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re: Toddler Killed w/ Dad's Gun - Sobering Story in Atlanta
Posted on 2/19/26 at 12:36 pm to Giantkiller
Posted on 2/19/26 at 12:36 pm to Giantkiller
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I will probably end up donating them in the near future because of so many stories like this.
What?
I mean you do whatever you feel is best for you, but....
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Posted on 2/19/26 at 12:41 pm to Kracka
About 12-13 years ago I worked in the ER at the hospital and I'll never forget this little 2 year old coming into the emergency room missing a quarter of his head. He found the dad's pistol and accidentally shot himself. It was pretty hard to see and I grew up watching 2 girls 1 cup
Posted on 2/19/26 at 2:00 pm to Dixie2023
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Heartbreaking. Have to stay aware with little kids, this is a good reminder. I think murder is a stretch, though. I can see criminal negligence, but dad gets to live with it the remainder of his life. That’s punishment, if he is a decent father. Sometimes letting one marinate in their mistake is the best punishment.
If this had happened to me I’d have to ask for the death penalty, I don’t think I could live with that and I’m never gonna kill myself.
Many dudes just drink themselves to death after a tragedy. That would be brutal.
Posted on 2/19/26 at 2:03 pm to Codythetiger
Jesus man, you could've not posted that.
Posted on 2/19/26 at 2:41 pm to Pettifogger
Similar situation happened in Brusly not very long ago. 4 y/o dead. Nothing happened to the dad.
Posted on 2/19/26 at 2:48 pm to Giantkiller
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I have 2 pistols and have my CC. I keep both of them in lockboxes and don't carry regularly. I will probably end up donating them in the near future because of so many stories like this. I also know several people who have lost teen children to suicide as well - almost always coming from a father's gun.
If something like this happened to me, I don't know how I'd go on. I just don't...
look i don't offer this often but i can take them off your hands for you. i'll draw up the bill of sale so you don't have to worry about a thing but the safety and future of your children.
Posted on 2/19/26 at 2:52 pm to Pettifogger
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- Mom and dad get back from an appointment where dad was carrying off body. Dad puts his fannie pack on dad's bed.
- Dad puts the son down for a nap in son's room, giving him dad's phone to look at while he goes to sleep.
- Son comes in and tells dad the phone died, asks dad to go lay with him while he goes to sleep.
- Dad tells son to go to his (Dad's room) to rest and he'll be in in a moment.
- Son finds pistol and shoots himself.
- Dad should go to prison, but wont because it's a "terrible accident" and the family has suffered so much.
Posted on 2/19/26 at 3:10 pm to Pettifogger
Truly tragic. One has to wonder why Dad thought he needed to carry a gun. Where had he and Mom been that made him think he needed a gun with him. I know many of you are scared to leave the front stoop without toting a gun, maybe even go near the front door. Unless mom and dad were involved in some criminal shite, either as a potential victim or criminal, they probably did not need a gun to go to their appointment. Of course they have every right to tote one, god bless and god speed, but thinking there is a legit reason to do so is just not logical.
Posted on 2/19/26 at 3:12 pm to ThuperThumpin
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I did not trust myself to always... immediately put the gun back in the safe every time I returned home
I've been in my house for four hours after running errands, and my .45 is still safe. In my holster, on my body. It comes off at bed time.
Posted on 2/19/26 at 3:14 pm to Pettifogger
there is NO frickING REASON this kid should have ever had any access to a loaded weapon. he's fricking retarded
Posted on 2/19/26 at 3:22 pm to Giantkiller
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I have 2 pistols and have my CC. I keep both of them in lockboxes and don't carry regularly. I will probably end up donating them in the near future because of so many stories like this. I also know several people who have lost teen children to suicide as well - almost always coming from a father's gun.
If something like this happened to me, I don't know how I'd go on. I just don't...
I have several pistols and more long guns than I can count off hand but at least 30 or so rifles and shotguns and I have never, in 60 years of life, ever thought about keeping a loaded gun in the house and certainly never carried one on my person because I do not live in nor do I go to crime ridden neighborhoods where I am scared of my personal safety. I did spend the first 34 years of my life on the west and south sides of Atlanta, ITP, in what were some truly horrific years for violent crime statistically in those areas of Atlanta...and I never carried a loaded weapon and never needed one. Slept most nights with the doors unlocked...never locked a car door, still don't. I don't know how y'all live in these shitty areas where leaving your front door is so risky you gotta have a gun. Move. There is about 99.99% of the United States where you do not have to live that way.
I see folks in my area toting guns, can't leave home without one. They are TERRIFIED to be unarmed and away from the house. Its truly sad that grown, adult folks need a weapon to soothe their irrational fears to the extent that they do in this country.
Posted on 2/19/26 at 3:28 pm to AwgustaDawg
Can’t a person simply enjoy carrying their firearm cause they want to? Not sure why you want a cookie for never having a loaded firearm in your home.
Posted on 2/19/26 at 3:32 pm to LemmyLives
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I've been in my house for four hours after running errands, and my .45 is still safe. In my holster, on my body. It comes off at bed time.
When I lived alone, before I had kids, it wasnt an issue I concerned myself with at all. I would put them down chambered where-ever.
Posted on 2/19/26 at 3:38 pm to AwgustaDawg
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I never carried a loaded weapon and never needed one. Slept most nights with the doors unlocked...never locked a car door, still don't. I don't know how y'all live in these shitty areas
Wow, you should watch more ID channel shows!! I live in a great neighborhood, have had multiple children that are now grown and gone, and have always kept multiple guns loaded with bullets in the chamber in the house, and conceal carry everywhere I go including church. What good does it do to have a gun in the house in a safe when a burglar breaks in?? It only takes one time to lose your life or the life of someone you love. Would rather have one and not need it, than need one and not have it. I also trained my kids to never handle any of the guns unless we were out shooting.
Posted on 2/19/26 at 3:40 pm to ThuperThumpin
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I would put them down chambered where-ever.
Well, stop that. But people giving away guns out of fear is the wrong solution to remediate the risk.
Posted on 2/19/26 at 3:43 pm to Pettifogger
That’s not even close to being an excuse. If the weapon isn’t in your hands it’s locked up, no exceptions. He needs to be prosecuted to the fullest. Some if you never went to basic training and it shows.
This shouldn’t be a normal scenario for anyone.
Makes my blood boil that OP is trying to rationalize this.
This shouldn’t be a normal scenario for anyone.
Makes my blood boil that OP is trying to rationalize this.
Posted on 2/19/26 at 3:53 pm to LemmyLives
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Well, stop that. But people giving away guns out of fear is the wrong solution to remediate the risk.
When I would carry I always kept it chambered. I certainly dont leave them laying around chambered or otherwise anymore nor do I suggest giving them away. I just stopped carrying every day since I have young kids and their friends around all the time I feel like it isnt worth the risk.
Posted on 2/19/26 at 3:53 pm to greenbean
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Makes my blood boil that OP is trying to rationalize this.
Boomers are just insufferable
Posted on 2/19/26 at 3:54 pm to Snipe
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- Dad should go to prison, but wont because it's a "terrible accident" and the family has suffered so much.
No idea how it'll sort out but he's being charged to what I assume is the max extent (2nd degree murder)
Posted on 2/19/26 at 3:56 pm to greenbean
I know most have seen those gun lockbox ads for the "Stop Box"....I tried a couple....Some might consider them somewhat pricey at around $75 each, but they are very well made (from high impact polymer), work as advertised, and offer real peace of mind while still offering quick access to your weapon after a very brief learning curve (basically a few minutes).
I believe they're a good addition to your firearms gear....one that's designed to stop horrors like this.
I believe they're a good addition to your firearms gear....one that's designed to stop horrors like this.
This post was edited on 2/19/26 at 3:57 pm
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