THE ONLY THING WE HAVE TO FEAR IS GETTING SHOT ANYWHERE WE GO.

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An elderly woman was critically shot in Florida this week on her apartment balcony, just sitting out there with her sister.

https://www.wpbf.com/article/florida-delray-beach-woman-shot-balcony-village-square/43634801

@LRRRonEarth especially in groups or near any school.
@LRRRonEarth A guy in my town just had someone shoot into the side of his dad’s house. His dad is very old and recovering from a stroke. He was just sitting in his house. Thankfully no one was hurt.
@greeneyedmonster I KNOW TWO DIFFERENT GUYS WHO HAVE SHOT THEMSELVES IN THE LEG AND INSISTED THAT NOBODY CALL THEM AN AMBULANCE BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD IT.
@LRRRonEarth I believe it. Few people in this country can afford an ambulance, especially if they don’t have insurance but even if they do. Did they go for medical treatment another way? Or did they not want to go because medical providers are required to report gunshot wounds to law enforcement? How’d they manage to shoot themselves in the leg? Not tucking their gun into their pants, I hope.
@LRRRonEarth It always amazes me how many negligent discharges happen because people aren’t using a holster or use a crappy one. I was just telling my son about the time a school resource officer had a negligent discharge due to using a holster that didn’t cover the trigger. A similar case in AZ involved a DPS training officer whose keys got jammed in his holster’s trigger guard and the gun discharged. Ultimately DPS determined it was a problem with the service weapon itself.
@greeneyedmonster AS THEY EXPLAINED IT TO ME, THEY WERE EACH CLEANING THEIR GUNS WHEN IT HAPPENED. ONE DROVE HIMSELF, THE OTHER HAD A FRIEND DRIVE HIM. NEITHER FACED CHARGES.
@LRRRonEarth @greeneyedmonster that is quintessentially American - muh second amendment gives me the freedom to shoot myself, but the freedom of price in the healthcare business means I can’t afford it (insert facepalm)
@LRRRonEarth Wild west all over open carry red states. GOP have to reconsider using the term pro life.
@DaniEhm THEY'VE KNOWN FOR DECADES THAT THEY'RE NOT PRO LIFE. TO THEM, THE LABEL IS A LITERAL JOKE.
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Because an armed society is a polite society, please be sure to thank your shooter before you expire.
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That really doesn't spell FREEDOM
@LRRRonEarth yet i am still fearful of GOP led government, today, tomorrow, in five years. My fear grows.
@LRRRonEarth only in one particularly noteworthy locale…
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Happy to be #Canadian.
Never tried living in US, but can't see the attraction.
@RobertJ I SPLIT THE DIFF AND LIVE IN ALASKA. IT'S AIGHT.
@LRRRonEarth That and bankruptcy due to the medical expenses afterwards.