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I know it's the Huffington Post, but is it just me or does most of the points in this story seem...ridiculous? -- (link)

Posted by JaxSean (aka JaxSean) Nov 11 '09, 05:33

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"Family Files Suit: Family Blames Teen For 8-Year-Old's Uzi Death At Gun Show" - How about blaming yourselves for letting a 15-year old hand an 8-year old an Uzi??? (www.huffingtonpost.com)

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i thought the rally cry of gun advocates was 'guns don't kill people, people do." ? - Andie Nov 11, 06:04 2
- There's a reason why that's the rally cry, because idiots like this believe the opposite. -- nm - Ender Nov 11, 06:07 1
  - because the only "people" they can blame for the death of their son is themselves. - znufrii Nov 11, 06:29
Who takes an 8 year old to a gun show? THAT'S who should be locked up. - Jim Nov 11, 06:00 2
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  - Of course, I have sympathy for them for the loss of their son. But again... - Jim Nov 11, 07:37
"The boy's family claims the gun was defective and unreasonably dangerous, " - ty97 Nov 11, 05:41 16
- I feel kind of bad for them. - JaxSean Nov 11, 06:02 1
  - Certainly, I feel bad for them. - ty97 Nov 11, 06:03
- You know what generally prevents a person from shooting themselves in the head with a "defective" gun? NOT POINTING IT AT THEIR OWN HEAD! -- nm - Ender Nov 11, 05:50 13
  - I'm wondeirng, though, if the family has a case. - ty97 Nov 11, 05:53 12
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    - A gun jamming doesn't make it point at someone's head and fire. -- nm - Ender Nov 11, 06:07 8
      - an 8-year-old trying and failing to control the recoil from an uzi, though... - znufrii Nov 11, 06:08 7
        
        Sure, but that's not the gun's fault. -- nm - Ender Nov 11, 06:09 6
        
        If the gun was defective, it could have been a contributing factor. - ty97 Nov 11, 06:12 4
        
        i agree. if a malfunctioning gun had recoiled and an 18 year old had died, people might see it differently. -- nm - Andie Nov 11, 06:18 3
        
        It looks like they're just suing everyone. Standard operating procedure. - Inigo Nov 11, 06:23 2
        
        Agreed that is SOP. I'm surprised they aren't suing the venue where the show was held. -- nm - ty97 Nov 11, 07:16
        
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        true, it was just doing what it is supposed to. nothing wrong with that. -- nm - znufrii Nov 11, 06:10
    - Handing any 8 year old a loaded Uzi is putting them in extreme danger. - Inigo Nov 11, 06:07 1
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