# Stupid Gun news of the day (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 26, 2022, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428 "2022-01-26T17:10:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**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 3, 2022, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/201 "2022-05-03T09:43:01Z")
9-year-old shoots 4-year-old in the head with uncle’s gun he found in the house. Law enforcement mulling charges. 🤔 > **[4-year-old boy accidentally shot by 9-year-old who found family member’s gun...](https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2022/05/02/4-year-old-child-flown-to-hospital-after-being-shot-in-neighborhood-near-katy-sheriff-says/)** > > A 4-year-old boy remains in critical condition after deputies with Harris County Sheriff’s Office said he was accidentally shot by a 9-year-old boy using his uncle’s gun inside a home near Katy. ---
**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 3, 2022, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/202 "2022-05-03T12:15:30Z")
The question is, who would be charged? The 9 year old for shooting or the 4 year old for being shot? Certainly not the law abiding gun owner who is the _real_ victim here. ---
**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 3, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/203 "2022-05-03T15:00:09Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > Certainly not the law abiding gun owner who is the _real_ victim here. … is adding a " /s " just seems like handing that guy a free silencer. ---
**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 3, 2022, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/204 "2022-05-03T15:24:28Z")
Have you ever _seen_ a 4 year old? They’re disgusting, and everything that they touch somehow becomes sticky. ---
**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 3, 2022, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/205 "2022-05-03T15:28:26Z")
I bet they’re hard to clean with either gun cleaner or a wire brush. Then again, it’s Texas. ---
**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 5, 2022, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/206 "2022-05-05T06:04:22Z")
Goddam you, this is not a laughing matter. > [@k9bfriender](#): > > Have you ever _seen_ a 4 year old? They’re disgusting, and everything that they touch somehow becomes sticky. (Well … at least you made me cry.) ---
**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 5, 2022, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/207 "2022-05-05T15:14:13Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Goddam you, this is not a laughing matter. You’re right. There is nothing that’s funny about the death of a child. ---
**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 7, 2022, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/208 "2022-05-07T14:29:35Z")
> **[Detectives Release Video of Brazen Shooting in the City of District Heights](http://pgpolice.blogspot.com/2022/05/detectives-release-video-of-brazen.html?m=1)** > >   Westphalia Division VIII investigators today released video of a shooting that occurred Wednesday evening in the City of District Heights.... > [@](#): > > a dark van and a second dark vehicle are seen stopping in the street near a group that is hanging out. Several occupants from within those vehicles then open fire on the group before fleeing. In addition to the two juvenile victims, a dog in the neighborhood was also killed by the gunfire. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/209 "2022-05-18T18:19:57Z")
> **[Teen Shoots His Dad During Argument Over Bedtime—Police](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/teen-shoots-his-dad-during-argument-over-bedtime-police/ar-AAXpFE1?ocid=EMMX&cvid=e0fb8cfca2d8471d923e2300b7be21f4)** > > The Ohio eighth-grader allegedly shot his father once in the stomach. The only solution for a tired and cranky teenager with a gun is a well-rested pre-teen with a gun. ---
**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, 2022, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/210 "2022-05-18T18:46:40Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > The only solution for a tired and cranky teenager with a gun is a well-rested pre-teen with a gun Shouldn’t this go under positive gun news? It’s an example of an oppressed minority fighting back against a tyrannical authority. ---
**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 18, 2022, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/211 "2022-05-18T19:31:54Z")
> [@Babale](#): > > Shouldn’t this go under positive gun news? It’s an example of an oppressed minority fighting back against a tyrannical authority. Anything to keep them from ‘Shuffling off to Buffalo’… ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2022, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/212 "2022-05-22T20:47:58Z")
The Bastrop, Tex., Chamber of Commerce is giving a way a gun in a raffle every week this year. What could possibly go wrong? > **[Bastrop Chamber of Commerce Gun Raffle Calendar](https://www.bastropchamber.com/bastrop-chamber-of-commerce-gun-raffle-calendar/)** > > Gallery   Only 500 total Gun Raffle Calendars will be produced, and the cost to purchase one is $115. Each calendar contains 2 different “raffle” numbers and enters the purchaser into each weekly drawing. One firearm will be given away to the... ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/213 "2022-05-23T03:27:21Z")
Has _anyone_ seen this 4 year old? I bet he’s a crisis actor. ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/214 "2022-05-23T06:32:09Z")
> [@CookingWithGas](#): > > What could possibly go wrong? Considering that the winners will have to pass a standard background check to receive the weapon, I’m going to to with… Nothing more than any other legal weapon purchase. Put your hankie back in your pocket, snowflake, and save your fainting couch for a real story… ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/215 "2022-05-23T06:36:41Z")
It’s as if this thread, and its predecessor, don’t exist… ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/216 "2022-05-23T06:43:58Z")
> [@Projammer](#): > > Considering that the winners will have to pass a standard background check to receive the weapon How hard is it to pass that background check in Texas? ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/217 "2022-05-23T06:46:05Z")
It’s an FBI screening, so the same as in New York or California. Nice try though. > **[Firearms Checks (NICS) | Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/more-fbi-services-and-information/nics)** > > The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) conducts background checks on people who want to own a firearm or explosive, as required by law. ETA: Now if you’re talking about carry permits, that’s an entirely different level of stupid on the NY/CA side. ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/218 "2022-05-23T13:50:02Z")
Yeah, background checks prevent gun violence. So let’s just give away 52 more guns this year. Here’s a good ol’ Texan who **[bought a gun legally](https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2019/08/28/report-el-paso-shooting-suspect-said-he-got-his-gun-from-romania-ammo-from-russia/)** through a dealer, presumably passed a background check, and then killed 22 people. Here’s a good ol’ Texan who **[owned guns legally](https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2018/05/18/what-we-know-about-accused-santa-fe-high-gunman-dimitrios-pagourtzis/)** and presumably passed a background check, but oops, let his kid grab them and kill 10 people. Here’s a good ol’ Texan who had a conviction for domestic abuse and a military court martial but, oops, the they forgot to report it so he was able to **[pass a background check](https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2017/11/07/air-force-admits-lapse-allowed-texas-church-shooter-to-buy-guns/)**. And then he killed 26 people. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/219 "2022-05-23T13:53:47Z")
Thus proving background checks are worthless and should be done away with! [/sarcasm] ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/220 "2022-05-23T15:27:06Z")
Thus proving that saying, “Don’t worry, they’ll have a background check” does not wave the problem away. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428.md?page=12)