Giantone
07-09-2018, 09:59 PM
It's the price we have to pay for the freedom to carry.
This was an interesting discussion, not sure how I missed it.
I agree, common sense gun laws are all I want. Better background checks (maybe a law saying if you've been involuntarily committed to a mental facility you can't own a gun), raise the minimum age for assault rifle ownership to 21+, and if you want to regulate guns like you regulate cars (have to pass a test to get a license) I'm all for it. That's the part of the argument "people kill people with cars too" that people forget. Cars are heavily regulated, even more so for people under 18. Why should guns be any different?
That has always been my argument as well , no one is coming for the guns but things like this should make people scream for smarter gun laws.The NRA should be leading the pack on smart gun control.
Too bad a good guy with a gun wasn’t near by to shoot the gun out of the kid’s hands
Chico23231
07-10-2018, 09:22 AM
How do you defend this.............
https://www.yahoo.com/gma/toddler-2-dies-self-inflicted-gunshot-parents-not-072003414--abc-news-topstories.html
A toddler somehow got his hands on a pistol and fatally shot himself in the head in a tragic accident in Fresno, California, on Saturday.
Someone needs to be arrested when care givers, parents, etc let this happen. Involuntary manslaughter at a minimum. Simply zero excuse.
a similar incident this just happened in a Richmond ghetto bout 3 weeks ago. No charges.
CRedskinsRule
07-10-2018, 09:31 AM
Too bad a good guy with a gun wasn’t near by to shoot the gun out of the kid’s handsI know you are being snarky, but i bet if you walk in that house you would find all kinds of child safety locks throughout. For a gun to be left loaded and unsecure with a toddler in the house is pure negligence on the parents part.
Most of the defense against nanny state laws is that people need to be held accountable for the consequences of their own actions. While the parents will likely never forgive themselves the state has an obligation to punish them as well, and take away their guns.
Giantone
07-10-2018, 05:36 PM
Too bad a good guy with a gun wasn’t near by to shoot the gun out of the kid’s hands
.........true , maybe a armed teacher from a near by school could have stop it?
Interesting development
Florida 'stand your ground' shooter Michael Drejka charged with manslaughter (https://abcnews.go.com/US/shooter-florida-stand-ground-case-charged-manslaughter/story?id=57151343)
Chico23231
08-13-2018, 03:33 PM
Interesting development
Florida 'stand your ground' shooter Michael Drejka charged with manslaughter (https://abcnews.go.com/US/shooter-florida-stand-ground-case-charged-manslaughter/story?id=57151343)
interesting. Glad he is being prosecuted.
Just from a common sense perspective, while stand your ground does have some redeeming value in certain, rare cases....do we really want to justify killing someone after getting pushed to the ground?
Giantone
08-13-2018, 04:25 PM
Interesting development
Florida 'stand your ground' shooter Michael Drejka charged with manslaughter (https://abcnews.go.com/US/shooter-florida-stand-ground-case-charged-manslaughter/story?id=57151343)
Good, it's Florida and I realize he might(probably will) get off put at least he will have to justify his actions!
CRedskinsRule
08-15-2018, 12:51 AM
This is a good development. As i said before, the prosecutors have all the information and if it didnt meet the burden of fear for his life he should be charged.Interesting development
Florida 'stand your ground' shooter Michael Drejka charged with manslaughter (https://abcnews.go.com/US/shooter-florida-stand-ground-case-charged-manslaughter/story?id=57151343)
mooby
08-28-2018, 06:41 PM
Boy, if only there was some link (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/parents-of-jacksonville-shooting-suspect-had-been-desperate-to-find-psychiatric-care-for-son/ar-BBMyAvE?li=BBnbfcL) between mass shooters and mental instability. If only there was some way we could flag those who have mental issues and a history of verbal and/or violent outbursts so they couldn't legally buy guns?