Gun control discussion

[RICHARD]

If it was intentional, she should be charged with manslaughter or murder (not sure of the necessary elements in the state). If it was accidental, she has a life sentence anyway. How very tragic.

It wasn't the gun's fault, of course, it was the fault of the untrained woman that held the gun. Like ES said, it is very possible he would have survived the baseball bat attack, or the pepper spray attack, a knife attack, or the alarm on the front door going off. Guns tend to make things so final.

If she had a bat she could have bumped up her OBP........

[Edwina's Secretary]

Another "opps!" moment. Man shoots son... http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012...enage-son?lite

[Randi]

So what do you think would have happened if the father had not had a gun?

[caseysmom]

So what do you think would have happened if the father had not had a gun?

The boy had a weapon coming at the dad...the dad may have been killed by the son that was commiting a crime.

[RICHARD]

I really find it funny that people are 'up in arms' about an incident where stupidity starts and ends the event.

This stupid kid is dressed in a balaclava and playing ninja in the middle of the night.

The stupid father, instead on hunkering down, calling the cops and waiting?

He plays BBA, goes out and shoots his kid.

So, who really is at fault?

[Edwina's Secretary]

So, who really is at fault?

George Zimmerman??? He made it "fashionable" to shoot based on fashion choices.

Is fault the issue? I am always amazed about people who think that who is at "fault" is the first question to ask. The kid is no less dead, the dad is no less devastated regardless of "fault."

I have my opinion of "fault". But in the end...guns kill - that what they are made to do.

[RICHARD]

Here we go again! Those bad guns are on the loose!


"NEW FAIRFIELD, Conn. - A U.S. man fatally shot a masked teenager in self-defence outside his neighbour's house during what he thought was an attempted burglary and then discovered it was his son, state police said."

I blame masks, nightime and teen-hood.