Warpath  

Home | Forums | Donate | Shop




Go Back   Warpath > Off-Topic Discussion > Debating with the enemy


Five-year-old boy accidentally shoots, kills sister

Debating with the enemy


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 05-02-2013, 05:03 PM   #16
MTK
\m/
 
MTK's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: NY
Age: 51
Posts: 99,427
Re: Five-year-old boy accidentally shoots, kills sister

Who the F gives a 5 year old a gun?

This is more of a parenting issue than about guns to me.
__________________
Support The Warpath! | Warpath Shop
MTK is offline   Reply With Quote

Advertisements
Old 05-02-2013, 05:03 PM   #17
Giantone
Gamebreaker
 
Giantone's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 13,638
Re: Five-year-old boy accidentally shoots, kills sister

Quote:
Originally Posted by RedskinRat View Post
Don't we already have a gun thread?


We had(have) two.
__________________
....DISCLAIMER: All of my posts/threads are my expressed typed opinion and the reader is not to assume these comments are absolute fact, law, or truth unless otherwise stated in said post/thread.
Giantone is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 05-02-2013, 05:13 PM   #18
Giantone
Gamebreaker
 
Giantone's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 13,638
Re: Five-year-old boy accidentally shoots, kills sister

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mattyk View Post
Who the F gives a 5 year old a gun?

This is more of a parenting issue than about guns to me.

Kinda where I was going Matty. Yes this is a gun thread but I'm interested in the mind set of gun owners who seem to be able to rationalize anything not matter how bad or how terrible.
5 year olds still believe in Santa the Easter Bunny and Elmo, some can read , some can't some are just starting school, my wife who has taught 5/6 year olds for over 27 years will tell you they can't and don't have the power to rationalize or understand their actions as it pertains to the world that surrounds' them. Example...Tiger as a kid ...super golfer could out hit most adults but he didn't know why he could. Matty I agree the parents are to blame , what scares me is that this mind set is not uncommon among gun owners.
__________________
....DISCLAIMER: All of my posts/threads are my expressed typed opinion and the reader is not to assume these comments are absolute fact, law, or truth unless otherwise stated in said post/thread.
Giantone is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 05-02-2013, 05:51 PM   #19
skinsfaninok
Warpath Hall of Fame
 
skinsfaninok's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: UNITED STATES
Age: 37
Posts: 35,999
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mattyk View Post
Who the F gives a 5 year old a gun?

This is more of a parenting issue than about guns to me.
Amen. Parents should be charged with negligence at least
__________________
“Mediocre people don’t like high achievers, and high achievers don’t like mediocre people.”
― Nick Saban
skinsfaninok is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-02-2013, 05:53 PM   #20
skinsfaninok
Warpath Hall of Fame
 
skinsfaninok's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: UNITED STATES
Age: 37
Posts: 35,999
Quote:
Originally Posted by Giantone View Post
Kinda where I was going Matty. Yes this is a gun thread but I'm interested in the mind set of gun owners who seem to be able to rationalize anything not matter how bad or how terrible.
5 year olds still believe in Santa the Easter Bunny and Elmo, some can read , some can't some are just starting school, my wife who has taught 5/6 year olds for over 27 years will tell you they can't and don't have the power to rationalize or understand their actions as it pertains to the world that surrounds' them. Example...Tiger as a kid ...super golfer could out hit most adults but he didn't know why he could. Matty I agree the parents are to blame , what scares me is that this mind set is not uncommon among gun owners.
I have a 4 yr old at home and a 1 year old, I also own a 9MM but it's at the highest shelf I have in the house and also in a lock box so unless someone would open the box and take it down to the floor I don't have anything to worry about. This kids parents were just not paying attention or just not capable of owning firearms.
__________________
“Mediocre people don’t like high achievers, and high achievers don’t like mediocre people.”
― Nick Saban
skinsfaninok is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-02-2013, 06:17 PM   #21
RedskinRat
Franchise Player
 
RedskinRat's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: I'm in LA, trick!
Posts: 8,700
Re: Five-year-old boy accidentally shoots, kills sister

Quote:
Originally Posted by Giantone View Post
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH...
5 year olds still believe in Santa the Easter Bunny and Elmo
Same can be said of some parents.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Giantone View Post
what scares me is that this mind set is not uncommon among gun owners.
You've spoken to all gun owners or is this another one of your lies?
RedskinRat is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-02-2013, 06:29 PM   #22
Alvin Walton
Pro Bowl
 
Alvin Walton's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Holland, Michigan
Posts: 5,741
Re: Five-year-old boy accidentally shoots, kills sister

Obtuse trolls are just the worst....
The worst......
__________________
REDSKINS FAN SINCE 1968
Alvin Walton is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-02-2013, 10:31 PM   #23
HailGreen28
Playmaker
 
HailGreen28's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 3,754
Re: Five-year-old boy accidentally shoots, kills sister

Quote:
Originally Posted by Giantone View Post
what scares me is that this mind set is not uncommon among gun owners.
BS.
HailGreen28 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-02-2013, 10:35 PM   #24
mlmpetert
Playmaker
 
mlmpetert's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Richmond
Posts: 3,261
Re: Five-year-old boy accidentally shoots, kills sister

Redacted
__________________

Last edited by mlmpetert; 05-02-2013 at 11:09 PM.
mlmpetert is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-03-2013, 02:12 AM   #25
Giantone
Gamebreaker
 
Giantone's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 13,638
Re: Five-year-old boy accidentally shoots, kills sister

Quote:
Originally Posted by skinsfaninok View Post
Amen. Parents should be charged with negligence at least


A company made, marketed and sold this gun deliberately to be fired by young children. It was bought and given to a boy not yet old enough for kindergarten. It was left – loaded – within the child’s reach. The death was accidental. It also was entirely predictable and preventable.
__________________
....DISCLAIMER: All of my posts/threads are my expressed typed opinion and the reader is not to assume these comments are absolute fact, law, or truth unless otherwise stated in said post/thread.
Giantone is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 05-03-2013, 07:03 AM   #26
Alvin Walton
Pro Bowl
 
Alvin Walton's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Holland, Michigan
Posts: 5,741
Re: Five-year-old boy accidentally shoots, kills sister

Thank you, Captain Obvious.
__________________
REDSKINS FAN SINCE 1968
Alvin Walton is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-03-2013, 07:48 AM   #27
mlmdub130
Playmaker
 
mlmdub130's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Woodbridge, VA
Age: 41
Posts: 3,238
Quote:
Originally Posted by Giantone View Post
A company made, marketed and sold this gun deliberately to be fired by young children. It was bought and given to a boy not yet old enough for kindergarten. It was left – loaded – within the child’s reach. The death was accidental. It also was entirely predictable and preventable.
I don't understand the need to point blame in every situation. Sometimes accidents happen bro. Although depending on your predicting skills we may be able to prevent anyone from dying fairly shortly. Let me know how that works out.
__________________
"I don't think anybody should have regrets, especially me, ... You don't regret what you do in your life. If you do it, you do it for a reason."

ST21
mlmdub130 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-03-2013, 03:01 PM   #28
MTK
\m/
 
MTK's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: NY
Age: 51
Posts: 99,427
Re: Five-year-old boy accidentally shoots, kills sister

Quote:
Originally Posted by mlmdub130 View Post
I don't understand the need to point blame in every situation. Sometimes accidents happen bro. Although depending on your predicting skills we may be able to prevent anyone from dying fairly shortly. Let me know how that works out.
Leaving a loaded gun within the reach of a 5 year old is pretty much en epic parenting fail in my book.

This was an easily preventable accident.
__________________
Support The Warpath! | Warpath Shop
MTK is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-03-2013, 03:24 PM   #29
Alvin Walton
Pro Bowl
 
Alvin Walton's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Holland, Michigan
Posts: 5,741
Re: Five-year-old boy accidentally shoots, kills sister

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mattyk View Post
Leaving a loaded gun within the reach of a 5 year old is pretty much en epic parenting fail in my book.

This was an easily preventable accident.
A lot of accidents are.
But they still happen.
Insert hindsight cliche phrase here.
__________________
REDSKINS FAN SINCE 1968
Alvin Walton is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-03-2013, 04:04 PM   #30
MTK
\m/
 
MTK's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: NY
Age: 51
Posts: 99,427
Re: Five-year-old boy accidentally shoots, kills sister

Quote:
Originally Posted by Alvin Walton View Post
A lot of accidents are.
But they still happen.
Insert hindsight cliche phrase here.
Doesn't take much hindsight to say it's completely irresponsible to leave a loaded gun "in the corner" when you have small children running around the house. Is it too much to call this what it is, a careless and irresponsible gun owner?
__________________
Support The Warpath! | Warpath Shop
MTK is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 06:52 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
We have no official affiliation with the Washington Commanders or the NFL.
Page generated in 0.16224 seconds with 10 queries