Woman accidentally shot in head outside Raleigh gun show (election, elect, vote)

[odanny]

Always sucks to get shot in the head.

[Above Average Bear]

I'm ocd when it comes to checking to see if they are loaded. So far so good, never had an accidental discharge.

[Mikelee81]

Originally Posted by Suburban_Guy

Irresponsible on the part of that relative.

Woman accidentally shot in head outside Raleigh gun show | Fox News

We have the right to bear arms, and the right to bear the responsibility for our own actions.

[the searchers]

Originally Posted by Haakon

Maybe if the anti gun nuts didn't oppose every proposal to teach firearms safety at school some accidents like this could be avoided.

Excellent post.

[Catgirl64]

Originally Posted by Haakon

Anything even remotely about firearms is controversial to anti gun nuts.

Maybe if the anti gun nuts didn't oppose every proposal to teach firearms safety at school some accidents like this could be avoided.

What about the pro-gun nuts who oppose any kind of mandatory training for those wishing to own a firearm?

Honestly, I think some basic education about guns in school is a very good idea, namely, that they are not toys and should be handled with care and respect.

Unfortunately, I suspect extremists on both sides would come out of the woodwork, either angry that the existence of guns was being acknowledged at all, or outraged that the program was indoctrinating their children against the Second Amendment.

So...the squabble goes on, and people continue to die needlessly.

[movedtothecoast]

Originally Posted by Haakon

Anything even remotely about firearms is controversial to anti gun nuts.

Maybe if the anti gun nuts didn't oppose every proposal to teach firearms safety at school some accidents like this could be avoided.

Or maybe the adults should have taken it upon themselves to learn
about gun safety?
This falls squarely on the man who bought the gun.

[North Beach Person]

Originally Posted by Above Average Bear

I'm ocd when it comes to checking to see if they are loaded. So far so good, never had an accidental discharge.

Yeah. I'm so OCD about it that I'm always detailed to teach that section in the Hunter Safety course I teach.

I've stopped hunting with more than one person due to unsafe gun handling. And one guy because he just talks too damned much.

[North Beach Person]

Originally Posted by movedtothecoast

Or maybe the adults should have taken it upon themselves to learn
about gun safety?
This falls squarely on the man who bought the gun.

Maybe, and his relative. If you hand me a gun, any gun, I just watched you unload and clear I will still check it myself.

[illtaketwoplease]

update according to ABC news:

Authorities said she was responsive and was rushed to WakeMed. She was discharged later in the afternoon and told ABC11 she is fine.

[whogo]

Originally Posted by Catgirl64

While I am in favor of reasonable gun controls - background checks and the like - this tragedy is not a good argument against anyone having a gun. It *is* a good argument for people who want to have a gun being required to learn gun safety.

Back in the 90s, I knew someone who was at a party where someone was playing around with a gun. This fool insisted the gun was not loaded, and to prove his point, he aimed it at his head and pulled the trigger. He was killed instantly. Thank God he didn't point it at anyone else's head.

I was at a party once when someone demonstrated how the safety worked. The demonstration failed. I saw the hair blow up on a friend's head as the bullet narrowly missed him. You never point a gun toward anyone unless you mean to shoot him or prevent him raping, robbing or killing.