Teen Accidentally Shoots Brother While Posing for Facebook Pic

[Vorador2]

In related news, the average intelligence quotient of the nation has rose by 10 points as a result of this incident.

 

[catswold]

Stupid people dying stupidly . . . not an earth-shattering revelation. This is the problem with Hollywood's idiots using firearms without demonstrating proper trigger discipline--though lately they have gotten better about it.

Here's a clue for all you "gansta" wannabees, you don't put your finger on the trigger until/unless you want the gun to go "BANG!" Keep your finger OUT OF THE TRIGGER GUARD.

Oh yeah, and . . . GUNS ARE NOT TOYS, they're tools intended for a specific purpose. Misuse any tool and you can be injured of killed. I wouldn't play a "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" game with a chainsaw either.

There is no cure for stupidity . . . except death, of course

 

[Guest]

Why is it that the belligerent asshole gun nuts always and I mean always use this kind of tragedy to "educate" people about guns? Has that helped? Have gun-related deaths declined because somebody went on the internet and explained that you shouldn't put your finger on the trigger of a loaded gun unless you want to shoot it? No. We have a lot of gun-related deaths in the USA because we have a lot of guns. And a lot of gun nuts, come to think of it. These kinds of incidents happen at NRA-sponsored events, like the Connecticut gun show where the child shot himself with a machine gun.

 

[guavasauce]

[citation][nom]master9716[/nom]Look at all the nerds " why is this on toms /cry " shut the hell up nerds no one cares what you think . Its on toms bc facebook is involved . I thought it was good news , if you are posing pics with guns on facebook then someone was probably going to shoot you anyways bc you think your hard.[/citation]
if you dont care what they think, and yet, you seem to think other people will care what you think, then you are part of americas problem.

 

[guavasauce]

[citation][nom]jbemanuel[/nom]Why is it that the belligerent asshole gun nuts always and I mean always use this kind of tragedy to "educate" people about guns? Has that helped? Have gun-related deaths declined because somebody went on the internet and explained that you shouldn't put your finger on the trigger of a loaded gun unless you want to shoot it? No. We have a lot of gun-related deaths in the USA because we have a lot of guns. And a lot of gun nuts, come to think of it. These kinds of incidents happen at NRA-sponsored events, like the Connecticut gun show where the child shot himself with a machine gun.[/citation]
because son, guns dont kill people, people kill people. stupid people are often left unharmed though, as they are the cause of said death. in the end, stupid people will keep living.

 

[COLGeek]

It is true, people kill people and this is exactly what happened....with a gun and a couple of drunks.

 

[acadia11]

LOL! Gun safety? The issue is why do you think it's cool to post a pic on facebook with someone pointing a gun at your head???

 

[Tomtompiper]

They need to ban Facebook, if it did not exist this guy would still be alive. (This pile of crap is sponsored by the NRA, remember guns never killed anybody.)

 

[Camikazi]

[citation][nom]lamorpa[/nom]You may want to check on that basic concept of physical presence/non-presence. I can pretty much guarantee that if there was no gun there, education or not, no one would have been shot.[/citation]
No, they would be playing with knives, or bats, or steel chairs, or a car basically someone was gonna get hurt cause they are not smart people.

 

[dark_lord69]

*sigh*....
ok...

So, lets go over the mistakes...
1. The gun did not have a gun lock on it
(She could have posed with the gun and just hidden the trigger lock with her hand or fingers but I'm guessing the owner didn't even have a trigger lock.)
2. The gun was loaded
(If you are gonna let someone pose or "play with" a gun TAKE THE BULLETS OUT!! That includes any that might already be in the chamber [depending on the type of gun].)
3. The safety was off
(You can't even pull the trigger if the safety is on.)
4. The gun was pointed at a person
(Loaded or unloaded a gun should NEVER be pointed at a person. A complete unloaded gun should always be treated like it is loaded and the safety is off and ready to fire.)

This is all stuff I learned in a gun safety class. I'm guessing these idiots know nothing of the subject. I'm not surprised either, I took my gun safety class when I was a teen for hunting reasons. Judging by the picture I'd guess these are inner city kids that think guns are cool. Why else would you pose with a gun on facebook?

 

[jojesa]

Natural selection

 

[jojesa]

[citation][nom]dark_lord69[/nom]*sigh*....ok...So, lets go over the mistakes...1. The gun did not have a gun lock on it(She could have posed with the gun and just hidden the trigger lock with her hand or fingers but I'm guessing the owner didn't even have a trigger lock.)2. The gun was loaded(If you are gonna let someone pose or "play with" a gun TAKE THE BULLETS OUT!! That includes any that might already be in the chamber [depending on the type of gun].)3. The safety was off(You can't even pull the trigger if the safety is on.)4. The gun was pointed at a person(Loaded or unloaded a gun should NEVER be pointed at a person. A complete unloaded gun should always be treated like it is loaded and the safety is off and ready to fire.)This is all stuff I learned in a gun safety class. I'm guessing these idiots know nothing of the subject. I'm not surprised either, I took my gun safety class when I was a teen for hunting reasons. Judging by the picture I'd guess these are inner city kids that think guns are cool. Why else would you pose with a gun on facebook?[/citation]
These apply to people with a little bit of common sense.

 

[spartanmk2]

TH has just turned into Yahoo.com

 

[Guest]

A new meaning of photo shoot

 

[bigdragon]

Clearly this is Facebook's fault! They need to be banned! They are enticing people to do crazy things with guns. Somebody think of the children!!!

Using a gun while drunk is already illegal. I'm not seeing how there can be an argument for gun control or safety here. What they did was already illegal! You can't legislate stupidity. What about the guy who "accidentally" deliberately shot himself in the scrotum to get on TV? What happened here was horrible. What happened here was entirely preventable. We've got a pair of immature people trying to make themselves look cool on the internet while drunk out of their minds. Sadly, these isolated things happen from time to time.

 

[dgingeri]

OK, so this is a sad story, and I'm sorry to hear about it, but what is this news doing on a tech site? Is just the inclusion of Facebook enough to make it tech news?? I don't think so.

 

[wiyosaya]

[citation][nom]guavasauce[/nom]because son, guns dont kill people, people kill people. stupid people are often left unharmed though, as they are the cause of said death. in the end, stupid people will keep living.[/citation]
And no matter how much you try to educate some people, they will remain stupid. Worse yet, some stupid person thinking that the gun education course they just took makes them all-knowing about guns, could easily do something like this. Take Dick Chaney for example, and he is supposed to be experienced.

 

[wiyosaya]

[citation][nom]JacekRing[/nom]I CCW (conceal carry weapon) a .40 semiauto pistol all the time.[/citation]
Why?

 

[lamorpa]

[citation][nom]Camikazi[/nom]No, they would be playing with knives, or bats, or steel chairs, or a car basically someone was gonna get hurt cause they are not smart people.[/citation]
Maybe I've missed a few news stories, but I've never heard of a knife, bat, or steel chair going off accidently and blowing a hole in someone. Your premise is nonsense.

 

[matt_b]

[citation][nom]lamorpa[/nom]You may want to check on that basic concept of physical presence/non-presence. I can pretty much guarantee that if there was no gun there, education or not, no one would have been shot.[/citation]
The same could be argued about something like automobile fatalities and accidents. Don't be another person that blames the medium, tool, or inanimate object for a situation's outcome, blame the person's actions or carelessness.