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Man accidentally shot child while officiating wedding near Lincoln, deputy says(www.klkntv.com)

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A Texas man accidentally shot a child while officiating a wedding in Lancaster County on Saturday, the sheriff’s office says.

Chief Deputy Ben Houchin said deputies were sent to a wedding at Hillside Events near Denton on a report of a gunshot wound.

Deputies learned that 62-year-old Michael Gardner, the wedding’s officiant, fired a gun to get everyone’s attention.

“He was going to fire in the air, and as he did that, it slipped and went off,” Houchin said.

The gun was loaded with a blank that Gardner made with gunpowder and glue.

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pete_the_cat@lemmy.world
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Most people that are pro gun aren’t against stricter gun control measures, the problem is we don’t live in society where we can tell who will do something dumb in the future. Blanket bans don’t help anyone.

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AA5B@lemmy.world
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No, it would be useless to ban blankets, everyone would be cold 🤓

But restrictions on carrying would make a lot more sense. They should not be carrying a weapon in a crowded area

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pete_the_cat@lemmy.world
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I agree, dumb fucks shouldn’t be allowed to walk around with guns and do whatever they want. Anytime I see a post of some idiot walking around town with an AR-15 on his back I want to punch them in the face.

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I would rather cage stupid people than implement stricter gun control to be honest. I think that would go a hell of a lot farther in improving society.

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The problem is that caging stupidity doesn’t prevent harm. What about the toddler who got shot? It would be far better to try to prevent the situation from happening in the first place

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lightnsfw@reddthat.com
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Maybe I need to be more clear. These people would be caged preemptively upon being identified as a moron, not just after they do something stupid with a gun. This idiot would have been in the cage instead of out shooting toddlers.

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jackoneill@lemmy.world
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Copy pasted for like the 8th time in this god damn thread now

Yeah 100% if you want to own a class of gun (say a revolver) you should have to take a class on that specific type of gun and pass a written and practical test, and renew this regularly. Want a different type of gun? Better go take that class and pass that test.

Rabid anti gun folks are just as bad as the rabid pro gun folks, but the regular ass folks in the middle all seem to agree that strong controls on who can purchase the dangerous tool is the most reasonable solution

But this is lemmy, basically Reddit but more intense. I fully expect the folks here to be rabid anti gun without any rationale arguments for that stance

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Or maybe you’re getting downvoted because everyone is sick of you spamming the thread with your hot take and whining.

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Just like I’m sick of seeing jUst gET riD Of aLl tHe guNs itS sUPer siMpLe

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