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I wonder what would have happened if the guy called the PD first and told them to meet him at the school because he believed he may have accidentally left a gun in his kids bag. Would he have been charged? Maybe, but at least he didn't possess the weapon on school property himself. My guess is sticking in his waistband was a panic move.
This guy was an idiot. Period. If the gun isn't on your body in a secure holster, then it better be in YOUR backpack. Putting a firearm in your child's backpack that he/she will be taking to school is just plain dumb. Of course, then he takes stupid to the next level by removing the gun while in the presence of other people and stuffing it in his waistband - while on school property. This moron should not be handling firearms and questionable if he should have been allowed to procreate.
Maybe so, but why give them more fuel?Quote:
Originally Posted by CavSct1983
I dont know how old this guy is, but as a father, he is of an age where he should know better by now. Ignorance is no excuse.
I knew better at age 10. Guns were never taken to school.
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Yep. My youngest son will be 9 years old in June. He has been educated on how to properly clear a firearm and not to handle one without consulting me first. There is no chance in Hell he would EVER take one to school.Quote:
Originally Posted by CoGirl303
So who was killed, injured, or had their rights taken away here? What property was damaged? I must have missed it in the sloppily written article.
The guy made a couple dumb moves but how is this different than what David Gregory did? Or the the "AR destroying SBR creating liberals" from last month?
The way the media is I wouldn't be surprised if it turns out that this gun was a bb gun or even a pop tart in the shape of a gun.
I think the issue here is that the kid didn't know it was there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Squeeze
no the issue is not the kid. the issue is the idiot father.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gman
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I was responding to Squeeze's comment, not the issue that I originally posted. RELAX.Quote:
Originally Posted by CoGirl303
I was replying to CO Girl's comment, not the original post. lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Gman
If you read the article, it clearly states the father was 53.Quote:
Originally Posted by CoGirl303
Surprisingly, people that age often DID bring guns to school- usually they were left in their vehicles to go hunting later. Before you jump to conclusions that I'm making excuses for him, I am explaining that there is a competely different mindset that goes with growing up with that outlook. To those of that mindset, guns are NOT frightening; they are a tool, just like a hammer or screwdriver. Just like leaving a screwdriver in a backpack, the annoyance factor of having to go retrieve it is likely at the forefront of a person's mind, not the fact that he's not got any way to hide it after he gets it from the kid's backpack. Was it a bonehead move? Yes. Will we know why he put the gun in his kid's backpack? Not likely. Maybe they went to the range the day before, and they used the backpack to carry stuff, and forgot to empty it. Maybe the kid grabbed the wrong backpack. Are you really trusting a fricking single news story, without checking to see what other information they've helpfully omitted so you can read it through their filter, to make the decision to unilaterally revoke his right to bear arms?
Did he make a mistake? Yup. Did he compound that mistake by his follow-up actions? He definitely did, and now he's got a record and will be a damn pariah because of it.
Does that justify the suggestion that he should never own a gun? That he lose his right? Hell no.
How about people that speak up against the majority opinon? Should they lose their right to the first amendment?
I bet you're disappointed. You should probably get used to that. Not everyone is intolerant, as judgmental, as uncompromising, and as willing to take away other people's rights as you seem to be.Quote:
Originally Posted by CoGirl303
If you read through the comments, you'll see everyone agrees that he screwed up. The difference is that nobody agrees he should lose his rights to own a gun because of that error. Do you think that he should also lose other rights, too?
I'm sure you've never made a mistake before.
Let me break things down to you in a different way. Let's say that Bob is driving from Cheyenne to Denver. Bob is a law-abiding citizen; he's never killed anyone with his car, he pays taxes, votes, raises his family quietly, and is pretty unnoticeable most of the time. Bob is driving, allows his attention wander for five seconds, and is suddenly speeding seven miles over the speed limit.
A CSP pulls him over.
Is this disastrous? No. COULD there have been an issue? COULD he have KILLED someone with that vehicle? DID he break the law?
By your logic, he should have his license revoked. Why?
This is the logic of liberals. They're awful disappointed in the attitude of many of the posters on the board, too.
You don't throw the baby out with the bath water.