Wry Catcher
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- #201
So the husband and wife are both responsible? What if there are other adults that live in the house?
If the 5 yr old is just visiting do you prosecute his/her parents too for not watching the child?
Are there lesser offenses if the child fires the weapon but doesn't hit anybody?
what if they just SEE a weapon or touch it?
How about if the parents are sitting around talking about weapons in the child's presence.
What else (besides guns) can people readily buy in easy fashion that is made specifically for the purpose of easily, quickly and efficiently killing? An item that is the great equalizer in a fight. Size don't matter. That anyone can use if they have a finger. Anybody?
Take your shopping cart for instance. Is that made to specifically, indiscriminately be able to kill young uns? No, but the retailer providing those carts has insurance in case someones kid gets hurt in their cart. Because accidents happen.
Are cars made specifically to kill? No, but accidents do happen and sometimes it is vehicular homicide and insurance companies pay out big bucks. And drivers go to jail for their negligence. But it wasn't the car or the drivers intent to kill.
But a gun. That serves one purpose. To kill. You can have fun with targets. Get good. But you are practicing for when you have to shoot someone or something. Having a gun on you is having the power of life and death. It is what they are made for.
Could go on.
But the idea that a legal gun owner is not going to suffer under the law, for their negligent use or possession of a firearm in their home, resulting in the death or injury of a person under 14, that doesn't seem like responsible gun ownership is being served.
Many or some of you seem to think it funny or at least acceptable, leaving a loaded gun within reach or search by a young person.
You that think like that are fucked in the head. IMO.
Kinda like I've said before; you all are all against abortion. But after the kids here and growing up, they're shit out of luck if things go bad.
One thing, a few folks in jail for the way they owned a gun (negligent homicide), and taking away their ability to own guns in the future, would cause a lot of guns to get locked up safe and secure from kids. And other thieves.
Which made sense to me. Like I said, I got guns and kids.
Well good for you and I'm sure you handle your family and your guns in your own personal manner.
Leave other people alone. You aren't responsible for their children.
If you are concerned about you or your family being around them, stay away.
If people come to my house, I tell them which rooms they are allowed in because most of my weapons are ready and loaded all the time.
If they don't like it they can leave.
Do you sell drugs, or are you paranoid schizophrenic? Ya'know, I take my dog to the dog park, and what I've discovered is that some dogs are socialized and some are not; some dog owners are socialized, and some are not.