Tristan SnellIn America, a toddler has shot someone with a gun, every week, for 2 years straight.
Yes, you read that correctly.
Haelwenn /элвэн/ 
@tristansnell *confused European sounds* wait… a toddler can shot someone with a gun?
Evelyn@lanodan @tristansnell Yes. As soon as their hand muscles are well developed enough to pull the trigger. More likely once they’re actually strong enough to lift the gun itself, but that’s not strictly necessary.
It happens all the f*cking time.
Some states & municipalities have laws about keeping guns safely stored; but in lots of places it’s perfectly legal to leave your loaded gun just sitting on out a coffee table or somewhere.
Sometimes I hate it here.
@gorfram @tristansnell I guess it's a bit like how toddlers can sometimes pull a cooking pot/pan and hurt themselves.
At least now easily removable handles are a thing.
At least now easily removable handles are a thing.
@lanodan @tristansnell The ability of toddlers to hurt themselves/wreak chaos/burn down the universe should not be underestimated.
*Especially, fergawdsakes, if you keep a gun in your house.
James Trickle uP@gorfram @lanodan @tristansnell You can just replace 'toddlers' with 'Americans' in your sentence and be pretty much accurate. American here complaining about how infantile adults act much of the time and US society seems to relish this childish behavior for some reason. You see it in our politics, you see it in pop culture. Adulthood is underrated.