Another gun story with happy ending

[Elmergantry]

Thoughts out to the Cop, God Bless the Good Samaritan:

Arizona: Passer-by fatally shoots trooper’s attacker

http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/01/12/passing-driver-kills-man-who-shot-arizona-officer-in-ambush/

[Patiod]

1. Nice, but I'll see your story and raise you several about toddlers shooting one another

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/after-a-toddler-accidentally-shot-and-killed-his-older-sister-a-familys-wounds-run-deep/2016/12/01/1c0dead2-9c85-11e6-9980-50913d68eacb_story.html?utm_term=.d8bc9168a847

http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Terrell-Toddler-Shot-in-Fathers-Truck-392557841.html

http://www.9news.com.au/world/2016/11/17/08/26/toddler-shoots-sister-in-the-face-in-us

http://woodtv.com/2016/10/13/muskegon-co-sheriff-baby-shot-by-single-shotgun-pellet

For every "someone saves the day with a gun" story, I'm happy to provide several "Toddler shoots sister/brother" or "dad shoots family" or "mom shoots family" stories to provide you some balance.

[Eleanors38]

2. Under 15 yoa gun-accident rate: under 70 a YEAR...

If you are betting, put your $ on electrocution, falls, drowning, household poisons, burns, etc. FAR MORE kids killed/year. But not as glamorous and newsworthy to WaPo, etc.

[jonno99]

4. drunk drivers -

drunk drivers = ~200 dead kids per year.

But again, because it's not about guns, drunk-related deaths are not glamorous either.

[Elmergantry]

5. You take happiness in gun stories

that have a bad ending?

That's a shame, really.

I like to focus on the positive outcomes myself.

[Patiod]

9. Well, here's one that ended positively

http://nbc4i.com/2017/01/12/12-year-old-boy-demands-pulls-gun-on-classmate-demands-chicken-nugget/

The little boy decided NOT to shoot his classmate! Yay for a positive outcome!!

[Patiod]

11. Here's another happy gun story

The NH legislator's gun didn't go off when she dropped it, so none of the little children that were at the hearings about full-day kindergarten got shot! Yay!

http://www.nh1.com/news/nh-state-rep-drops-her-handgun-at-start-of-hearing-just-feet-from-young-kids/

[friendly_iconoclast]

14. Don't get discouraged-you have a role model for 'perseverance in the face of continuing failure':

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition_Party

I have no doubt whatsover you will achieve your goals at the same time they achieve theirs...

[jmg257]

8. Ugh - and don't forget to add the way-too-many stories about toddlers drowning...

350 children under the age of five drown in pools each year nationwide.

The majority of the deaths occur in June, July and August; most in backyard pools.

Among unintentional injuries, drowning is the second leading cause of death to this age group after motor vehicle accidents. In some Sunbelt states such as California, Florida and Arizona, drowning is the leading cause of accidental death to children under five.

http://www.momsteam.com/sports/swimming/safety/grim-statistics-on-child-drownings#ixzz4VfmXjnfj

[Elmergantry]

15. we need

Common sense pool control laws so that the State can deem a parent is fit enough to have the privilige of a pool.

[Eleanors38]

3. "...told to stop attack... he didn't." Got some real trash out there, folks.

[pablo_marmol]

6. We keep losing winnable elections because The Controllers refuse to acknowledge.......

.........that it isn't the raw number of guns that's the issue, but WHO HAS THEM.

But hey, let's keep our dishonest moral poutrage going. It's not like folks in critical states have paid attention to what Hillary has said about "assault weapons", "gun show loopholes" etc.

[Patiod]

10. Poutrage? Where am I? FreeRepublic?

Saw the original happy and shiny gun love post in the Latest Forum, and made the mistake of commenting, not noticing that it was a a post from the Gungeon, where there is no disrespecting The Precious.

And the problem with WHO HAS THEM is that EVERYONE has them and it's damned hard to get them off of nutjobs who shouldn't have them.

[pablo_marmol]

12. So you're not aware that the vast majority of violent gun crimes......

........are committed by those with extensive criminal records?

Why am I not surprised.

Have any constructive suggestions on how to keep guns out of the hands of individuals who shouldn't have them -- or is hand-wringing all you've got?

[friendly_iconoclast]

13. "(C)onstructive suggestions"? Naw, just hand-wringing, culture war-mongering, and collective guilt

Prohibitionists are obvious to all but themselves

[yagotme]

7. Thankfully,

a good guy with a gun stopped to help.