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A Michigan man whose 2-year-old daughter shot herself in the head with his revolver last week pleaded not guilty after becoming the first person charged under the state’s new law requiring safe storage of guns.

Michael Tolbert, 44, of Flint, was arraigned Monday on nine felony charges including single counts of first-degree child abuse and violation of Michigan’s gun storage law, said John Potbury, Genesee County’s deputy chief assistant prosecuting attorney.

Tolbert’s daughter remained hospitalized Wednesday in critical condition from the Feb. 14 shooting, Potbury said. The youngster shot herself the day after Michigan’s new safe storage gun law took effect.

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[–] [email protected] 81 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Because a gun lock is liberal and gay and if you use one you basically are announcing to the world you just bought Beyoncé tickets.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Man how fucked is this timeline that I had to scratch my head a bit over whether this was a sincere response or a caricature of a particular US demographic?

[–] [email protected] 51 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I wrote the goddamn thing and even then I was like holy shit that almost comes off sincere

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

The sad thing is, in this timeline it isn't out of place among the whackadoo things they've said.

The hillbillies think Taylor Swift is part of a conspiracy to prevent electing their chosen dictator of all things. That's where they are now. It isn't like what you wrote is too far ahead on the road of crazy; more like it's barely visible on the rearview.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

The film idiocracy is almost a documentary at this point, we keep inching closer and closer

https://thedenforum.com/uploads/db3957/original/3X/9/5/95f66b45b601a0790bc34df2efc3948c61ab42c2.gif

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

A few weeks ago, a stud football player was being called gay by Conservatives because he had the audacity to date a woman over the age of 30.

This is where we are as society. It's fascinating.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

That at least I think came astroturfed from the billionaire think tanks who've been throwing anything they can at the wall to try to discredit Swift, who's dangerous because she encourages voting. They know there's nothing to really attack her on (except on stuff like using a jet too much and having expensive tickets, but those things can't be criticized from the right), so they're just barfing out anything they can.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

thanks for the meme kind stranger

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago

"You wouldn't wear a condom on your man weapon would ya? Why would you safely secure your firearm? Murica! Fuck yeah!" - probably some dumbass

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago