Toddler shoots mom at Idaho Walmart.

[Thomas D]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-30636326

[BaconBacon96]

Ah the joys of concealed carry.

[Antonio the Sixth]

The only thing that can stop a bad toddler with a gun is a good toddler with a gun!

[Negusa Nagast 🚀]

Unfortunate.

Relevant Onion Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYbGW34KthU

[TDAS04]

Awful.

[Franzl]

The only thing that can stop a bad toddler with a gun is a good toddler with a gun!

Yes. Idaho has been extremely irresponsible not allowing law-abiding toddlers to carry.

[user12345]

If you're going to be stupid leave your gun around children at least don't leave it loaded. Jesus, didn't know it took a genius to have some common sense.

[Indy Texas]

[Representative Joe Mad]

Damn.  RIP.

[Landslide Lyndon]

Thanks Obama!

[Deus Naturae]

Ah the joys of concealed carry.

So we should ban people from carrying guns because kids might get their hands on them? By that reasoning all gun ownership should be banned since kids are more likely to get their hands on guns in a house than on someone's person.

[Indy Texas]

Ah the joys of concealed carry.

So we should ban people from carrying guns because kids might get their hands on them? By that reasoning all gun ownership should be banned since kids are more likely to get their hands on guns in a house than on someone's person.

It is a very obvious drawback of carrying a gun everywhere you go for no logical reason.

This woman was a victim of her own paranoia and stupidity. If only she knew it was ultimately more dangerous for her to have a gun than it was for "the criminals" to have them.

[DrScholl]

At least it wasn't a stranger that was hurt.

[I Will Not Be Wrong]

Very sad. No one should be taking a gun into Walmart.

[Maistre]

Obviously an assault weapons ban coupled with confiscations and magazine limits is the only way to stop things like this from happening.

[Free Bird]

Obviously an assault weapons ban coupled with confiscations and magazine limits is the only way to stop things like this from happening.

This, but it is sickening that we are using a freak accident like this as a soap box for an issue with an obvious solution

[Negusa Nagast 🚀]

Obviously an assault weapons ban coupled with confiscations and magazine limits is the only way to stop things like this from happening.

This tragedy makes it quite clear that these measures would not be sufficient; a repeal of the 2nd Amendment is required.

[Free Bird]

Obviously an assault weapons ban coupled with confiscations and magazine limits is the only way to stop things like this from happening.

This tragedy makes it quite clear that these measures would not be sufficient; a repeal of the 2nd Amendment is required.

I truly hope you're joking

[morgieb]

The question I have is why did a toddler have access to a gun in the first place?

[Negusa Nagast 🚀]

Obviously an assault weapons ban coupled with confiscations and magazine limits is the only way to stop things like this from happening.

This tragedy makes it quite clear that these measures would not be sufficient; a repeal of the 2nd Amendment is required.

I truly hope you're joking

Not at all. The 2nd Amendment is archaic and is the irrational product of a bunch of paranoid revolutionaries.  Many of our domestic gun violence problems can be traced to a glut of firearms (the average amount of guns per capita is staggering); so long as legal distribution and possession is possible, guns will easily be accessible for crime, black market transactions, and accidents.

[© tweed]

nice little red state self-parody

[Grumpier Than Thou]

Really hate to politicize the death of someone, but I can't help but think this is the universe's way of saying "guns do kill"

[Deus Naturae]

Not at all. The 2nd Amendment is archaic and is the irrational product of a bunch of paranoid revolutionaries.  Many of our domestic gun violence problems can be traced to a glut of firearms (the average amount of guns per capita is staggering); so long as legal distribution and possession is possible, guns will easily be accessible for crime, black market transactions, and accidents.

Yeah, prohibiting stuff always does such a good job at ensuring that that stuff can't be obtained, transported, and sold in black markets. Just look at how well it's worked with drugs!

[Negusa Nagast 🚀]

Not at all. The 2nd Amendment is archaic and is the irrational product of a bunch of paranoid revolutionaries.  Many of our domestic gun violence problems can be traced to a glut of firearms (the average amount of guns per capita is staggering); so long as legal distribution and possession is possible, guns will easily be accessible for crime, black market transactions, and accidents.

Yeah, prohibiting stuff always does such a good job at ensuring that that stuff can't be obtained, transported, and sold in black markets. Just look at how well it's worked with drugs!

The drug market is disanalogous for a variety of reasons (usage, production, ease of transport, purpose, scope, etc.). Of course there would be a black market for guns in a world where they are banned, but the scope will be drastically reduced,

[Lief 🗽]

Ah the joys of concealed carry.

So we should ban people from carrying guns because kids might get their hands on them? By that reasoning all gun ownership should be banned since kids are more likely to get their hands on guns in a house than on someone's person.

Yes, yes exactly! Finally you damn fool libertarians are starting to understand!