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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2012/10/26 18:13:26
Subject: 9 Year-Old Shot After Being Mistaken For A Skunk
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Seaward wrote: Kanluwen wrote:And this is why guns need to be regulated better.
Any moron who mistakes a child wearing a costume for a skunk does not need a firearm. In fact, they shouldn't even be allowed to have scissors.
What test would you propose to determine if someone is going to shoot at a small child dressed in colors that happen to resemble the distinctive pattern of a small woodland creature, out of curiosity?
Interview them and randomly have a child dressed as furry animal bolt across the room.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2012/10/26 18:32:22
Subject: 9 Year-Old Shot After Being Mistaken For A Skunk
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Avatar of the Bloody-Handed God
Inside your mind, corrupting the pathways
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Or maybe a simple IQ test?
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2012/10/26 18:33:02
Subject: Re:9 Year-Old Shot After Being Mistaken For A Skunk
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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If I remember correctly Cheney was climbing over a fence but didn't pass his weapon off to a buddy.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2012/10/26 18:34:26
Subject: Re:9 Year-Old Shot After Being Mistaken For A Skunk
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Fully-charged Electropriest
Portland, OR by way of WI
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are skunks really as big as a 9 year old child out there?
oh my that is some serious failure on the adults part
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2012/10/26 18:39:45
Subject: Re:9 Year-Old Shot After Being Mistaken For A Skunk
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Fixture of Dakka
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Jihadin wrote:If I remember correctly Cheney was climbing over a fence but didn't pass his weapon off to a buddy.
No, he flushed a bird and tracked it behind himself or beside to whereever the other dude was. It's like a manual for what not to do when shooting birds.
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Avatar 720 wrote:You see, to Auston, everyone is a Death Star; there's only one way you can take it and that's through a small gap at the back.
Come check out my Blood Angels,Crimson Fists, and coming soon Eldar
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/391013.page
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http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/391553.page
Powder Burns wrote:what they need to make is a fullsize leatherman, like 14" long folded, with a bone saw, notches for bowstring, signaling flare, electrical hand crank generator, bolt cutters.. |
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2012/10/26 18:41:59
Subject: Re:9 Year-Old Shot After Being Mistaken For A Skunk
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Darkness and curvature of the hill had something to do with it...and alcohol I heavily suspect.
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Proud Member of the Infidels of OIF/OEF
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Once you pull the pin, Mr. Grenade is no longer your friend
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2012/10/26 18:44:58
Subject: 9 Year-Old Shot After Being Mistaken For A Skunk
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[MOD]
Anti-piracy Officer
Somewhere in south-central England.
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This sort of accident is part of the price that US citizens have decided to pay for the unrestricted right to own guns.
The constitution does not allow any kind of qualification (other than felon or insane status) to deny a citizen a weapon.
Therefore all tests based on intelligence, safety training, and so on, are irrelevant.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2012/10/26 18:49:46
Subject: 9 Year-Old Shot After Being Mistaken For A Skunk
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Fixture of Dakka
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Kilkrazy wrote:This sort of accident is part of the price that US citizens have decided to pay for the unrestricted right to own guns.
Probably the most sensible thing that will be written on Dakka today.
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Avatar 720 wrote:You see, to Auston, everyone is a Death Star; there's only one way you can take it and that's through a small gap at the back.
Come check out my Blood Angels,Crimson Fists, and coming soon Eldar
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/391013.page
I have conceded that the Eldar page I started in P&M is their legitimate home. Free Candy! Updated 10/19.
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/391553.page
Powder Burns wrote:what they need to make is a fullsize leatherman, like 14" long folded, with a bone saw, notches for bowstring, signaling flare, electrical hand crank generator, bolt cutters.. |
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2012/10/26 18:58:57
Subject: 9 Year-Old Shot After Being Mistaken For A Skunk
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Shas'o Commanding the Hunter Kadre
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Wow, I need to tell my friend that's dressing up as godzilla for halloween to watch out.
This is yet another example of what happens when you have dumb people and guns.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2012/10/26 19:04:00
Subject: 9 Year-Old Shot After Being Mistaken For A Skunk
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Pragmatic Primus Commanding Cult Forces
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Seaward wrote: LordofHats wrote:Wait, what? How can anyone mistake a human child for a skunk... Is there some kind of Skunk-People problem I'm unaware of?
Apparently she was on the other side of a hill, wearing a black hat with a white tassle. Presumably only her head or the upper part of her body was visible. Captain Mossberg saw movement, saw a small black-and-white object, and, if my speculation is correct, his co-pilot Jim Beam determined that the target was a skunk.
Commander Meth might have had an influence on the decision too.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2012/10/26 19:37:15
Subject: 9 Year-Old Shot After Being Mistaken For A Skunk
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Napoleonics Obsesser
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hotsauceman1 wrote:This is why we need to ban night time, to many people make to many mistakes. Win! +1 bro five star post! LOL FTW I don't know how someone makes that mistake, or why their first impulse when they see a skunk is to shoot it. Skunks can be quite affectionate. They smell when they spray you, but otherwise, they aren't threatening.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2012/10/26 20:12:47
Subject: 9 Year-Old Shot After Being Mistaken For A Skunk
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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juraigamer wrote:Wow, I need to tell my friend that's dressing up as godzilla for halloween to watch out.
This is yet another example of what happens when you have dumb people and guns.
Well, as long as your national guard unit is not activated right now, he should be good... I'd also suggest he stay away from large bodies of water
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2012/10/26 21:01:33
Subject: 9 Year-Old Shot After Being Mistaken For A Skunk
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Hallowed Canoness
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Mr Nobody wrote: Seaward wrote: Kanluwen wrote:And this is why guns need to be regulated better.
Any moron who mistakes a child wearing a costume for a skunk does not need a firearm. In fact, they shouldn't even be allowed to have scissors.
What test would you propose to determine if someone is going to shoot at a small child dressed in colors that happen to resemble the distinctive pattern of a small woodland creature, out of curiosity?
Interview them and randomly have a child dressed as furry animal bolt across the room.
I actually just processed for my concealed carry permit today (stupid Colorado not being nearly as awesome as Arizona where the permit consists of being a U.S. citizen who owns a gun) and they used this test. As I was sitting there in the Sheriff's office a small child dressed as a coyote darted across the room, I almost went for the nearest blunt object on instinct as I was unarmed at the time but I thankfully managed to restrain my self. This test is in it's trial phase here in Colorado but I firmly believe that we as Americans should adopt it nation wide.
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I beg of you sarge let me lead the charge when the battle lines are drawn
Lemme at least leave a good hoof beat they'll remember loud and long
SoB, IG, SM, SW, Nec, Cus, Tau, FoW Germans, Team Yankee Marines, Battletech Clan Wolf, Mercs
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2012/10/26 21:16:29
Subject: 9 Year-Old Shot After Being Mistaken For A Skunk
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Fixture of Dakka
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Do_I_Not_Like_That wrote:Poor kid, hope she makes it.
Never having seen a skunk in real life, do they really stink and are they a nuisance?
It's definitely not a creature I'd consinder shooting around my house since the area would stink to high heaven for days after it got splattered by a bullet. That being said, when I us ed to live in the back woods of Maine, it would not be unusual to see one of our cats and a skunk playing with each other.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2012/10/26 21:17:46
Subject: 9 Year-Old Shot After Being Mistaken For A Skunk
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Man, this sucks. Poor kid, here's hoping they're ok.
And yeah gun control, that's what's needed here. /sarcasm
What bs.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2012/10/26 21:19:37
Subject: 9 Year-Old Shot After Being Mistaken For A Skunk
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Fixture of Dakka
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Kilkrazy wrote:This sort of accident is part of the price that US citizens have decided to pay for the unrestricted right to own guns.
The constitution does not allow any kind of qualification (other than felon or insane status) to deny a citizen a weapon.
Therefore all tests based on intelligence, safety training, and so on, are irrelevant.
I'm far more worried about a stupid or drunk driver than I am about someone with a gun, since the drivers have a better chance of getting me or my family.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2012/10/26 21:19:38
Subject: 9 Year-Old Shot After Being Mistaken For A Skunk
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Ollanius Pius - Savior of the Emperor
Gathering the Informations.
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Yes, because clearly an idiot who mistakes a small child in a costume for a skunk and immediately decides "Hey, I'ma gonna shoot dat skunk!" needs to own a weapon capable of killing people.
/sarcasm
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2012/10/26 21:19:44
Subject: 9 Year-Old Shot After Being Mistaken For A Skunk
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[MOD]
Anti-piracy Officer
Somewhere in south-central England.
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KalashnikovMarine wrote: Mr Nobody wrote: Seaward wrote: Kanluwen wrote:And this is why guns need to be regulated better.
Any moron who mistakes a child wearing a costume for a skunk does not need a firearm. In fact, they shouldn't even be allowed to have scissors.
What test would you propose to determine if someone is going to shoot at a small child dressed in colors that happen to resemble the distinctive pattern of a small woodland creature, out of curiosity?
Interview them and randomly have a child dressed as furry animal bolt across the room.
I actually just processed for my concealed carry permit today (stupid Colorado not being nearly as awesome as Arizona where the permit consists of being a U.S. citizen who owns a gun) and they used this test. As I was sitting there in the Sheriff's office a small child dressed as a coyote darted across the room, I almost went for the nearest blunt object on instinct as I was unarmed at the time but I thankfully managed to restrain my self. This test is in it's trial phase here in Colorado but I firmly believe that we as Americans should adopt it nation wide.
For extra rigour they should also test you against a small animal dressed as a child.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2012/10/26 22:56:59
Subject: 9 Year-Old Shot After Being Mistaken For A Skunk
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Bane Thrall
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Kanluwen wrote:Yes, because clearly an idiot who mistakes a small child in a costume for a skunk and immediately decides "Hey, I'ma gonna shoot dat skunk!" needs to own a weapon capable of killing people.
/sarcasm
Like a car or something?
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GW Rules Interpretation Syndrom. GWRIS. Causes people to second guess a rule in a book because that's what they would have had to do in a GW system.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2012/10/26 23:18:41
Subject: 9 Year-Old Shot After Being Mistaken For A Skunk
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Hallowed Canoness
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Kilkrazy wrote: KalashnikovMarine wrote: Mr Nobody wrote: Seaward wrote: Kanluwen wrote:And this is why guns need to be regulated better.
Any moron who mistakes a child wearing a costume for a skunk does not need a firearm. In fact, they shouldn't even be allowed to have scissors.
What test would you propose to determine if someone is going to shoot at a small child dressed in colors that happen to resemble the distinctive pattern of a small woodland creature, out of curiosity?
Interview them and randomly have a child dressed as furry animal bolt across the room.
I actually just processed for my concealed carry permit today (stupid Colorado not being nearly as awesome as Arizona where the permit consists of being a U.S. citizen who owns a gun) and they used this test. As I was sitting there in the Sheriff's office a small child dressed as a coyote darted across the room, I almost went for the nearest blunt object on instinct as I was unarmed at the time but I thankfully managed to restrain my self. This test is in it's trial phase here in Colorado but I firmly believe that we as Americans should adopt it nation wide.
For extra rigour they should also test you against a small animal dressed as a child.
I'll have to shoot an email to the Sheriff's department with that suggestion, good idea Kilkrazy.
Relapse wrote: Kilkrazy wrote:This sort of accident is part of the price that US citizens have decided to pay for the unrestricted right to own guns.
The constitution does not allow any kind of qualification (other than felon or insane status) to deny a citizen a weapon.
Therefore all tests based on intelligence, safety training, and so on, are irrelevant.
I'm far more worried about a stupid or drunk driver than I am about someone with a gun, since the drivers have a better chance of getting me or my family.
Of the two (firearms accidents fatal/non-fatal and fatal car accidents) you're much more likely to get killed by a car with the CDC listing 613 unintentional shooting deaths in 2007. Mean while there was over 46,000 motor vehicle related fatalities in the same year. (for something more recent NHTSA says around 30,000 traffic fatalities for 2010) so yeah I'd be more worried about getting in my car then my neighbor's revolver if I was you.
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I beg of you sarge let me lead the charge when the battle lines are drawn
Lemme at least leave a good hoof beat they'll remember loud and long
SoB, IG, SM, SW, Nec, Cus, Tau, FoW Germans, Team Yankee Marines, Battletech Clan Wolf, Mercs
DR:90-SG+M+B+I+Pw40k12+ID+++A+++/are/WD-R+++T(S)DM+ |
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2012/10/26 23:29:46
Subject: 9 Year-Old Shot After Being Mistaken For A Skunk
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Insect-Infested Nurgle Chaos Lord
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Mattman154 wrote: Kanluwen wrote:Yes, because clearly an idiot who mistakes a small child in a costume for a skunk and immediately decides "Hey, I'ma gonna shoot dat skunk!" needs to own a weapon capable of killing people.
/sarcasm
Like a car or something?
A car isn't a weapon you nonce.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2012/10/26 23:32:21
Subject: 9 Year-Old Shot After Being Mistaken For A Skunk
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Bane Thrall
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Medium of Death wrote:Mattman154 wrote: Kanluwen wrote:Yes, because clearly an idiot who mistakes a small child in a costume for a skunk and immediately decides "Hey, I'ma gonna shoot dat skunk!" needs to own a weapon capable of killing people.
/sarcasm
Like a car or something?
A car isn't a weapon you nonce.
It still kills more people per year than firearms. What makes it NOT a weapon?
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GW Rules Interpretation Syndrom. GWRIS. Causes people to second guess a rule in a book because that's what they would have had to do in a GW system.
SilverMK2 wrote:"Well, I have epilepsy and was holding a knife when I had a seizure... I couldn't help it! I was just trying to chop the vegetables for dinner!" |
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2012/10/26 23:33:00
Subject: 9 Year-Old Shot After Being Mistaken For A Skunk
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Hallowed Canoness
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Medium of Death wrote:Mattman154 wrote: Kanluwen wrote:Yes, because clearly an idiot who mistakes a small child in a costume for a skunk and immediately decides "Hey, I'ma gonna shoot dat skunk!" needs to own a weapon capable of killing people.
/sarcasm
Like a car or something?
A car isn't a weapon you nonce.
Dangerous machinery that can easily end human life?
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I beg of you sarge let me lead the charge when the battle lines are drawn
Lemme at least leave a good hoof beat they'll remember loud and long
SoB, IG, SM, SW, Nec, Cus, Tau, FoW Germans, Team Yankee Marines, Battletech Clan Wolf, Mercs
DR:90-SG+M+B+I+Pw40k12+ID+++A+++/are/WD-R+++T(S)DM+ |
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2012/10/26 23:33:51
Subject: Re:9 Year-Old Shot After Being Mistaken For A Skunk
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Proud Member of the Infidels of OIF/OEF
No longer defending the US Military or US Gov't. Just going to ""**feed into your fears**"" with Duffel Blog
Did not fight my way up on top the food chain to become a Vegan...
Warning: Stupid Allergy
Once you pull the pin, Mr. Grenade is no longer your friend
DE 6700
Harlequin 2500
RIP Muhammad Ali.
Jihadin, Scorched Earth 791. Leader of the Pork Eating Crusader. Alpha
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2012/10/26 23:34:47
Subject: Re:9 Year-Old Shot After Being Mistaken For A Skunk
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Insect-Infested Nurgle Chaos Lord
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You'd have to argue that more motoring incidents are caused out of malice than being pure accidents, even then a car isn't a weapon anymore than a tree falling in the woods and crushing somebody is a weapon.
A gun is designed for one purpose.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2012/10/26 23:42:32
Subject: Re:9 Year-Old Shot After Being Mistaken For A Skunk
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Medium of Death wrote:You'd have to argue that more motoring incidents are caused out of malice than being pure accidents, even then a car isn't a weapon anymore than a tree falling in the woods and crushing somebody is a weapon.
A gun is designed for one purpose.
So a flamethrower isn't a weapon since you can use it to clear plants, de ice your driveway, put on cool pyrotechnic displays for your nephews garage band, and light your cigarettes like a badass.
Good.
I thought we had a thread on this - there really is no arbitrary line between weapons and tools.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2012/10/26 23:44:35
Subject: Re:9 Year-Old Shot After Being Mistaken For A Skunk
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Insect-Infested Nurgle Chaos Lord
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What other purpose does a gun serve?
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2012/10/26 23:46:41
Subject: Re:9 Year-Old Shot After Being Mistaken For A Skunk
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But used for multiple.
A lot of our current technology was designed and invented for military application, but a use was found for it in civilian products.
Also, nothing with a gun is "accidental". It's negligent. Automatically Appended Next Post:
Target shooting and home defense are my reasons.
And no, I don't subscribe to the belief that I should flee and surrender MY home to a criminal breaking in.
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GW Rules Interpretation Syndrom. GWRIS. Causes people to second guess a rule in a book because that's what they would have had to do in a GW system.
SilverMK2 wrote:"Well, I have epilepsy and was holding a knife when I had a seizure... I couldn't help it! I was just trying to chop the vegetables for dinner!" |
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2012/10/26 23:48:32
Subject: Re:9 Year-Old Shot After Being Mistaken For A Skunk
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Insect-Infested Nurgle Chaos Lord
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Multiple purposes such as? All resulting in potentially different outcomes?
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2012/10/26 23:51:11
Subject: 9 Year-Old Shot After Being Mistaken For A Skunk
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Shas'la with Pulse Carbine
Buffalo, NY
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While I am not anti-gun saying its not a weapon when used in a home defense scenario is kind of dumb.
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