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Freedomofspeech

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3. Wow...the perfect graduation gift, right?
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 04:14 PM
Jun 2017

So sorry for the young lady and her family. He should be charged!

This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] left-of-center2012 Jun 2017 OP
No charges? Cracklin Charlie Jun 2017 #1
Imagine if they had cannabis on them SHRED Jun 2017 #8
Is "playing" listed on the police report Lokilooney Jun 2017 #39
I grew up in rural PA left-of-center2012 Jun 2017 #2
Um Lokilooney Jun 2017 #41
Wow...the perfect graduation gift, right? Freedomofspeech Jun 2017 #3
Thanks, NRA! You just destroyed some more lives. 50 Shades Of Blue Jun 2017 #4
To be fair... ADX Jun 2017 #6
No, the NRA has fetishized guns. sfwriter Jun 2017 #11
Do tell. Straw Man Jun 2017 #18
"(Y)ou feel that this is the NRA's fault." 'NRA' is a magical incantation for certain people... friendly_iconoclast Jun 2017 #22
One of my favorite historians. sfwriter Jun 2017 #27
I did. sfwriter Jun 2017 #26
And? Straw Man Jun 2017 #33
Brilliant. This is the kind of "logic" that put 45 in the WH. pablo_marmol Jun 2017 #35
The teen violated all 3 safety rules the NRA teaches. Kaleva Jun 2017 #31
He absolutely should be charged. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2017 #5
As far as the dad being charged as an accessory Lokilooney Jun 2017 #42
Trying to equate a bottle of Scotch with a gun just doesn't work. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2017 #43
If Lokilooney Jun 2017 #44
No. Your equivalence is not perfect. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2017 #45
The legal right to possess is the only issue Lokilooney Jun 2017 #48
"Guns are intended to kill...Alcohol is not intended to kill. " EX500rider Jun 2017 #50
of course he shouldnt be charged..hes just a kid who's girlfriend just died... samnsara Jun 2017 #7
If it can be proven that he was actually playing with the gun when it discharged... ADX Jun 2017 #9
Bingo. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2017 #46
If he was the captain of a boat and he was "playing" before it crashed, should he be charged? Doodley Jun 2017 #10
This Comatose Sphagetti Jun 2017 #16
He showed complete disregard for the life and safety of another Kaleva Jun 2017 #32
I think it depends on the circumstances (just as with child-in-a-hot-car, and other petronius Jun 2017 #17
Bull SoCalMusicLover Jun 2017 #29
Sad story. So much fail. LOL Lib Jun 2017 #12
Shall we compare this to the cops who deliberately shoot people? PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2017 #47
I don't know where to begin. LOL Lib Jun 2017 #49
Cops ... left-of-center2012 Jun 2017 #13
No mention of "playing with gun" in this local news account. LOL Lib Jun 2017 #14
Did you read the headline of your link? left-of-center2012 Jun 2017 #15
That description does not bear out in the actual account. LOL Lib Jun 2017 #19
Some reports say he was playing with the gun, some omit it left-of-center2012 Jun 2017 #20
Sarah Brady was a 'straw-man purchaser' by your standards: friendly_iconoclast Jun 2017 #21
Sorry I think I bungled the terminology too. LOL Lib Jun 2017 #23
I recieved my first real firearm. a 22cal RF Remington bolt action rifle oneshooter Jun 2017 #24
I totally understand. LOL Lib Jun 2017 #25
I'd say that is true of an heirloom, not a gun. sfwriter Jun 2017 #28
My dad bought me a bolt action Remington rifle as well. (1st gun) pablo_marmol Jun 2017 #30
I use this rifle as a first "real gun". oneshooter Jun 2017 #36
Sweetness! pablo_marmol Jun 2017 #37
The bolt action and lever action were built oneshooter Jun 2017 #38
Nice......thanks again. NT pablo_marmol Jun 2017 #40
Teen NEGLIGENTLY Kills 19-Yr.-Old Girlfriend............. pablo_marmol Jun 2017 #34
This part: Ilsa Jun 2017 #51
Was It Really An Accident? erpowers Jun 2017 #52
How does that happen we had a similar incident.... Historic NY Jun 2017 #53
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