Slog - Comments on "4-year-old out of surgery after shooting self at Sam's Club"

Comment by elenchos

elenchos — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:24:14 -0800

Tragic, but unavoidable, a well-regulated militia being necessary.

Comment by apres_moi

apres_moi — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:29:44 -0800

Only in my homestate of SC.

Comment by Mike of Renton

Mike of Renton — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:35:04 -0800

Is it just me or does the story read like they're trying to blame Sam's Club?

Comment by high and bi

high and bi — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:41:47 -0800

well I hope they prosecute that crazy grandmother. WTF is she carrying a gun around for anyways? is fucking sam's club that goddamn dangerous??

Comment by In MN

In MN — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:47:08 -0800

If they're not blaming Sam's Club, they should be.

Comment by Tiktok

Tiktok — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:48:52 -0800

is fucking sam's club that goddamn dangerous??

Apparently so. If only there'd been more people with guns there--they could have shot the kid before she hurt anyone.

Comment by meks

meks — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:52:20 -0800

Yeah! Thanks Alissa, that was awesome!

Comment by max solomon

max solomon — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:53:08 -0800

you're never too young (or too old) for firearm safety training.

Comment by PopTart

PopTart — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:54:50 -0800

@3 not just you, it seemed like that to me too.

Comment by Greg

Greg — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:11:57 -0800

As horrible as the story is, it's still kinda funny.

Comment by w7ngman

w7ngman — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:17:07 -0800

#1: I, for one, welcome our new well-regulated grandma militia overlords.

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:31:57 -0800

Did the kid have a concealed weapons permit?

Comment by Mykill

Mykill — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:39:55 -0800

@2, that's what i said.

That Sam's Club is in my old neighborhood, just down the street from the high school where a few weeks ago the principal retired instead of leading a school that is going to engage in the ungodly act of allowing a GSA.

Y'know, i just don't miss that place.

Comment by elswinger

elswinger — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:11:52 -0800

Have you seen the people who shop at Sam's club?

Comment by Stinky

Stinky — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:33:26 -0800

If the kid had been hit by granny's car, would that be news?

Comment by Todd

Todd — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:07:20 -0800

See, now if everyone had the right to carry a concealed weapon, this never would have happened. Gun control is to blame!

Oh, wait, I guess that lame-ass argument doesn't quite work here. I guess it doesn't quite work ... ever.

Comment by ellarosa

ellarosa — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:22:17 -0800

and with the safety off, obviously, meaning: grandma could have easily shot herself or anyone else just by sticking her stupid old hand into her stupid old purse at any stupid old moment.

Comment by catnextdoor

catnextdoor — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:47:54 -0800

The grandma shouldnt have left her purse unattended with a gun inside. Ever heard of an ankle holster lady? Jesus.

I love the South!

Comment by tk.

tk. — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:51:32 -0800

"Hey grandma, remember when that time when I was four and you couldn't be bothered to keep your eye on me long enough for me to find your gun in your purse and then shoot myself with it? That was awesome."

Comment by inkweary

inkweary — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:27:07 -0800

One should never leave one's purse in a shopping cart, it makes it vulnerable to theft. If the purse contains a gun then one has armed a criminal. There is a silver lining to this happily non-fatal accident: we are all very lucky that this incident brought to light the grandmother's carelessness and no criminal was able to obtain that gun.