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The Daily Show: A Series of Gunfortunate Events (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Apr 2018 OP
Yes! And it doesn't even include the three year old who shot her pregnant PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2018 #1
There are so damn many "accidents" involving guns that it's tough to keep track Rhiannon12866 Apr 2018 #2
Yep. If there's a gun in the house, or in the car PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2018 #3
And my "sport" when I was in school Rhiannon12866 Apr 2018 #4

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,841 posts)
1. Yes! And it doesn't even include the three year old who shot her pregnant
Fri Apr 20, 2018, 03:21 AM
Apr 2018

mother. Is this a great country or what?

Rhiannon12866

(205,140 posts)
2. There are so damn many "accidents" involving guns that it's tough to keep track
Fri Apr 20, 2018, 03:26 AM
Apr 2018

I remember Rachel giving the statistics - that the chances of accidentally shooting a family member or friend were so much greater than using a gun to defend against any intruder.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,841 posts)
3. Yep. If there's a gun in the house, or in the car
Fri Apr 20, 2018, 04:02 AM
Apr 2018

or in the purse, people tend to get shot. Oddly enough, in households or cars or purses without guns, people don't get shot. I wonder why that is.

Rhiannon12866

(205,140 posts)
4. And my "sport" when I was in school
Fri Apr 20, 2018, 04:31 AM
Apr 2018

Was on the HS rifle team. I was "second man," LOL. That's one skill I learned at the camp in Vermont. I was the first and only girl on the team at school, while the team at camp was only girls, it was a girls' camp. But someone like me, having experience with guns, takes them damn seriously. We had to learn specific rules and understand them before we ever picked up a gun - and there were no "accidents" on my watch. And because I understand handling a gun requires training, I am opposed to public ownership. I did shoot competitively, but I never had one at home and because I know what they can do, gun control is a big issue with me.

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