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Mom accidentally shoots daughter after she surprises her at home
- Thread starter Saya
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This is one of the major problems I have with the gun culture in the states. I am all for people owning guns, with caveats that I won't go into right now, but when some dumbass shoots their own child there needs to be some legal consequences beyond "That was a close one. Remember people announce yourself or else your mom might gun you down"
Now I feel old.
I worked with people like this. A conversation I had with one of the married guys.
Them: My gun is always in reach even when sleeping.
Me: What if you don't wake up and they get your gun from the nightstand.
Them: It's not on the nightstand, it's in a secret holster on the back of the night stand. Also I lock my bedroom door at night.
Me:
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So how many actual intruders has the mom shot? Cause if the number of daughters you've shot is higher than the number of intruders you supposedly got the the gun to protect yourself from then it's clearly not -ing working.
This is White Minstrelsy at its finest.
The original news story even has the nerve to describe this as "It's a scenario that is likely a parent's worst nightmare."
It never crossed my mind to be anxious about accidentally shooting my children. I'm a little behind on parental worries it seems.
The original news story even has the nerve to describe this as "It's a scenario that is likely a parent's worst nightmare."
It never crossed my mind to be anxious about accidentally shooting my children. I'm a little behind on parental worries it seems.
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"or even if you're getting up to get a drink of water in the middle of the night"
Ammmmmmeeerica! Ameeerrriiccaaa! America Fuck yeah!
Ammmmmmeeerica! Ameeerrriiccaaa! America Fuck yeah!
Yea WTF? Mom was ready as shit in camo gear and about to toss a grenade at whoever enters the house. What a nutjob.
It's actually mapping accurately to statistics. You buy a gun to protect your house (when you're not a meth dealer) and you're already gambling that the murderers are coming despite statistics clearly demonstrating accidents, suicides and deliberate domestic violence are much more likely.
Oscar approves.
Responsible gun owners .... these are the people we are supposed to rely on to protect us against the gubmint. Lol
I wonder whether there are more families with guns than fire extinguishers at home.
That is most certainly true in America. I can count on one hand the amount of people I've met in my life who have had a fire extinguisher in their home. Is there a country/place where this is common?
I'm sure he's a trained assassin and wakes at the drop of a pin. He's also never groggy from being sleepy and his eyes are 100 percent focused when he wakes up. He also doesn't have that slight delay of confusion when something wakes you up out of a deep sleep.Now I feel old.
I worked with people like this. A conversation I had with one of the married guys.
Them: My gun is always in reach even when sleeping.
Me: What if you don't wake up and they get your gun from the nightstand.
Them: It's not on the nightstand, it's in a secret holster on the back of the night stand. Also I lock my bedroom door at night.
Me:
Not even a question. Besides, they could shoot the fire to extinguish it.
Lol
Even as someone who thinks we shouldn't ban guns at all, if you're the type of person who can't recognize a family member trying to surprise you or someone in your household grabbing water in the middle of the night from an intruder trying to do some shit, you probably shouldn't own a gun.
This is one of the worst stories I've ever read. They literally gave an loaded gun to a 5 year old boy and leave him alone with his little sister.
Like, what? The parents should be in jail.
I'm thinking that that Police Department wants people to get shot. Because if someone woke me up to tell me that it would be like Chapelle said: Buckshot buckshot buckshot.
My 2 year old nephew just "discovered" guns cause his dad played COD in front of him. Now anything that's shaped like a gun in the house he grabs it and goes "pew pew pew" and shoots at people in the house.
I can without a doubt imagine that if my brother kept a gun in the house and it was stored carelessly someone would've been shot by now. Most likely my nephew. Feels bad man..
As for that story, why the hell would you introduce a firearm to someone too young to process exactly what it is and the danger it brings is beyond me.
Exactly!
Those quotes are straight from a dystopia "announce yourself when getting up to drink water in the middle of the house"...it's insane! "I had an angel protecting me"...your mother shot you with a gun!
I live in a small Australian town where not much happens. Feels good knowing I can go home and live in relative safety.
Since I saw this story, I just picture the mom sitting in a chair facing the door with a gun in hand, waiting to shoot whatever came in.
Nothing in the US sordid love affair with the gun can be explained through the lens of intelligence...it is a classic case of fetishization of individual rights, along with vast gulf between the perception and reality of threats in many parts of the country. A form of social insanity
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Huh? To be clear, I don't think we're talking about full-size fire extinguishers here (which of course most people won't have) but just like these little things, about the size of a pop bottle, that you usually find in a kitchen, right?
Are you thinking of the full-size fire extinguishers, or have you really never seen anyone with these in their homes either? Because both my parents and grandparents definitely have these around.
Have a gun, be a stranger in your own home.
And its amazing how people are so quick to shoot. I mean I would think thrice before firing a gun pointed towards the sky.
And its amazing how people are so quick to shoot. I mean I would think thrice before firing a gun pointed towards the sky.
Yeah, that's what I was picturing in my head.
I have, though still not very many. Maybe it's a cultural thing.
Huh? To be clear, I don't think we're talking about full-size fire extinguishers here (which of course most people won't have) but just like these little things, about the size of a pop bottle, that you usually find in a kitchen, right?
Are you thinking of the full-size fire extinguishers, or have you really never seen anyone with these in their homes either? Because both my parents and grandparents definitely have these around.
I have two regular extinguishers inside the condo, and one more next to the front door.
One time my sister came over and did her best to burn the place down with a deep fryer.
Its all the HG Television and Hallmark channel she watches. It's desensitized her.
