Boy, 10, shoots sister, kills self

[Yogurtmaster]

As much as everyone denies it and think it's all a myth, Evil is very much alive in this world. If he didn't have access to guns, he would have used something else.

[Xilo]

As much as everyone denies it and think it's all a myth, Evil is very much alive in this world. If he didn't have access to guns, he would have used something else.

Could have easily grabbed a kitchen knife.

[threetonesun]

If I felt the need to have a gun ready to use while in that home, maybe due to issues in the area or whatever, I would use a locking holster and open-carry in the home; allowing me to ensure the gun was in my sight at all times (I would fall back on a very good safe with an alarm in my room while sleeping).

It is the job of the parents and gun owner to keep the gun out of the hands of kids. Parents bear the same responsibility for a lot of items in their home, like rat poison.

Personally, I would just move. :laugh:

[Growled Member]

Could have easily grabbed a kitchen knife.

We see that a lot too. America is a very violent place.

[Spartan Erik]

I don't think it's an issue of gun control, it's an issue of gun culture. Rather than resolving things peacefully, people are quick to act out. Combine that with stresses at home, school, or work, it's an accident waiting to happen.

Sadly, it's the price of a right to bear arms. They really ought to teach conflict resolution in grade school, because clearly not enough parents aren't doing the job.

[+LogicalApex MVC]

Personally, I would just move. :laugh:

As would I.

[thejohnnyq]

time to go back to the 80's answer me this one ? did we ever hear of kids killing parents or sisters brothers so damm offen answer is NO

in the 90 same thing NO

in the 2000 A LITTLE

now in 2012 its like little mom can i have pizza money she says no he pulls put a gun murders the whole family and self. why u may ask

pizza money

now u can blame the parents but that wouldnt help you could blame video games but if u do again u would have to blame the parents for lets little bobby age 4567891011121314151617 to play 17 plus games is that smart no because one day you the PARENT will say no or ground him from the 360 ps3 wii 3ds and one day wind up dead for that i dont feel sorry for any of them.

but if he is bullied in school everyday since he was 4 till 13 14 and no one will listen to him he does the only 2 things he thinks is right

one go kill everyone in school or to kill self and after he does one or the other than his story gets out in the news we could of saved bobby but its to late maybe he didnt come home bloody eought for MOM OR DAD to see he needs help they go to the school tell the adults who's job it is to protect little bobby from bullies and what do they do SFA and there goes another kid in the wooden box six feet deep because no one helped them.

on the other end u got joe for some reason he's a good kid does good in school listens has all he wants pc or mac ipad iphone nice clothes money and one day he kill the family for what reason who knows because he kills his self in the process sad u would say yes and no u ask where did he get the gun did he use the one in the house or did he buy one again who know's but he uses it and now lifes over good by joe injoy death

now did the gun kill him of course the bullet did he did pull the trigger but if he didnt have a gun he would of had a hammer axe or whatever who's next tommrow guess we wait because this is going at a crazy rate whats this 4 or 5 in the last 2 months

my 2 cents read it like it hate it

There. Wasn't this world wide 24x7 media back then,otherwise all these stories would have been covered. There were killings at the mall outside Delaware around Christmas time in the 80, that. Most didn't hear about, there were killings in Philly, Cincinnati, Camden NJ and all around and the cover was not there because there was not cable news networks at that time. How much did people really pay attention? Not much. According to the FBI shootings are not on the rise, and violent crime is down.

[theyarecomingforyou]

I don't think it's an issue of gun control, it's an issue of gun culture. Rather than resolving things peacefully, people are quick to act out. Combine that with stresses at home, school, or work, it's an accident waiting to happen.

It's an issue of gun control and gun culture. As for resolving things peacefully, we're talking about a ten-year-old boy - he should never have had access to a gun. There's no point discussing it though, as Americans are more concerned about a two-hundred-year-old document that was created before modern weapons were invented than about sensible restrictions based upon common sense, evidence and a compassion for life. It's not about reason - it's about emotion.

[Travesty]

There. Wasn't this world wide 24x7 media back then,otherwise all these stories would have been covered. There were killings at the mall outside Delaware around Christmas time in the 80, that. Most didn't hear about, there were killings in Philly, Cincinnati, Camden NJ and all around and the cover was not there because there was not cable news networks at that time. How much did people really pay attention? Not much. According to the FBI shootings are not on the rise, and violent crime is down.

Ah thank you! I was going to say the same thing but lost Interest in the thread cause these kind always led to a bunch of bickering...

[moloko]

News goes much father and faster now. When I was a kid there was a serial rapist that would hind under cars during the holiday season and grab females, force them into the cars and rape them. He did this a few times. People were so scared locally.

Crime is everywhere but now its getting national and global eyes so fast it seems like things are getting worse.