Boy shot while family poses with illegal guns in Tennessee home

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

US | Wed Oct 28, 2015 2:06pm EDT

Boy shot while family poses with illegal guns in Tennessee home

NASHVILLE, TENN. | BY TIM GHIANNI

Police on Wednesday investigated how a boy was shot in the face while his family posed for photos with illegal firearms in their southeastern Tennessee home.

The unidentified 13-year-old boy suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital, police said.

The shooting occurred on Sunday night at a home in Harrison, Tennessee, about 20 miles east of Chattanooga, according to the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department.

"The preliminary investigation has determined (he) was accidentally shot by a family member while posing for photographs with firearms," according to a news release, which said the weapons were illegally obtained.

(Reporting by Tim Ghianni; Editing by Mary Wisniewski and Bill Trott)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/28/us-tennessee-shooting-boy-idUSKCN0SM2GD20151028

[mikeysnot]

1. Law abiding and responsible

.... uggg.

[LiberalArkie]

2. Well like they say, everyone is responsible until they are not.

Maybe they will buy the kid a new gun to make it up to him

[Nuclear Unicorn]

7. Yeah. You can never tell when a Controller is going to snap and physically assault someone.

They should be strictly licensed.

[beevul]

17. Indeed. They could very well be interested in breaking someones "damn arms".

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1172159686#post1

[DonP]

19. Angry and potentially violent, they really shouldn't have access to firearms

I'd just as soon not allow those types of people to own guns.

[beardown]

25. Well, like they say, every cell phone user is responsible until they are not.

I assumed you implied that every gun owner is responsible until they are not. I somewhat disagree with this as I think some gun owners are never responsible, just lucky.

I applaud your effort to limit every dangerous item or activity based on it's worst case application. There is a nice scifi book on robots taking this approach to protect humans down to the point of removing common tools, etc.

Indeed, guns are a very unforgiving object when misused, but there are millions of routine uses for every worst case use. More gun safety and training? Most certainly. Will there still be some dumbass gun owners. Also, most certainly.

However, I've avoided more horrible accidents due to other drivers texting than I have observed or avoided horrible gun uses. I think it should be illegal to text and drive. I do not think we should make cell phones ownership so restrictive that only rich white guys can own them and I think demonizing cell phones diverts attention away from achievable solutions and alienates the very people that you have to buy into the solution.

Thanks for your response. Well within reasonable bounds of statements of such a hotly debated topic and you got your point across with a nice, non-violent closing line.

[gejohnston]

4. did you miss where it said the gun was illegally obtained?

That is good indication that law abiding and responsible, they were not.

[mikeysnot]

10. No but it is obvious to all

that you missed my sarcasm....

[Eleanors38]

28. When are you guys ever serious? nt

[Fred Sanders]

3. How many folks are killed and maimed by children with guns compared to any other

"inanimate object" ?

Those inanimate object guns sure do get around to doing a lot of killing and maiming - by children!

Could it be because guns are objects that are designed, manufactured and sold as objects intended to kill and maim...could be...could be....what say you, NRA, to kids on kid and kid on parent death by the gun?

Let me answer for you........crickets.......and more crickets....

[Straw Man]

11. I don't know.

How many folks are killed and maimed by children with guns compared to any other

"inanimate object" ?

Those inanimate object guns sure do get around to doing a lot of killing and maiming - by children!

Perhaps you could give us a number. Then we could put it in context with these other causes of accidental death:

http://listosaur.com/miscellaneous/top-5-causes-of-accidental-death-in-the-united-states/

[LiberalArkie]

15. I am sure that more are killed with cross bows, swords, battle axes, machetes and knifes

since you don't have to register to get those and just about anyone can possess them. It it only make sense that more are killed with those weapons instead of firearms. You have to be a fine upstanding person of sound mind to purchase a firearm, and just any drunk or mentally ill person can purchase the other weapons. That's right isn't it?

[beevul]

18. "...since you don't have to register to get those..."

"...since you don't have to register to get those..."

I'm curious. What things do you think currently must be 'registered' to be owned, or that one must 'register' to own?

[LiberalArkie]

20. The federal firearms check that has to be done for firearms. You know that long wait before you can

the firearm.

[beevul]

21. Thats just a background check.

Nothing 'registration' intended about that.

[Fred Sanders]

23. From the lips of the NRA to the comment board of DU. Battle axes....made me laugh!

300 million guns...tough sledding for the NRA propagandists when toddlers are killing other children and their parents....and not with battle axes.

[beevul]

27. Simply not true, and even if it was...

From the lips of the NRA to the comment board of DU.

Simply not true, and even if it was, the author is closer to the party platform than you are.

In fact, I've not seen a pro-gun poster farther from the party platform than you are, in a number of years.

That about says everything that needs saying, I think.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

22. 4,300 underaged drinkers die from alcohol poisoning annually.

Alcohol, last time I checked, was an inanimate object.

[patsimp]

5. More guns for everyone - it keeps us safe.

[ileus]

6. QUICK....waht is the #1 rule of firearms??? anybody??? come on...

[DonP]

8. I fear you search for knowledge in a barren field my friend

None of our resident "gun safety" supporters have a clue about the 4 safety rules.

[beevul]

9. How strange.

They support all these 'gun safety' groups, yet haven't the foggiest idea of what 'gun safety' actually means?

Its almost like they're trying to mislead.

[DonP]

12. "Common Sense" Gun Safety Rules = No Guns

That's why they keep posting examples of crimes with guns, because there's no difference in their tiny minds between law abiding people and criminals. If you own guns, you just haven't "snapped" yet.

I'm pretty sure their self congratulatory efforts and shaming aren't working too well, based on all the new gun owners we have in Illinois, a deep blue state.

[beevul]

16. Heres a whole subthread that proves what you say to be true...

That's why they keep posting examples of crimes with guns, because there's no difference in their tiny minds between law abiding people and criminals. If you own guns, you just haven't "snapped" yet.

Heres a whole subthread that proves what you say to be true, in their own words:


http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027239139#post286

[ileus]

13. I bet they know guns kill people.

[DonP]

14. All by themselves, according to several in the group

[Logical]

24. Don't let idiots buy guns nt??

[branford]

26. Ahh..., the veritable "literacy tests" prior to exercising constitutional rights.

I believe the courts and the People properly dismissed such elitist and racist ideas long ago...

However, apart from snark, if your implication was support for mandatory and nationally standardized (and reasonable) training requirements in order to publicly carry firearms, that's an idea worthy of discussion. I personally would gladly back the concept, even including universal background checks, in return for national concealed carry reciprocity. National standards and certification/licensure for a national right to carry (i.e., "shall issue" with preemption of state and local laws).