# Stupid Gun news of the day (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 29, 2013, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729 "2013-01-29T19:01:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 474
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9466 "2021-05-14T00:25:42Z")
> [@mikecurtis](#): > > So close…see post #9452 you meant #9447 – #9452 is the post right above your’n ---
**Author:** ![mikecurtis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikecurtis/32/3284_2.png) [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9467 "2021-05-14T01:13:33Z")
Not accd to what I see. If I tap on the time stamp, it gives envelope info > post #9452 > May 13, 4:54 AM Your post says > post #9466 > May 13, 7:25 PM ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9468 "2021-05-14T01:40:43Z")
Ok, I get it. I go by the number that the slider shows, which appears to be lower than the number from the stamp, probably because the stamp number is fixed by posting order while the slider is the thread count: if posts are delete in the thread, the slider count goes down but the stamp number does not change (since it is used in links). ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9469 "2021-05-14T14:09:35Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > I mean, is it actually a challenge here? > > Wanna see if they can keep up? Hey look, it worked! As soon as you posted those links we got a story dug up from a month ago in the other thread. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9470 "2021-05-14T14:34:35Z")
Unfortunately, I don’t have to dig back a month. This happened Wednesday. > **[12-year-old girl dies after shooting in Antioch home](https://abc7news.com/amp/12-year-old-girl-shot-antioch-killed-shooting-in-home/10625526/)** > > A 12-year-old girl has died after a shooting at a home in Antioch Wednesday night. Police have not made any arrests in the case. > [@](#): > > A 12-year-old girl died of gunshot wounds Wednesday night ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2021, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9471 "2021-05-15T20:40:50Z")
[From Tuesday in Chicago, Illinois](https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-shootings-man-killed-funeral-service-20210512-mmwvfnrmnnhmjmp2dgsmzj7nme-story.html), a man leaving the funeral of one person who was fatally shot was himself fatally shot when shots were fired into the crowd of people leaving the funeral. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2021, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9472 "2021-05-15T20:41:55Z")
[From yesterday, in Detroit, Michigan](https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2021/05/15/23-year-old-man-found-shot-to-death-in-backyard-of-detroit-home/), a man was shot to death in his own back yard. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2021, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9473 "2021-05-15T20:52:02Z")
[From Thursday, in Providence](https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/providence/multiple-people-shot-in-providence/), RI. 9 people were injured in what is described as the city’s largest shootout in history. [Then Friday in the same city](https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/providence/police-investigating-after-person-shot-killed-in-providence/), a 25 year old man shot to death in his car in a parking lot. [From Thursday in Houston, Texas](https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/motorcyclist-shot-death-stopped-traffic-light-northwest-houston/285-f4f59f4b-97e4-4f35-9421-704ccca26961), a motorcyclist was shot dead while waiting for a red light. EDIT: apparently we are limited to 4 consecutive posts these days. EDIT2: but apparently the “positive gun news” thread _isn’t_? ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2021, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9474 "2021-05-15T21:02:30Z")
That may have to do with within how much time in between the consecutives. You just did three in 10 to 12 minutes, his last 3 took two days after a 3-week break. You may want to ATMB it. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2021, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9475 "2021-05-15T21:35:33Z")
\< Golf Clap \> > **[Imgflip](https://imgflip.com/i/59oti0)** [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/eTviNc52igI/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGH8gEygVMA8=&rs=AOn4CLANC0-TTAcByTEWIFtb-eJWCdnFzA "The Lost Boys - Soundtrack - People Are Strange - By Echo & The Bunnymen -") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTviNc52igI) ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2021, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9476 "2021-05-15T21:40:42Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > That may have to do with within how much time in between the consecutives. You just did three in 10 to 12 minutes, his last 3 took two days after a 3-week break. You may want to ATMB it. Even @discobot knows that the gun nuts need a handicap ---
**Author:** ![discobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/discobot/32/570_2.png) [@discobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/discobot)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2021, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9477 "2021-05-15T21:40:44Z")
Hi! To find out what I can do, say `@discobot display help`. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2021, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9478 "2021-05-17T03:02:32Z")
[From Saturday in Atlanta](https://www.ajc.com/news/3-men-shot-after-pool-party-in-buckhead/JNPD67PF65HHHM3RWQQTSAV4CM/), an argument escalates into a shooting that sends bystanders, including one 71 year old man, to the hospital with gunshot wounds. [From Sunday (this morning) in Dallas,](https://www.fox4news.com/news/man-shot-during-fight-outside-dallas-convenience-store) a fight outside a convenience store ends in gun violence as a man is shot in the chest, and the shooter drives away before the police arrive. [From Citrus Heights, California](https://www.abc10.com/article/news/crime/two-people-shot-large-fight-citrus-heights/103-7c16ad48-6461-4621-896f-f588b21ffb09), also this morning, gunfire erupts during a fight, shooting 2 people and 3 parked cars. [From Cincinnati, Ohio](https://www.wlwt.com/article/police-1-killed-3-injured-in-roselawn-bar-shooting/36439511), … Also this morning… a fight outside a club turns into a shooting, leaving one dead and 3 injured. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9479 "2021-05-18T16:56:34Z")
More support for the view that we need to get tough on juvenile crime: a two-year old toddler shot his parents, but strangely the parent was charged: > **[Father Arrested After Being Shot By His 2-Year-Old Son In West Bath](https://www.mainepublic.org/courts-and-crime/2021-05-17/father-arrested-after-being-shot-by-his-2-year-old-son-in-west-bath)** > > The toddler fired a single shot from a 9 millimeter semi-automatic pistol that was left on the nightstand in his parents' bedroom. The bullet struck both parents and the boy suffered a minor face injury from the weapon's recoil. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9480 "2021-05-18T16:57:20Z")
Charge him as an adult, I say! If only the parents were armed, maybe this tragedy could have been prevented. [/sarcasm] ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9481 "2021-05-18T16:58:24Z")
From the article: > [@](#): > > “The seriousness of this incident must be underscored. This situation could easily have been fatal. The carelessness is astounding," Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said in a press release. "However, current law only allows for a misdemeanor offense to be charged. Every owner of any firearm must be responsible for the safe keeping of their weapons when children are present in the home, particularly inquisitive, young children.” ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9482 "2021-05-18T19:24:19Z")
Both parents with one bullet? How can you charge a kid with marksmanship like that? ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9483 "2021-05-18T20:21:55Z")
This is what is wrong with the nanny-state government these days. The liberal wimps want to restrict guns too much. For example, regulations about safely storing your guns are stupid. I mean look - when your two year old gets ahold of the gun you left on the coffee table, the LAST THING you want to have to do is to head to a gun safe and get your other weapons. What you need is to have another gun on your person, so you can return fire. It’s obvious that these regulations are actually dangerous. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9484 "2021-05-18T20:28:53Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > Both parents with one bullet? How can you charge a kid with marksmanship like that? _insert bawdy joke about what body parts of each parent was shot and what exactly they were doing at the time_ ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9485 "2021-05-19T03:35:32Z")
Another nightstand related tragedy! Oh, when will we ever learn? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729.md?page=473) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729.md?page=475)