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Child shoots younger brother with grandmother's gun
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| 7-26-05
Posted on 07/26/2005 12:37:30 PM PDT by Dan from Michigan
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Sad to see. Luckily it sounds like the kid's going to make it.
1. Stop.
2. Don't touch.
3. Leave the Area.
4. Tell an adult.
And Grandma needs a gun cabinent or locked area to put her gun in when kids are around.
To: Dan from Michigan
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posted on
07/26/2005 12:38:19 PM PDT
by
RockinRight
(Democrats - Trying to make an a$$ out of America since 1933)
To: Dan from Michigan
Eddie Eagle has saved more than one life.
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posted on
07/26/2005 12:39:54 PM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(G-d is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
To: Dan from Michigan
All firearms in our house were up too high (or locked up) until all the kids were about 6 or so. But by the time they were old enough to walk, they were afraid to go near one without permission. We made sure of that!
"Go near Dad's guns" = "Get switched"
Kids are a lot smarter than most people give them credit for, but MUST be trained.
I'm happy the 4 year old wasn't seriously harmed!
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posted on
07/26/2005 12:42:43 PM PDT
by
hiredhand
(My kitty disappeared. NOT the rifle!)
To: Dan from Michigan
Grandma, you didn't childproof your house.
To: Dan from Michigan
No one needs a .22 revolver around the house.
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posted on
07/26/2005 1:02:50 PM PDT
by
PAR35
To: PAR35
Actually where I live in the country, everyone needs a .22 revolver around the house.
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posted on
07/26/2005 1:04:35 PM PDT
by
yarddog
To: yarddog
I keep the magazine separate from the pistol just in case.
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posted on
07/26/2005 1:06:55 PM PDT
by
AppyPappy
To: PAR35
When were you elected to decide what someone else needs?
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posted on
07/26/2005 1:07:03 PM PDT
by
basil
(Exercise your Second Amendment--buy another gun today!)
To: PAR35
If she's weak, maybe that's all she can handle. Better a .22 than nothing.
To: PAR35; yarddog
Mossad keep .22s around the house
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posted on
07/26/2005 1:15:33 PM PDT
by
Lady Jag
(Honor - Dignity - Courage)
To: AppyPappy
For just over $100 you can get a handgun safe with an electronic lock, push button, fits your hand so you can use it in the dark. 64,000 possible combinations, pick one to your liking. The 2 gun model costs a little more. I have 2 loaded handguns safely stored, yet available very quickly. Note that neither is a .22, thats locked up down stairs, these are a little bit larger. :)
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posted on
07/26/2005 1:24:43 PM PDT
by
conservativewasp
(Liberals lie for sport and hate their country.)
To: lilylangtree
Unfortunately I think these idiots need to be prosecuted. The irresponsibility displayed is appalling.
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posted on
07/26/2005 1:27:02 PM PDT
by
conservativewasp
(Liberals lie for sport and hate their country.)
To: conservativewasp
where can you buy what you describe?
To: Lady Jag
One of my favorite writers was Russell Annabel. He lived in Alaska from the early 1900's. I remember he once told a story of how he survived an attack by a She Wolf and her yearlings on his mule pack train.
He held them off, killing several with a Colt Woodsman. At the end of the story he said they ought to build a monument to the .22 .
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posted on
07/26/2005 1:29:31 PM PDT
by
yarddog
To: basil
When were you elected to decide what someone else needs?What are you going to do with a .22 revolver? Certainly not home/personal protection. Varmints, you are better off with a .22 long gun.
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posted on
07/26/2005 1:32:21 PM PDT
by
PAR35
To: Dan from Michigan
"Grandma gives one story. The kids give another," Saginaw Police Detective Sgt. Mark Lively said. And the readers only get one story.
Not even enough here to argue about.
To: Lady Jag
Mossad keep .22s around the houseI doubt they are revolvers. For that kind of work those folks usually go for a .22 semi. And grandma really shouldn't be planning on putting bullets into the back of someone's neck.
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posted on
07/26/2005 1:35:04 PM PDT
by
PAR35
To: PAR35
You're right, it's much better to keep it in one's purse.
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posted on
07/26/2005 1:39:07 PM PDT
by
Old Professer
(As darkness is the absence of light, evil is the absence of good; innocence is blind.)
To: Dan from Michigan
If she's weak, maybe that's all she can handle. Better a .22 than nothing. Generally, I'd say no, it would just make a crackhead mad. If you just want something to wave around, get a nice replica in a larger caliber.
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posted on
07/26/2005 1:39:18 PM PDT
by
PAR35
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