Toddler shoots parent dead in Super Market

Charlie19

http://news.sky.com/story/1399907/two-year-old-boy-shoots-dead-woman-at-walmart

Two year old takes gun from his mothers purse and shoots her dead in walmart. Very sad but doesn't suprise me on the country.

Edit: Woman has not been confirmed has the boys mother.

Pierce_1991

Heading out to the supermarket, better not forget my gun!

Sad set of circumstances but another example of the ludicrousness of feeling protected by bringing a gun everywhere.

Duff

Jesus. H. Christ!

SEPT 23 1989

No man likes shopping

mass_debater

Mericans

Highflyer13

I remember my first time in the states. I was walking around a walmart in Fort Pierce, Florida after arriving a few hours earlier which is by no means a nice place. Anyway I was utterly shocked to see a guy beside me with a trolly out shopping with the wife and wearing a holster with a gun in it. That made me feel uneasy. Over the next few weeks I got used to seeing that kind of thing.

eeepaulo

If the police were there would the appropriate response be to gun down the child

Mental Mickey

Charlie19 wrote: »

http://news.sky.com/story/1399907/two-year-old-boy-shoots-dead-woman-at-walmart

Two year old takes gun from his mothers purse and shoots her dead in walmart. Very sad but doesn't suprise me on the country.

Edit: Woman has not been confirmed has the boys mother.

Mods. Can the thread title be changed?

GalwayGuitar

The kid was just defending his freedom.

AckwelFoley

I was in america for thanksgiving. We were at a house watching a football game


The next day a hunter missed a shot and a slug went straight through the window into the wall.

In Ireland you find said hunter and kick his face off. In America, it amounted to a strong finger wagging exercise

Aineoil

Highflyer13 wrote: »

I remember my first time in the states. I was walking around a walmart in Fort Pierce, Florida after arriving a few hours earlier which is by no means a nice place. Anyway I was utterly shocked to see a guy beside me with a trolly out shopping with the wife and wearing a holster with a gun in it. That made me feel uneasy. Over the next few weeks I got used to seeing that kind of thing.

Strange culture. I don't understand the way Americans like to wear guns so publicly.

Streetwalker

eeepaulo wrote: »

If the police were there would the appropriate response be to gun down the child

Only if the child was black.

Sheep Lover

Twopac

GalwayGuitar

Aineoil wrote: »

Strange culture. I don't understand the way Americans like to wear guns so publicly.

Well no ones going to mess with you if your strapped. I believe in Alabama you can go anywhere with your gun as long as its visible.

Personally if I lived in America I'd keep a gun in the house for defense but I wouldn't carry one around with me.

Harry Palmr

GalwayGuitar wrote: »

Well no ones going to mess with you if your strapped. I believe in Alabama you can go anywhere with your gun as long as its visible.

Personally if I lived in America I'd keep a gun in the house for defense but I wouldn't carry one around with me.

You'd have to protect yourself from angry spelling pedants like me.

Streetwalker

GalwayGuitar wrote: »

Well no ones going to mess with you if your strapped. I believe in Alabama you can go anywhere with your gun as long as its visible.

Personally if I lived in America I'd keep a gun in the house for defense but I wouldn't carry one around with me.

Wouldn't want a gun tbh. Tis a sad fu cked up country America at present.

GalwayGuitar

Streetwalker wrote: »

Wouldn't want a gun tbh. Tis a sad fu cked up country America at present.

This man was glad to have a gun

http://www.people.com/article/grandfather-shoots-intruders-attempt-rape-granddaughter-north-carolina

RonanP77

MURICA!!!!!!!

Tugboats

I knew boards would be all over this.

Matta Harri

God that's a really sad story.

But a gun to a supermarket? Jesus.

mfceiling

Highflyer13

Matta Harri wrote: »

God that's a really sad story.

But a gun to a supermarket? Jesus.

Paranoia is widespread. The arms business must be absolutely booming in the US.

The Diabolical Monocle

Paging dirty harry and the deniers of reason.

uh uh ... 2nd amendment, hunting and protecting my house, Switzerland, collectors items, what if you're a small woman or hunting bears while in a wheelchair.





pucklegun.

dan1895

Guns in the Supermarket. Wasn't that the Clash?

The Bould Rabbit

Some of the posts here so far look like first page After Hours template replies to any topic concerning the States.

Do people race each other to be the first ones to post the same thing each time?

Vincent Vega

Awful, but I feel much more sorry for the child than the woman. If it's the child's mother all the more so.

Leaving a loaded gun with the safety off really is dicing with death.

Odyssey 2005

GalwayGuitar wrote: »

This man was glad to have a gun

http://www.people.com/article/grandfather-shoots-intruders-attempt-rape-granddaughter-north-carolina

Hope he pulls through. Scum, he'd probably be arrested and charged over here.

NIMAN

Was everyone's first thought when they read the title, "bet you that was in America".

The Bould Rabbit

NIMAN wrote: »

Was everyone's first thought when they read the title, "bet you that was in America".

Not me.

But then I'd already read about the incident elsewhere so I already knew where it happened.

end of the road

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

Hope he pulls through. Scum, he'd probably be arrested and charged over here.

and rightly so, he'd deserve it. if you practice violence, then to jail you deserve to go.

forgotten password

i blame family guy

Tugboats

end of the road wrote: »

and rightly so, he'd deserve it. if you practice violence, then to jail you deserve to go.

Good to see you. I was worried about you over Christmas. Have you recovered from the death of Antonio?

Baggy Trousers

I have shot handguns before and I am surprised a 2 year old has the finger power to pull the trigger.

tempura

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP3HJVp3n9c

threeball

end of the road wrote: »

and rightly so, he'd deserve it. if you practice violence, then to jail you deserve to go.

What a load of crap. I suppose you'd sit back and watch them rape her.
oohh better not take action here and add to the violence in this world

Odyssey 2005

end of the road wrote: »

and rightly so, he'd deserve it. if you practice violence, then to jail you deserve to go.

I'm sure glad I'm not your grand daughter depending on you to protect me.

Witcher

Baggy Trousers wrote: »

I have shot handguns before and I am surprised a 2 year old has the finger power to pull the trigger.

It all depends on the gun, some have very heavy triggers as standard, others would be relatively light.

The owner could have had the trigger pull reduced.

digital ninja

a tragic event,just waiting for uninformed people to attack american culture and gun rights.

Gatling

Baggy Trousers wrote: »

I have shot handguns before and I am surprised a 2 year old has the finger power to pull the trigger.

Some pistols have lighter trigger pulls than others ,
Also dont rule out work on the trigger itself ie hair trigger ,

Its been a year for it how many kids have been involved in fatal gun accidents where a child had access to a loaded firearm

whisky_galore

Pierce_1991 wrote: »

Heading out to the supermarket, better not forget my gun!

Sad set of circumstances but another example of the ludicrousness of feeling protected by bringing a gun everywhere.

As a nation, they'll never learn. The more skittish they get with every gun incident, the greater their perceived need for personal firearms. Vicious circle, don't see it stopping anytime soon...or ever for that matter.

Gatling

whisky_galore wrote: »

As a nation, they'll never learn. The more skittish they get with every gun incident, the greater their perceived need for personal firearms. Vicious circle, don't see it stopping anytime soon...or ever for that matter.

Im sure they'll say if the employees all had guns they could have prevented it some how

Pherekydes

It's important to have your weapon locked and loaded and the safety catch off.

'merica

Menas

The poor kid, knowing that he killed someone could impact on his life.

Idaho is a very right wing place, lots of gun carrying god botherers live there...no doubt Obama will get the blame from the locals.

MarkAnthony

Is there no mandatory training like, I dunno, engaging the safety before chucking it in with the wet wipes and purse?

darkpagandeath

If everyone was armed this would never of happened..........

Witcher

MarkAnthony wrote: »

Is there no mandatory training like, I dunno, engaging the safety before chucking it in with the wet wipes and purse?

Some guns don't have a safety.

MarkAnthony

Strider wrote: »

Some guns don't have a safety.

Really? And these are on sale to the general public?

creolebelle

Aineoil wrote: »

Strange culture. I don't understand the way Americans like to wear guns so publicly.

Because it's in Our constitution and chuck Norris films

jimboblep

end of the road wrote: »

and rightly so, he'd deserve it. if you practice violence, then to jail you deserve to go.

So you would stand and cheer them on as they rape your grandchild or would you just ask them to stop in a harsh voice.
you know I used to think you genuinely believed the crap you spew forth, I realise now you are either a troll or just a complete imbecile

Menas

MarkAnthony wrote: »

Really? And these are on sale to the general public?

You really should visit a gun shop in the US. If you have the right permit you can pretty much buy anything.