▲ 286 ▼ TIL that a man killed his daughter in Texas after arguing about Donald Trump. The local jury declined to indict him. He was immediatly released. (abc6onyourside.com) submitted 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) by Fossy@programming.dev to c/til@lemmy.world 53 comments fedilink hide all child comments WTF https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg1ex3w91no
[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 0 points 1 hour ago (1 child) Guns generally don’t just “go off”. They can and do. There's chapter and verse on gun safety - handling, cleaning, storage - to deal with the risk of accidental discharge. If you treat a gun like a toy (and this guy's testimony certainly sounds like he did), it's very possible to fire it by accident. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 7 points 1 hour ago (2 children) Right, they have to be mishandled, uncleaned, and not properly stored, so like they said, guns generally don't just "go off". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 0 points 41 minutes ago they have to be mishandled, uncleaned, and not properly stored I don't see any evidence to suggest the guy was maintaining any of his kit properly. guns generally don’t just “go off” They can and do when mishandled, which is why gun safety exists to begin with. "Don't point a gun at anything you don't intend to shoot" is Rule 1 for a reason. And if he was playing with the gun like a toy, it's very easy to believe he fumbled it. The stories of children setting off guns by playing with them are more numerous than you can count. permalink fedilink source parent [–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 1 point 51 minutes ago Some guns are just built like shit. Laws have been passed to shield gun manufacturers from liability for faulty products. Still, this case sounded like premeditated murder more than anything else. And that Texas grand jury, and prosecutor, were fine with it because the daughter hated Trump. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 7 points 1 hour ago (2 children) Right, they have to be mishandled, uncleaned, and not properly stored, so like they said, guns generally don't just "go off". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 0 points 41 minutes ago they have to be mishandled, uncleaned, and not properly stored I don't see any evidence to suggest the guy was maintaining any of his kit properly. guns generally don’t just “go off” They can and do when mishandled, which is why gun safety exists to begin with. "Don't point a gun at anything you don't intend to shoot" is Rule 1 for a reason. And if he was playing with the gun like a toy, it's very easy to believe he fumbled it. The stories of children setting off guns by playing with them are more numerous than you can count. permalink fedilink source parent [–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 1 point 51 minutes ago Some guns are just built like shit. Laws have been passed to shield gun manufacturers from liability for faulty products. Still, this case sounded like premeditated murder more than anything else. And that Texas grand jury, and prosecutor, were fine with it because the daughter hated Trump. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 0 points 41 minutes ago they have to be mishandled, uncleaned, and not properly stored I don't see any evidence to suggest the guy was maintaining any of his kit properly. guns generally don’t just “go off” They can and do when mishandled, which is why gun safety exists to begin with. "Don't point a gun at anything you don't intend to shoot" is Rule 1 for a reason. And if he was playing with the gun like a toy, it's very easy to believe he fumbled it. The stories of children setting off guns by playing with them are more numerous than you can count. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 1 point 51 minutes ago Some guns are just built like shit. Laws have been passed to shield gun manufacturers from liability for faulty products. Still, this case sounded like premeditated murder more than anything else. And that Texas grand jury, and prosecutor, were fine with it because the daughter hated Trump. permalink fedilink source parent
