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TexasTowelie

(116,514 posts) Sun Dec 4, 2022, 05:12 PM Dec 2022

5-year-old shot by 8-year-old in Houston - ABC News

Police said the 5-year-old boy is in critical condition after he was shot by a child who got a hold of a gun in Houston Saturday afternoon.

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5-year-old shot by 8-year-old in Houston - ABC News (Original Post) TexasTowelie Dec 2022 OP

Freedom to kill NBachers Dec 2022 #1

Too many damn guns Deuxcents Dec 2022 #2

Heard an interesting guns safety ad on the radio today. 70sEraVet Dec 2022 #3

Agreed phoenix75 Dec 2022 #4

I am not at all surprised. twodogsbarking Dec 2022 #5

I am so sick of this gun shit - how much more of this does it take? walkingman Dec 2022 #6

NBachers

(18,095 posts)

1. Freedom to kill

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sun Dec 4, 2022, 05:20 PM

Dec 2022

Deuxcents

(19,548 posts)

2. Too many damn guns

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sun Dec 4, 2022, 05:46 PM

Dec 2022

And irresponsible people w/ kids around. This scourge will never end

70sEraVet

(4,133 posts)

3. Heard an interesting guns safety ad on the radio today.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sun Dec 4, 2022, 07:55 PM

Dec 2022

The message was, if your kids can find out where you hid their Christmas presents, they can also find your guns.
I thought it was pretty powerful.

phoenix75

(291 posts)

4. Agreed

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Sun Dec 4, 2022, 10:15 PM

Dec 2022

twodogsbarking

(12,228 posts)

5. I am not at all surprised.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Mon Dec 5, 2022, 10:05 AM

Dec 2022

walkingman

(8,280 posts)

6. I am so sick of this gun shit - how much more of this does it take?

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Mon Dec 5, 2022, 05:15 PM

Dec 2022

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