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US Toddlers Involved In Shootings On a Weekly Basis (washingtonpost.com)
New submitter fremsley471 writes with this story by Christopher Ingraham about shooting accidents involving children 3 and under in The United States. There were at least 43 cases this year of shootings involving a toddler. The Washington Post reports: "This week a 2-year-old in South Carolina found a gun in the back seat of the car he was riding in and accidentally shot his grandmother, who was sitting in the passenger seat. This type of thing happens from time to time: a little kid finds a gun, fires it, and hurts or kills himself or someone else. These cases rarely bubble up to the national level except when someone, like a parent, ends up dead. But cases like this happen a lot more frequently than you might think. Briefly sifting through news reports found at least 43 instances this year of somebody being shot by a toddler 3 or younger. In 31 of those 43 cases, a toddler found a gun and shot himself or herself."
Yeah I'm sick of this general news crap. My guess is that they are "taking a stand" on an "important issue" etc etc. It's like how ars is always passing puff pieces on climate change.
I am not a gun owner. I think gun ownership in general should be heavily restricted in this country, and most types of firearms should be banned outright. The only way to reduce gun violence in this country is to get rid of most guns.
Less guns means less gun violence.
As a parent I would say nope... or rather FUCK NO.
If I want mindless liberals to whine at me about guns, I have plenty of other sources for that. The fact some people only choose to fixate on one kind of stupidity in no way constitutes "stuff that matters".
Even "child proofing" your home is not relevant for this forum.
This article represents editorial fail.
A Pirate and a Puritan look the same on a balance sheet.