Woman accidentally kills herself with gun bought for Ferguson protection (claim, gun owner)

[katzpaw]

A white woman accidentally shot and killed herself late Friday with a gun she bought to protect herself from unrest in Ferguson.

St. Louis Woman Accidentally Kills Herself With Gun She Bought For Possible Ferguson Unrest

[Justw8]

Genius

[Suncc49]

Buying a gun is not like buying a purse.

1) Her husband should have understood this and had the gun unloaded and secured until she learned proper techniques for handling a gun

2) Never wave a loaded gun around as a joke

3) Always assume any gun is loaded when you pick it up and properly remove ammo


I learned all of these things before I was 10 years old. Never shot myself.

[scarabchuck]

Play stupid games , win stupid prizes. And it should read "negligent" , not "accidental" discharge.

[chucksnee]

Before it starts....she was not a responsible gun owner....

per the boyfriend’s story, she began waving the gun around claiming they were ready for Ferguson.

[HeyJude514]

Originally Posted by chucksnee

Before it starts....she was not a responsible gun owner....

Yeah, that's the problem. Anyone can buy a gun, responsible or not...

[blktoptrvl]

Some people really have no respect for the lethality.

An ex-GF wanted to see my gun, I emptied it and started to explain how to handle it as she started waving it around making childish shooting sounds. I took it back and never let her touch it again.

Sounds like the woman in the article had the same misunderstanding of what she was holding in her hand.

[hammertime33]

Originally Posted by Suncc49

1) Her husband should have understood this and had the gun unloaded and secured until she learned proper techniques for handling a gun

One of the biggest problems in America today is that men no longer do a good job supervising and controlling the women they own.

[Suncc49]

Originally Posted by HeyJude514

Yeah, that's the problem. Anyone can buy a gun, responsible or not...

Anyone can buy a

1) Hammer
2) Knife
3) Vacuum cleaner
4) Car
5) Fertilizer
6) Tomahawk



See where I am going with this?

[chucksnee]

Originally Posted by HeyJude514

Yeah, that's the problem. Anyone can buy a gun, responsible or not...

So....people buy things all the time and are not responsible....look at cars....