A fine reason to ban weapons
 

Brother shot by sister

The case is being reviewed by the county prosecutor and the Missouri Child Fatality Review Program to determine whether any charges will be filed against the parents, Reinsch said.

The parents should be fried. I recommend the death penalty. Too bad it was not in Texas.

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The parents should be fried. I recommend the death penalty.

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No.

I only say that because I have never really understood why death itself is such a harsh penalty. Everyone dies, but not everyone has to live out the rest of their years inside a prison thinking about their responsibility for a dead child. Yes, I do realize some people argue that we shouldn't be supporting these people with tax dollars, but saving money shouldn't be a good enough reason for our government to execute someone, regardless of whether or not it really is the harshest penalty we have in this country.

From what I can gather in the article you provided, this accident really isn't unique. I'm not sure what else there is here besides neglectful parents and a gun accident. Certainly there is not enough to warrant a ban on weapons.

Are you saying we should ban handguns because some people are neglectful parents and/or morons?

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Why don't we just drop a bomb on the whole county and then there will be no more tragic accidents. Your response is stupid by the way.

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You say this is a fine reason to ban weapons, indicating you blame the firearm for the death, then you say the parents should be fried, indicating you believe the parents' negligence is behind the fatality.

Why should the parents be punished if the fatality is caused by the existence of the inanimate object?

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So, what's the reason?

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You say this is a fine reason to ban weapons, indicating you blame the firearm for the death, then you say the parents should be fried, indicating you believe the parents' negligence is behind the fatality.

Why should the parents be punished if the fatality is caused by the existence of the inanimate object?

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Good point.

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So by your reasoning...

This link on infant, child, teen deaths in cars

Every parent who gets into a car accident should be fried.

More children die from accidental drownings or burnings than accidental gun deaths.

Want to ban bath tubs, 5 gallon buckets, kiddie pools, and stoves also?

-Gryph

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I know that the Freakonomics book has been talked about in the forum. For those dont know, another issue examined by the authors shows that having a swimming pool in your backyard is much more dangerous to children than having a gun in the house.

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This is a good web site that shows the comparisons of deaths

There are a lot more dangerous items that we live with than guns.

-Gryph

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I don't understand why you have to register a gun, take a gun safety class to get a concealed weapons permit, and you have to bear the consequences of having horrendous judgment and lack of common sense [if you own a gun]...

However, pop out a few kids that you can't afford, raise, or teach... and the government kicks you down with a few hundred a month.

WTF.