 AM

Nov 2012

that the thousands of kids that get shot each year or shoot others were not taught any safety rules?

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Accidental Shooting in Colorado - 14-Year-old Shooter Arrested Not the Gun Owner [View all] mikeb302000 Nov 2012 OP

the older kid committed two federal felonies gejohnston Nov 2012 #1

The owner of the gun was irresponsible and partly to blame. nt mikeb302000 Nov 2012 #5

Hard to determine that from the paucity of information in the article. PavePusher Nov 2012 #10

Yeah, the kid was probably a master safe-cracker. nt mikeb302000 Nov 2012 #12

Tell me ... holdencaufield Nov 2012 #2

Kids don't steal cars? holdencaufield Nov 2012 #7

We're talking about guns. nt mikeb302000 Nov 2012 #13

No ... holdencaufield Nov 2012 #16

Condition one is your friend. ileus Nov 2012 #4

Wow, I agree with MikeB! Atypical Liberal Nov 2012 #8

yes and yes nt mikeb302000 Nov 2012 #14

I know it's been said that one sign of an intelligent person.... PavePusher Nov 2012 #22

Couple of things you ought to think about. Atypical Liberal Nov 2012 #23

So you would undermine gun storage laws hack89 Nov 2012 #24

Basic gun safety should be taught in public schools slackmaster Nov 2012 #9

When I was eleven I had access to guns. GreenStormCloud Nov 2012 #11

What do you think mikeb302000 Nov 2012 #15

Sounds like this kid needs some discipline.nt Eleanors38 Nov 2012 #17

No way of knowing. Some of your antigun allies don't like gun safety classes... friendly_iconoclast Nov 2012 #18

since vast majority of these kids are gangsters in cities, gejohnston Nov 2012 #19

Thousands every year? GreenStormCloud Nov 2012 #20