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10-02-2005, 09:32 PM
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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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10-02-2005, 09:51 PM
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Re: A fine reason to ban weapons
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The parents should be fried. I recommend the death penalty. [/ QUOTE ] 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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10-02-2005, 11:50 PM
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Re: A fine reason to ban weapons
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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10-03-2005, 08:00 AM
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Re: A fine reason to ban weapons
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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? [/ QUOTE ] Good point.
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10-10-2005, 02:18 PM
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Re: A fine reason to ban weapons
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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? [/ QUOTE ]
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10-11-2005, 12:53 AM
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Re: A fine reason to ban weapons
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Negligence. I have long been opposed to the death penalty on this forum. [/ QUOTE ] So how does banning a weapon help to solve the "real" problem of parental negligence? Had it been a baseball bat, would you be calling for a ban on baseball bats? (and before you use the "but guns are made for killing..." argument, consider that baseball bats have long been used as a weapon)
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10-11-2005, 08:44 AM
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Re: A fine reason to ban weapons
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So how does banning a weapon help to solve the "real" problem of parental negligence? [/ QUOTE ] It doesn't but it is one less thing they can be negligent about. [ QUOTE ] Had it been a baseball bat, would you be calling for a ban on baseball bats? [/ QUOTE ] Had it been a baseball bat it wouldn't have ended tragically. They were young children playing. It wasn't their fault they were just being children. Yes the parents are to blame for their negligence and they will live with that for the rest of their lives but as a father of 2 young children myself I know how curious, ingenious and resourceful they can be when they are determined to play with a 'toy'. I don't want a complete ban, I want much stronger restrictions on where a gun may be kept. Parents are negligable, all parents, and I see nothing wrong with helping them out even if they disagree.
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10-11-2005, 12:59 AM
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Re: A fine reason to ban weapons
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I have long been opposed to the death penalty on this forum. [/ QUOTE ] I think that we most certainly need the death penalty on this forum. If not here, obviously on OOT.
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