A 3-year-old accidentally shot and killed their 1-year-old sibling Monday in Fallbrook after getting ahold of an unsecured handgun, San Diego County Sheriff’s Deputies said.
Most people buy a handgun like that for self-defense. Likely because they don’t expect the cops to show up and protect them. And there isn’t anything wrong with owning something dangerous if it’s property secured and used safely. These parents were negligent.
If these were knife accidents, would you support banning knives?
This sounds like parental neglect, and should be treated as such. The tool doesn’t matter, it’s the fact the parents neglected the safety of their kids.
I normally would not interject in this type of conversation, but your question about the knives keeps coming up and seems to imply people don’t have knives. I can almost guarantee every home in the USA has at least one sharp knife. These aren’t knife accidents and everyone has a knife in the house. Not every house has a gun. The knife question only makes sense if knives weren’t even more common household items then guns.
The better question is why was a handgun needed? People shouldn’t buy deadly weapons for fun.
Most people buy a handgun like that for self-defense. Likely because they don’t expect the cops to show up and protect them. And there isn’t anything wrong with owning something dangerous if it’s property secured and used safely. These parents were negligent.
Anything is a deadly weapon in the right situation.
Ok, I’m waiting for you to kill me with a maple leaf.
Do you not think that someone can die from choking on a maple leaf?
Possibly in the rarest of circumstances. Doesn’t sound like a deadly weapon, though. And I’ve never heard of such case.
On the other hand, quick search shows these headlines:
This is just the first page of results and all of that is from 2023.
So, were you saying something about choking on maple leaves?
I’ll keep asking the same question -
If these were knife accidents, would you support banning knives?
This sounds like parental neglect, and should be treated as such. The tool doesn’t matter, it’s the fact the parents neglected the safety of their kids.
I normally would not interject in this type of conversation, but your question about the knives keeps coming up and seems to imply people don’t have knives. I can almost guarantee every home in the USA has at least one sharp knife. These aren’t knife accidents and everyone has a knife in the house. Not every house has a gun. The knife question only makes sense if knives weren’t even more common household items then guns.
Wait, what happened to the maple leaf? That’s not the same question.
And from now on I’ll keep ignoring you unless you ask a different question, because I already answered that one.
You didn’t answer the question. It’s really simple:
If these were knife accidents, would you support banning knives?