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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsChild fires gun found on the sofa. No injuries.
This is insanity wrapped in ignorance with a side of fried brain.
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Child fires gun found on the sofa. No injuries. (Original Post)
OneBro
May 2023
OP
Too bad that some Republican politician did not live in the house with him
DemocraticPatriot
May 2023
#4
viva la
(3,321 posts)1. Did it go off again when the jerkwad picked it up?
I hope they were arrested.
OneBro
(1,159 posts)2. Yes, it fired again, and he was arrested.
viva la
(3,321 posts)5. Can a gun just go off when it's picked up?
I was about to say, "Is that safe?" then I thought that was a stupid question.
OneBro
(1,159 posts)6. Under unique circumstances, yes.
Im always skeptical when I hear of such discharges, but apparently it can happen.
https://www.scienceabc.com/eyeopeners/can-dropped-gun-go-off-safety-bullet-accidental-discharge-firearm.html
Kaleva
(36,354 posts)7. Informative article!
viva la
(3,321 posts)8. it happened twice in 2 minutes with that gun
Shame there's no accountability, no requirement for insurance that might make gunmakers more concerned about safety...
OneBro
(1,159 posts)9. I totally agree. An insurance requirement would be a game changer.
In this particular case, Id imagine the poor kid AND the idiot adult likely touched the trigger.
VGNonly
(7,511 posts)3. Only moments earlier
another child was only a few feet away.
YEA GUNS!!!!
DemocraticPatriot
(4,428 posts)4. Too bad that some Republican politician did not live in the house with him
and die in that house...
just speaking rhetorically...
lol