From cornholes article:
"The shooting happened after 2 a.m. at 2645 Main St., Baton Rouge, while a group of people were examining a rifle and it discharged, striking Wilson in the chest, police said. Wilson died at a hospital of a single gunshot wound.
Washington had been carelessly operating the loaded firearm seconds before it discharged, authorities said."
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"On Sunday, a 16-year-old boy surrendered to authorities in the Saturday shooting death of 18-year-old Marcus Williams, whom police said was shot in the back while the two were playing with a gun."
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"On Jan. 21, police said, Terrance J. Varise, 18, was playing with a .357-caliber handgun that discharged as his 2-year-old brother, Travin Varise, walked into the room, striking the toddler in the chest. Varise, a convicted felon, was booked on counts of negligent homicide and felon in possession of a firearm." ----- This guy broke the LAW, would having more gun control stop crimes like this?????? THINK cornhole.
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"On Dec. 29, deputies in Ascension Parish arrested a 14-year-old boy accused of accidentally shooting 13-year-old Christian Crain in the head while playing with a stolen .38 special revolver in the bedroom of a Prairieville trailer. The 14-year-old was booked on counts of negligent homicide, possession of a stolen firearm, possession of marijuana and possession of a handgun by a minor, authorities said."
Every one of these four deaths could have been avoided. But it wouldn't have taken gun control, and I don't think gun control would have stopped these incidents.
Sounds like these guys were being extremely responsible. Accidents happen, people are idiots, you can't protect people that are doing stupid stuff and you certainly don't want to limit constitutional rights because someone was "carelessly operating a loaded firearm". These guys put themselves in a dangerous situation and it killed one of them or killed someone that was close to them. One was already breaking the law by being a felon and possessing a firearm. These teenagers, why are their parents not locking up the guns? I never had access to my dad's handguns, although I could have operated them safely from the time I was 12. I imaging these kids have watched some movies and decided that it was "cool" to handle firearms in a reckless fashion.
The rest of responsible gun owners, aren't putting the lives of others in harms way, so why do responsible citizens need to pay the consequences of these IDIOTS. If you want to hang out with people who are irresponsible with their firearms you should pay for the consequences, and that could mean loss of limb or life. Once again, these irresponsible crimes would not be prevented, nor do they validate stripping Americans of their rights. Man should pay for his own sins, not for the sins of Baton Rouge goons.
THIS from the comment section:
"4) Comment by mh1949 - 01/29/2013
WOW, 4 more guns that jumped up and shot someone. An " ASSAULT WEAPONS & HIGH CAPACITY MAGAZINE " ban would have prevented these shootings . Don't believe me ask an obamacrat. "
In conlcusion--What you're saying is that a mom should not have the right to protect herself and her children because some people in baton rouge play around with guns and kill themselves???
