How does a child live with this?

[Wry Catcher]

HAYDEN, Idaho — A 2-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his mother after he reached into her purse at a northern Idaho Wal-Mart and her concealed gun fired, authorities said Tuesday.

Here is the link to this horrible and preventable accident:

Authorities 2-year-old boy accidentally shoots and kills mom inside northern Idaho Wal-Mart Star Tribune

This is very sad, but these final three paragraphs floored me:

'Idaho lawmakers passed legislation earlier this year allowing concealed weapons on the state's public college and university campuses.

"Despite facing opposition from all eight of the state's university college presidents, lawmakers sided with gun rights advocates who said the law would better uphold the Second Amendment.

"Under the law, gun holders are barred from bringing their weapons into dormitories or buildings that hold more than 1,000 people, such as stadiums or concert halls."

 

[Indofred]

And there we have another responsible gun owner.
Darwin said something about survival of the fittest - sounds like he was right again.

This daft cow let a little kid into her bag, knowing there was a loaded weapon in there.
What a moron.

 

[Pogo]

HAYDEN, Idaho — A 2-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his mother after he reached into her purse at a northern Idaho Wal-Mart and her concealed gun fired, authorities said Tuesday.

Here is the link to this horrible and preventable accident:

Authorities 2-year-old boy accidentally shoots and kills mom inside northern Idaho Wal-Mart Star Tribune

This is very sad, but these final three paragraphs floored me:

'Idaho lawmakers passed legislation earlier this year allowing concealed weapons on the state's public college and university campuses.

"Despite facing opposition from all eight of the state's university college presidents, lawmakers sided with gun rights advocates who said the law would better uphold the Second Amendment.

"Under the law, gun holders are barred from bringing their weapons into dormitories or buildings that hold more than 1,000 people, such as stadiums or concert halls."

There are a couple of other threads on this but the title brings up a salient point: not only will this 2-year old have to deal with this memory but there were three other children with her -- not to mention whatever other customers were around. They're all going to have to come to terms with what they witnessed.

Interesting background from the article here too.

 

[S.J.]

No doubt liberals will try to exploit this tragedy to attack the second amendment but the kid could just as well have gotten his hands on the gun at home as in a Walmart store, so the laws allowing people to have guns in public places have nothing to do with why this happened.

 

[Pogo]

No doubt liberals will try to exploit this tragedy to attack the second amendment but the kid could just as well have gotten his hands on the gun at home as in a Walmart store, so the laws allowing people to have guns in public places have nothing to do with why this happened.

Not at all. Let's use the gun nuts' logic -- what was needed here is a good toddler with a gun to stop the bad toddler with a gun. Clearly we need to arm more toddlers. What's a little matricide, as long as you get to have your toys? Priorities.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Need a few more threads on this exact same story

Maybe 5 or 6 more

 

[S.J.]

No doubt liberals will try to exploit this tragedy to attack the second amendment but the kid could just as well have gotten his hands on the gun at home as in a Walmart store, so the laws allowing people to have guns in public places have nothing to do with why this happened.

Not at all. Let's use the gun nuts' logic -- what was needed here is a good toddler with a gun to stop the bad toddler with a gun. Clearly we need to arm more toddlers. What's a little matricide, as long as you get to have your toys? Priorities.

That's right, make fun of a tragedy, funny guy. Are you proud of yourself?

 

[Wry Catcher]

No doubt liberals will try to exploit this tragedy to attack the second amendment but the kid could just as well have gotten his hands on the gun at home as in a Walmart store, so the laws allowing people to have guns in public places have nothing to do with why this happened.

The point of this thread which I posted is simple - gun owners need to be responsible. Period. Those who own firearms have a duty to keep others, and themselves, safe. Not only did this gun owner fail to protect herself, she created a situation where her son - and as pointed out above - other children have this horrific incident burned into their brains and will be there for ever.

 

[Wry Catcher]

Need a few more threads on this exact same story

Maybe 5 or 6 more

Hypocrite alert. How many threads on Benghazi, Solyndra, Obama's religion, place of birth?

 

[S.J.]

No doubt liberals will try to exploit this tragedy to attack the second amendment but the kid could just as well have gotten his hands on the gun at home as in a Walmart store, so the laws allowing people to have guns in public places have nothing to do with why this happened.

The point of this thread which I posted is simple - gun owners need to be responsible. Period. Those who own firearms have a duty to keep others, and themselves, safe. Not only did this gun owner fail to protect herself, she created a situation where her son - and as pointed out above - other children have this horrific incident burned into their brains and will be there for ever.

I don't disagree with that.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Progressives miss school shootings

 

[Indofred]

so the laws allowing people to have guns in public places have nothing to do with why this happened.

Utter crap.
Allowing idiots to carry guns is exactly what caused this death.
Luckily, only the idiot was killed.

 

[Indofred]

The point of this thread which I posted is simple - gun owners need to be responsible. Period. .

Since that isn't possible, ban the bloody guns.

 

[S.J.]

so the laws allowing people to have guns in public places have nothing to do with why this happened.

Utter crap.
Allowing idiots to carry guns is exactly what caused this death.
Luckily, only the idiot was killed.

You don't think the idiot could have been shot in her own home?

 

[Wry Catcher]

Progressives miss school shootings

You've out done yourself, this ^^^ is the quintessential IDIOT-GRAM!

 

[Tom Sweetnam]

No doubt liberals will try to exploit this tragedy to attack the second amendment but the kid could just as well have gotten his hands on the gun at home as in a Walmart store, so the laws allowing people to have guns in public places have nothing to do with why this happened.

Not at all. Let's use the gun nuts' logic -- what was needed here is a good toddler with a gun to stop the bad toddler with a gun. Clearly we need to arm more toddlers. What's a little matricide, as long as you get to have your toys? Priorities.

Sure thing Mr. Prodigy. How much do you remember from when you were a 2 year-old?

 

[pismoe]

all the kids will live , I'd tell them that it was an accident . Death coulda happened on the way home in a car accident . Too bad it happened but people die everyday . See the middle east or the war zones in Chicago .

 

[Wry Catcher]

Isn't the Internet great!

Babies Can Remember Traumatic Events for Years

 

[Indofred]

so the laws allowing people to have guns in public places have nothing to do with why this happened.

Utter crap.
Allowing idiots to carry guns is exactly what caused this death.
Luckily, only the idiot was killed.

You don't think the idiot could have been shot in her own home?

She could have been, but she was killed in public.
Allowing the daft bitch to have a gun was the error, not where she was at the time.

 

[pismoe]

remember events , sure they can . But the kids will live and carry on if they get the right encouragement and are kept out of the hands of the wacky healthcare professional .