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5-year-old boy in Chicago shot twice within past year
Associate Press ^ | 12/20/2017 | Staff

Posted on 12/21/2017 4:44:49 AM PST by simpson96

Edited on 12/21/2017 7:02:38 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

CHICAGO — Chicago police say a 5-year-old boy who was shot in the face in a drive-by shooting last year has accidentally shot himself in the hand.

Police say the latest shooting happened Tuesday night at a home on the city’s South Side. Police say the boy’s father obtained the gun illegally.


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1 posted on 12/21/2017 4:44:49 AM PST by simpson96
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To: simpson96

At the rate the kid has been shot accidentally or on purpose, he will likely live a very short life.


2 posted on 12/21/2017 4:51:11 AM PST by DaveA37
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He’s in the wrong city if his family expects him to see high school so he can join a gang...


3 posted on 12/21/2017 4:59:20 AM PST by jonascord (First rule of the Dunning-Kruger Club is that you do not know you are in the Dunning-Kruger club.)
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To: simpson96

#BLM

Do I really need to add the < /s>?


4 posted on 12/21/2017 5:14:04 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: simpson96

None of my kids would have shot themselves or anyone else accidentally at age 5. They all knew how to shoot by that age, had shot at the range several times, knew the gun safety rules by heart, and understood my very clear rules on handling firearms. They were allowed to shoot almost any time they asked, but touching any gun without my personal permission would have led to a one-year ban on all firearms activities. What kid would risk that punishment?


5 posted on 12/21/2017 5:14:10 AM PST by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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To: simpson96

Bad as Memphis. 1 mother has lost 3 sons to murder. That I would expect to be gang related given the neighborhood.


6 posted on 12/21/2017 5:17:26 AM PST by GailA (Ret. SCPO wife: suck it up buttercups it's President Donald Trump!)
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To: simpson96

This must be fake news. It is illegal to have a handgun in Chicago without a permit. To get the permit you must complete a 5-hour firearms training course, pass a background check (including fingerprinting), and pay a $100 permit fee.

The city also requires the following in a home where a person younger than 18 is present. All guns must be secured with a trigger lock, or stored in a locked container, or secured to the body of the legal owner. There are also laws against defacing the serial number of weapons. So this child could not have shot himself, gun control laws are keeping him safe. Maybe he just stabbed himself with a pencil?

/s


7 posted on 12/21/2017 5:26:22 AM PST by drop 50 and fire for effect ("Work relentlessly, accomplish much, remain in the background, and be more than you seem.")
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To: FreedomPoster

What does the bureau of land management have to do with this? I thought they were all wrapped up in the Bundy case?


8 posted on 12/21/2017 5:29:47 AM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: simpson96

Is his name Tarjzay (spelled Target)?


9 posted on 12/21/2017 6:01:48 AM PST by null and void (The internet gave everyone a mouth. It gave no one a brain.)
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To: simpson96

Disgraceful.


10 posted on 12/21/2017 6:02:09 AM PST by Delta 21 (Build The Wall !! Jail The Cankle !!)
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To: simpson96

I suppose that the info in this piece doesn’t represent sufficient evidence to form any firm opinions but my gut tells me that this kid’s future isn’t a very bright one.


11 posted on 12/21/2017 6:38:49 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Remember: All Cultures Are Equal!)
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Not just this poor kid, but many like him that live in that hell hole Rahm says is improving.


12 posted on 12/21/2017 6:40:40 AM PST by bar sin·is·ter (Climate Scientology - another example of science fiction morphing into a religious cult)
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To: bar sin·is·ter

I’m sure it’s all Trump’s fault. I thought you couldn’t own a handgun in Chicago. Where are the parents? And...I’m a bit crass here, lacking in Christmas spirit and all...but I just don’t care.


13 posted on 12/21/2017 6:54:40 AM PST by krug
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To: jonascord

He’s in the wrong family if he wants to make it to high school.


14 posted on 12/21/2017 7:15:28 AM PST by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: simpson96

Let me guess. His name is “Lucky”


15 posted on 12/21/2017 7:15:39 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin
Let me guess. His name is “Lucky”

LOL!


16 posted on 12/21/2017 9:19:05 AM PST by simpson96
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