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My parents asked me this question years ago when some new stats came out on accidental shootings. They were surprised to learn that I had done my student teaching with the uncle of a kid who accidentally shot his friend with a shotgun. The uncle had helped with the clean up and was kind of an emotional mess that week.
I then reminded them that they too knew somebody who'd been accidentally shot. A friend of my brother who'd been at our house many times shot himself in the neck with his own air gun. Even though it only shoots BBs, it was a really bad wound; he was touch and go for awhile there.
FTR, I'm a big believer in 2nd Amendment rights and responsible gun ownership. I think armed citizens are perhaps the most reliable crime deterrant. But accidents happen. And stupidity happens.
Care to share your firsthand experiences with accidental shootings?
- Only group members can vote in this poll.
- 53% - yes
- 36% - no
- 10% - close enough (like friend of a friend)
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Yup friend at a gun range. My father committed suicide to by eating his service piece.
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I know someone that was intentionally shot.
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My kids go to school with a local family where the little boy accidentally shot his sister.
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Sadly I do. It was the gun owners fault. The gun owner survived but was permanantly injured and will forever be incapable of living a normal life.
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No. No I don't -
A kid I went to school with tried cleaning the gun before unloading it. What a dumbass! He lived. Nothing fatal but it hurt like hell I'm sure. -
the cop's kid?
Quoting Peanutx3:
My kids go to school with a local family where the little boy accidentally shot his sister.
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oh wait, I did think of one. A friend of my son's accidentally shot himself after coming home drunk from a party.
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My bestfriend/ex fiance... they wrote it off as a suicide even though the gun accidently went off (is what is stepdad said.. i still think his stepdad shot him) :(
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Yep. She was in the other 1st grade class. I was thankful she wasn't actually in my son's class.
Quoting katy_kay08:
the cop's kid?
Quoting Peanutx3:
My kids go to school with a local family where the little boy accidentally shot his sister.