Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't mass shootings banned?
OK. To my knowledge, there is no law specifically banning mass shootings. (It seems that I spend way too much time trying to educate Cicero... He's a poor student)
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
OK. To my knowledge, there is no law specifically banning mass shootings. (It seems that I spend way too much time trying to educate Cicero... He's a poor student)
I guess the first step to stopping mass shootings is to make them illegal.
A 22-year-old Washington woman is suffering from a potentially life threatening gunshot wound after her boyfriend ‘accidentally' shot her in the abdomen while he was preparing to clean his gun.
Officers and medics rushed to the residence and found the woman with a wound to her stomach.
The woman was rushed to Tacoma General Hospital and medics say her injuries are potentially life-threatening.
The genius boyfriend gunsplained to police that he accidentally shot his girlfriend as he was preparing to clean a semi-automatic pistol. The victim confirmed the story to officers before being transported to the hospital.
Officers say the boyfriend was extremely distraught and is cooperating with the investigation, according to KOMO News.
It's not clear yet as to whether the unidentified 21-year-old boyfriend will face charges or not.
How does that go again: Never point a gun at anything or anyone unless it is your absolute intention to pull the trigger. Treat your gun as if it is always loaded.
Do not fire if there is anyone or anything next to or behind your target that you are not willing to hit.
This one is important: Do not shoot your girlfriend.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
3-Year-Old Texas Toddler Shoots Himself In The Head While Playing With Grandpa's Gun
According to detectives, the grandparents were babysitting the boy and said they had put him down for a nap in the master bedroom.
"When they went in to check on him, he had apparently located a .380 semiautomatic pistol that was in the bedroom and had apparently accidentally shot himself in the head," said Sgt. Ben Beall.
According to detectives, it appears as if the loaded pistol had been left on the nightstand next to the bed where the child was napping.
Detectives said if that's true, the grandparents could face a misdemeanor charge of making a firearm accessible to a child. A misdemeanor for a child being shot in the head. That'll learn 'em! The charge can result in a fine and up to a year in jail.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
The Houston Chronicle reports, "Three children were shot, two of them fatally, in a four-day span earlier this year. ~ A 3-year-old died after he shot himself with a handgun he found in a purse. ~ A 4-year-old killed himself with a handgun found under a bed. ~ A 6-year-old was hospitalized with gun wounds after his young brother found a handgun in a backpack."
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
Guns 'Disproportionately Owned' By Those Prone To Angry, Impulsive Behavior (No News Here)
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If you already have an anger management problem, it's not going to help if you have easy access to guns:
The more guns you own the more likely you are to be subject to angry outbursts that you cannot control.
This conclusion about Americans and their guns comes from a study published this week in the journal Behavioral Sciences. Researchers found that some 9 percent of people in the United States have both guns and significant anger issues.
"The new research also indicates that the 310 million firearms estimated to be in private hands in the United States are disproportionately owned by people who are prone to angry, impulsive behavior and have a potentially dangerous habit of keeping their guns close at hand," the Los Angeles Times reports. "That's because people owning six or more guns were more likely to fall into both of these categories than people who owned a single gun."
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
That title and conclusion by the LA Times are both a misrepresentation of the actual study.
The title from the study itself: Guns, Impulsive Angry Behavior, and Mental Disorders: Results from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication From the study itself:
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Analyses from the National Comorbidity Study Replication provide the first nationally representative estimates of the co-occurrence of impulsive angry behavior and possessing or carrying a gun among adults with and without certain mental disorders and demographic characteristics. The study found that a large number of individuals in the United States self-report patterns of impulsive angry behavior and also possess firearms at home (8.9%) or carry guns outside the home (1.5%). These data document associations of numerous common mental disorders and combinations of angry behavior with gun access. Because only a small proportion of persons with this risky combination have ever been involuntarily hospitalized for a mental health problem, most will not be subject to existing mental health-related legal restrictions on firearms resulting from a history of involuntary commitment
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
Impulse Anger Behavior (could be a symptom of a mental disorder) and Mental disorders: Sounds like we have a mental health care crisis on our hands, and a problem keeping guns out of the hands of those with mental issues.
Is it possible that those mass shootings are being perpetrated by those with Mental issues? Could it be that all of these laws like the safe act are doing nothing to keep the guns out of the hands of the mentally damaged individuals. That is of course excluding the news of the children who were shot because people they knew or trusted didn't safely store their firearms, for all we know those people are mentally deficient too.
The Houston Chronicle reports, "Three children were shot, two of them fatally, in a four-day span earlier this year. ~ A 3-year-old died after he shot himself with a handgun he found in a purse. ~ A 4-year-old killed himself with a handgun found under a bed. ~ A 6-year-old was hospitalized with gun wounds after his young brother found a handgun in a backpack."
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
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