The FAST Approaching Gun Ban

[hippifried]

A gun is not a penis.

Oh. Is that why the discharge never cums out white & creamy?

[trish]

Yeah, and it's never a happy ending.

[Dave32111]

Yup, never happens.

According to IronMountainDailyNews.com, Two young men, aged 17 and 18, thought they would have an easy time robbing a gas station that was closed for the night.

The two men broke into the Michigan gas station just after 4am.

They did not realize that the owner was in the store at the time.

The owner, an Iraq War vet, approached the suspects, kicked one to the floor and then retrieved an AR-15 style rifle he keeps in his office.

The owner leveled the rifle at the suspects, and one of them removed his mask to plead with the owner not to shoot them.

The suspects then fled the store, but the owner recognized the suspect who removed his mask and was able to identify him to police, resulting in the capture of both suspects a short time later.

Both suspects were charged with breaking and entering.

[trish]

Link from a reputable source please

[trish]

Just since yesterday:

In Minnesota a Washington County Sheriff was accidentally shot in the head by a hunter who thought the Sheriff was a turkey.

In Kentucky a five year old boy shot and killed his two year old sister while playing with a .22 rifle. That’s right, a five year old boy shot and killed his two year old sister while playing with a .22 rifle. The rifle was his! It was a gift. “It’s a Crickett...The little boy’s used to shooting the little gun.” County Coroner Gary White said, “Just one of those crazy accidents.”

In Alaska a five year old girl was shot and killed by her eight year old brother who was playing with a Ruger 10/22. Alaska State Trooper’s spokeperson, Megan Peters said, “There’s no easy answer to it, and obviously no one thinks it’s going to happen. It’s a very good opportunity to realize how much can go wrong in a very short time.”

California gang member accidentally shot himself in the ankle.

A fourteen year old was “trying to clear a malfunction of a .380 caliber semi-automatic handgun when his hand moved in front of the muzzle of the weapon and the gun went off.”

Sixty-six year old Minnesota firearms instructor shot his own finger while holding a .38 Special handgun in its holster.

An Alabama woman standing in a doorway holding her newborn baby was killed by a stray bullet when a disagreement down the street escalated into gunfire.

http://accidentalgunshots.tumblr.com/

Guns are designed for killing. Why would you give one to a five year old? Why would they make guns for children? How can anyone think shit like this isn't "going to happen" when the evidence says it will? A gun in the home is more likely to be used in the suicide of a family member, or involved in a accidental death or injury, than to used in protection.

[thombergeron]

Kelly Ayotte’s popularity plunges after ‘no’ vote on background checks

Sen. Jeff Flake: "Nothing like waking up to a poll saying you're the nation's least popular senator."

Senators facing backlash over Background checks vote (Opens PDF)

[notdrunk]

Guns are designed for killing. Why would you give one to a five year old? Why would they make guns for children? How can anyone think shit like this isn't "going to happen" when the evidence says it will? A gun in the home is more likely to be used in the suicide of a family member, or involved in a accidental death or injury, than to used in protection.

It is a country/non-urban thing. It isn't a new thing too. It has been going on for decades. You train them young for hunting game animal or having bonding moments. Rifles in .22 LR are popular to teach young kids about firearms because those rifiles lack strong recoil.

http://www.miningjournal.net/page/co....html?nav=5001

[trish]

I hunted with my father too, having grown up in rural Pennsylvania...but I wasn't given a .22 when I was five fucking years old and I never used a gun made for a child. If killing becomes an early bonding activity, won't we be raising a bunch of kids who conflate bonding and killing? Doesn't that sound perverse, if not dangerous?

[notdrunk]

I hunted with my father too, having grown up in rural Pennsylvania...but I wasn't given a .22 when I was five fucking years old and I never used a gun made for a child. If killing becomes an early bonding activity, won't we be raising a bunch of kids who conflate bonding and killing? Doesn't that sound perverse, if not dangerous?

Not really. The vast majority of those kids aren't going to become homicidal maniacs and suicidal people. It has been going on before you were born. Some parents teach them younger than others about firearms.

[trish]

So you're okay with giving a .22 to a five year old and you're not drunk!