Gun Control

[DWise]

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Tell that to the family of Tyler Nichols, the 13 year old, who accidentally killed himself with his father's Glock reported a few posts back.

Accidentally? From your description, it sounds like a suicide... I've never heard of an accidental suicide

[SalesServiceGuy]

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Have you ever heard of a 13 year old committing suicide???? Can you ever imagine a good situation where a 13 year old has a loaded Glock in his hand????

This is exactly why families with guns are 22x more likely to suffer tragedy from within rather than at the hands of a criminal. And yes, I acknowledge that the police stated that the father failed to properly store the hand gun.

The best laid schemes of mice and men

Origin

From Robert Burns' poem To a Mouse, 1786. It tells of how he, while ploughing a field, upturned a mouse's nest. The resulting poem is an apology to the mouse:
...
But, Mousie, thou art no thy lane [you aren't alone]
In proving foresight may be vain:
The best laid schemes o' mice an' men
Gang aft a-gley, [often go awry]
An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain,
For promised joy.

Meaning

The most carefully prepared plans may go wrong.

[HenryT2]

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Detroit-Area School Suicide Highlights Gun Control Debate

Detroit-Area School Suicide Highlights Gun Control Debate

Tragedy struck at a metro Detroit school in late March. ABC Action News 7 WXYZ reports that a eighth-grade boy brought a handgun to Davidson Middle School in Southgate, Michigan, and shot himself in the school bathroom. Tyler Nichols was 13. According to The Oakland Press, the eighth grader used a .40-caliber Glock handgun to shoot himself once in the head on Thursday, March 21.

Police reported that the gun used was owned by a family member of Nichols, and city Public Safety Director Thomas Coombs said at a press conference that it was legally registered but not properly secured.

Families with guns are 22x more likely to suffer a gun related tragedy to a family member than from a criminal attacker.

Tell that to the family of Tyler Nichols, the 13 year old, who accidentally killed himself with his father's Glock reported a few posts back.

I could do that .....

An adult that owns a weapon ( what ever it may be; a firearm, a slingshot, a sword or dirk, a wooden mallet, etc. ) that keeps it where someone not trained in using said weapon in a responsible manner, should not really have these weapons.
In other words ... NOT SECURED !

A RESPONSIBLE ADULT WILL KEEP THEIR WEAPONS LOCKED AWAY FROM CHILDREN ...

The story just says ' a family member ' it did not say it was his father ... " the gun used was owned by a family member of Nichols ..... Public Safety Director Thomas Coombs said at a press conference that it was legally registered but not properly secured. "

[SalesServiceGuy]

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The point is you cannot control what people do with guns once they get them. As I tried to explain to in my famous Robert Burns poem ... shit happens despite any one's best plans.

This is why in your family guns are securely stowed but just down the street they could be in the easy reach of a 13 year old.

[SalesServiceGuy]

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U.N. Passes NRA-Opposed Gun Control Treaty

U.N. Passes NRA-Opposed Gun Control Treaty - US News and World Report

The United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to approve the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty, which aims to regulate the international sale of weapons. The United States was one of the 154 votes in favor.


The American National Rifle Association opposes the treaty. In a February interview with The Daily Caller, NRA President David Keene said the treaty would "end-run the Congress, end-run the Constitution, end-run the state legislatures and the federal courts." Among the NRA's objections are record-keeping requirements for imported guns.


It's unlikely that the treaty is supported by the two-thirds majority in the U.S. Senate required for ratification.

[SalesServiceGuy]

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95 Gun Control and Gun Rights cartoons

http://www.usnews.com/cartoons/gun-control-and-gun-rights-cartoons?s_cid=art_btm3

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[Shadow1]

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The point is you cannot control what people do with guns once they get them. As I tried to explain to in my famous Robert Burns poem ... shit happens despite any one's best plans.

This is why in your family guns are securely stowed but just down the street they could be in the easy reach of a 13 year old.

The point is you cannot control what politicians do with power once they get it - unless as one of those wonderfully intelligent founding fathers said: The tree of liberty must oft be watered with the blood of tyrants and patriots alike.

In other words, freedom isn't free, you must be prepared to fight to keep it.

I actually kind of like this one. If the government succeeds in collapsing itself this guy won't look so crazy.

[Iowatech]

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Have an issue with table spoons do you? The other day I walked into a mall and pointed one at a group of people from 10 yards away and guess what happened. Absolutely nothing! It is a spoon.

Nah, I just don't care for overly dramatic nonsense, and sometimes I like to make fun of it. Sorry if you didn't get that.

[fixthecopier]

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You almost got it right , the government failing is not a fear of theirs, it is a fantasy. Here you go, take a ride on the crazy train, if you dare. Caution, if you go through it all in one sitting, you may not be able to work today.


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[DH1980]

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The national survey above missed the target agian. Gun sales are at an all time high.