Girl's Death Linked to Realistic Gun-Shaped Wii Controller
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I'm an American and a gun enthusiast, and I partially agree with this statement. What training was this shithead gun owner given before being allowed to purchase the weapon? Tennessee's gun laws do not require any form of training, or a permit, before purchasing a handgun- only a background check. While I'm fairly freedom-oriented when it comes to firearm ownership, this does not at all sit well with me.Lim3 said:
Were it up to me, every prospective gun owner, before being given their first weapon, would undergo education and testing to ensure that they know how to handle a firearm responsibly. And for shock value, that person would have to watch a training video showing an autopsy photograph of a child who died like this young girl did. If that doesn't drive home the absolute importance of firearm safety, whether or not the person has a child themselves, then I quite honestly wouldn't trust the person to own one.
I don't believe in the whole "it takes a village to raise a child" line, but this sort of thing MUST be prevented at the base level. With power comes responsibility, and with the power to freely own a firearm comes the responsibility to treat that firearm like the always-potentially-deadly object that it is. Treat a loaded handgun that is not in your hand like it is an angry beast that wants to kill everyone you care about and is just waiting for that moment you turn your back to do so.
Void...here is some history for youVoid(null) said:
America has already done Eugenics [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/04/29/60minutes/main614728.shtml] from eugenics to mass genocide (NAZIs) the human race has already done these horrible things. Now we have moved onto human genetic engineering. We will have the technology to solve most of our problems, except for the problems caused by our technology.
Maybe I have good eyes but I could tell which was which. Although the blame is still on the father. Hell this makes it seem even stupider. He didn't even follow basic gun safety. You never and I mean never leave a loaded firearm where small children can reach it! I hope the guilt drives him to madness!
I can imagine somebody is going to be up in fits about these three idiots and is going to try taking away my guns again. The parents should have educated the child about firearms. Three years is old enough to learn about death and various ways to avoid it.
Also, don't most guns have to be... like have the hammer or slide pulled back before firing?
Also, don't most guns have to be... like have the hammer or slide pulled back before firing?
That does make a bit more sense. At first I was skeptical at how even a small child could mistake the real gun from the fake. Seeing this though it clarifies the sad tragedy. My family had firearms in the house growing up but my brother and myself were taught from a very young age that guns were not toys. And they were never within our grasp. NEVER. Such a sad case of neglect.
Great link, interesting read.Tequnuki said:
The problem is we still allow stupid people to have both children and handguns. Doesn't seem like humanity's great step forward to me.
Besides, there is a huge difference between some poor kid swept up in a system that wanted him forgotten... and sterilizing some hick family from Tennessee for careless handling of a firearm and negligence leading to the murder of their child.
Some people should simply not be allowed to have children, for the good of society and for the good of the child.
Edit: Also, I am sorry but I must claim Godwin's. ^_~
Lets forget about the girl and persecute the father. At least put the gun away, OR turn the safety on, OR take out the ammo.
Not really, the safety on most rifles are as easy to click to on as it is to work a twisty top pen. It is important to understand, that guns are intended to be handled by people who know how to use a gun safely, like for instance, people who know enough not to point it at themselves.JWAN said:
The best way to keep a child from hurting themselves is to not leave loaded, ready to fire guns around to begin with, regardless of the presence of a safety, and to monitor and educate children as to what to do with guns. Keeping a realistic looking toy around for the purposes of gaming may be funny and cool for a teenager, but it is not a good educational object to have with children who are then programed to lack respect for dangerous items in the future.
Isn't there a pretty hefty weight difference between a loaded gun and a hunk of plastic?
why did she shoot herself and not the tv?
why did she shoot herself and not the tv?
The barrel on that lower gun is MASSIVE.AboveUp said:
Good lord what do you think it fires? Slugs?
As for the OP, this is pretty effed. Negligence is far too common in families these days (Being the last 15 or so years)
.Real guns are disturbingly heavy. When I was younger I did something similar to this little girl at a friends house. Considering the difficulty I had lifting it (I was fairly young) I immediately knew something was up.SomeUnregPunk said:
Plastic tends to not fight you when you try to lift something made entirely of it.
But don't you know? Everyone who owns a gun is an irresponsible idiot, and therefore, it is all right to judge all Americans by stories like this.JWAN said:
