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whopis01

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12. Guns do not just "go off"

Wed Dec 3, 2014, 08:48 AM

Dec 2014

Guns are inanimate objects. They don't do anything of their own accord.

When someone mishandles a firearm - either through recklessness, lack of training, or whatever - they may fire the gun without meaning to but the gun doesn't just "go off".

I don't think you and I are actually in disagreement here. I just find it annoying when I hear someone say something like "I was just cleaning my gun and it went off" or "he was showing it to a friend and it went off". It smacks of trying to avoid blame by making sound like the firearm malfunctioned somehow. As if the gun took action on its own. In virtually every case there was no malfunction - it was misuse.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] guyton Dec 2014 OP

Criminal negligence causing death is so much easier when there is a firearm around. Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #1

Because guns don't kill people accidents kill people upaloopa Dec 2014 #2

Or tragedies NoJusticeNoPeace Dec 2014 #3

Clearly there was no intent here yeoman6987 Dec 2014 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Dec 2014 #5

We really don't know who owned the gun yeoman6987 Dec 2014 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Dec 2014 #7

I agree about some additional laws or even requirements should be added yeoman6987 Dec 2014 #8

Apparently it's OK to bring a loaded shotgun to school Midnight Writer Dec 2014 #9

think before you speak dnh Dec 2014 #13

Guns don't just "go off". whopis01 Dec 2014 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Dec 2014 #11

Guns do not just "go off" whopis01 Dec 2014 #12