For the umpteenth time, I'm not worried about "crime." I'm worried about the L-ARGO in the next house who sends a freedom missile through my window because he's too fucking stupid to unload his gun before he "cleans" it.
And then there are fools like this:
http://crooksandliars.com/2015/02/nj-res...r-actually
And then there are fools like this:
http://crooksandliars.com/2015/02/nj-res...r-actually
Quote:NJ Responsible Gun Owner Actually Prosecuted In Child-On-Child Shooting Death
Quote:A friend forwarded this to me because she knows how unusual it is that parents are actually charged in these "accidental shooting" cases. She's right -- but it shouldn't be so unusual. In most cases where someone's malignant neglect results in a death, those people are held accountable -- except when it comes to shooting deaths. Our spineless politicians have created a giant blind spot when it comes to negligence with guns. It's always a "tragic accident" that "no one could have foreseen." Geeze, when you see some of the crazy reasons they arrest people these days, it's kind of hard to buy into the "no one could have known" argument.
And I'm not surprised that this prosecution took place in New Jersey, because it's part of the Northeast urban corridor, where we have a much different relationship with guns than the rest of the country. But sadly, it still falls into the category of "news," because it so rarely happens:
