D.M. teen dies after friend's gun goes off (Des Moines, IA)

Des Moines Register ^ | 01/08/04 | By TOM ALEX Register Staff Writer

[Rightone]

Here we go. 16 years old. Carrying a gun around. (???) Alternative high school. Pretending to be a criminal. (???) Parents nowhere to be found. Crisis Center at school.

But, hey, if only we had a lock on that darn gun. And, really, really... this is a good kid. /sarcasm

[Tijeras_Slim]

this thread might be worth watching.

[Monty22]

And the anti-gun group says basically accidents should never happen.

First, this was no accident.

Second, ban cars first if you want to save lives that way.

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[antiRepublicrat]

Love the anti-gun title, "...gun goes off." Guns don't just "go off" when handled -- some stupid person pulls the trigger. It should read "...accidentally shot by friend," but that would take the blame off of the gun.

[martin_fierro]

A better headline: D.M. teen dies after friend mishandles gun

[BenLurkin]

This is very sad. To say that the killer "mishandled" the firearm is something of an understatement.

[MizzouTigerRepublican]

Guns don't kill people. People kill people. I wish that could have been the headline. I am so tired of these liberal tree huggers tilting these titles and stories to further their damn anti gun agenda.

[facedown]

* Store guns and ammunition in separate locked containers.

Now that's going to make it real handy for self-defense.

[mystery-ak]

He is being charged as an adult and juvenile...I don't get it...anybody?

[EggsAckley]

Lewis had had possession of the weapon for weeks, and his mother and stepfather were aware of it

Oops.

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

When I was 16, I was..

1. Not allowed to have anyone over with my parents gone.

2. Not ever ever ever allowed to have a boy in my bedroom, whether my parents were home or not.

Two good rules, that if followed, avoids problems like this.

[SoKatt]

Great parenting skills.

[Melinator]

If the parents knew about it then he may even have had legal possession of the gun. Laws don't prevent stupidity.

[Rightone]

But, the libs have an answer!

Iowa given C-plus

WHAT'S NEW: In an annual analysis of state laws, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence gave Iowa a C-plus grade in 2003.

WHY: Iowa holds adults responsible if they leave loaded guns around children, regulates the sale of guns to children, and requires a permit to buy a handgun. But Iowa does not require child-safety locks to be sold with guns and does not have handgun safety standards, the Brady group said.

[pax_et_bonum]

When I was 16, I was..

1. Not allowed to have anyone over with my parents gone.

2. Not ever ever ever allowed to have a boy in my bedroom, whether my parents were home or not.

Two good rules, that if followed, avoids problems like this.

My parent's rules, too, and I don't understand so many parents today allowing their girls to have boys in their bedrooms, or vice versa.

[adam_az]

Kittie Weston-Knauer, principal at Scavo, said Jordan "had wisdom beyond her years."

Not if she had a boyfriend that pointed guns at people for fun, 'pretending' to be a criminal. A self fulfilling prophecy if I ever heard one, this story being case in point!

[aomagrat]

When he picked up the gun Tuesday, police said, it went off.

If fired all by itself?

[TERMINATTOR]

*bang_list

[Nebr FAL owner]

Any bets that the boyfriend was a HiP Hop gangsta wannbe also known as whiggers aka pop-up targets. Should get his stupid A$$ nailed to the wall permanantly!!!