The real tragedy in cases like this in gun friendly states is the stupid gun owner gets a slap on the wrist. Without missing a beat, he's back in business. I dismiss the pro-gun argument that these guys learn from their mistakes and are the most careful afterwards. I'm sure that happens in some cases, but by and large, if you're stupid enough to do this once, the chances are you'll do it again, or something worse.Police in Centerville say a woman and a 2-year-old boy were accidentally shot and wounded by the boy's father, who was giving a gun demonstration at home.
Police Lt. Paul Child says the man was sitting with his mother-in-law and son Monday evening and demonstrating how to handle a pistol when he pulled the trigger.
Child says the 32-year-old man thought the gun was unloaded at the time.
Police say a bullet struck the 54-year-old woman's calf, then hit the boy in the foot.
One strike you're out is the only answer for guys like this. How the hell else are we going to clean up the mess we have now, not only with criminals acting up, but with law abiding gun owners doing it as well. One strike you're out.
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This is a nice Hitler attitude you have going today. You Jew? Your out! You Gypsy? Your out! People make mistakes, Dude. Get over it.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous, you must be new around here. Hitler, Jew and Gypsy have nothing to do with anything.
ReplyDeleteThe argument is this: when a gun owner demonstrates the ability to forget there's a round in the chamber or when he drops the gun or when he does some other stupid shit that results in death or injury, does he learn from that mistake or is he the type who will do it again. I say the latter, therefore, one strike you're out.
"The argument is this: when a gun owner demonstrates the ability to forget there's a round in the chamber or when he drops the gun or when he does some other stupid shit that results in death or injury, does he learn from that mistake or is he the type who will do it again. I say the latter, therefore, one strike you're out."
ReplyDeleteGood stuff. You fail to grasp the simple point however. Thinking such as yours leads to extremism. Should the person who has a car accident and kills someone completely by accident by denied a license? Should a seven year old who rides his bike down the street and hits an old lady into traffic and kills her never be allowed to ride again? Should the amusement park owner who has one person jump off a water slide in an act of suicide have his park shut down because he made a high place? Should the mother who has a baby who slips on ice and crushes her child never be allowed to give birth again? Oh, how about... I forgot to turn off the stove and I burned down an apartment complex. I now have to be homeless forever because one strike I am out! Don’t be silly. What world do you live in? Your over-simplistic solutions do nothing but help deny the laws you want changed. Fanaticism never flies.
You may call it fanaticism, but I don't. I figure like this. There are millions of legitimate gun owners. A certain percentage is unfit. How can we weed them out without violating rights? This is how, one mistake, one misdemeanor with a gun, one violent crime of any kind, one negligent gun action and you lose your rights.
ReplyDeleteIt's severe, I'll grant you, but the results would be that over say 10 years, the pool of legitimate gun owners would be of a much higher quality. You will have weeded out many bad apples.