But what about the guns?
If it had been a Hallmark Card Store and not a firearms dealer, would Child Protective Services have taken the children? I’m guessing probably not.
The article goes on to say they are expecting another kid.
And that they have an attorney. And he denies being part of any Militia.
Interesting stuff.
Mr. Eason, you are an idiot.
I’m sure it was unintentional to leave them in the car for that long.
But it was surely intentional to leave them in the car and go into the store.
You don’t leave children of that age alone in a car for two minutes, much less 50.
As stated earlier, you don’t leave kids alone in a car, especially in Texas where it’s already hot. I never ever left my son in the car, I took him everywhere. If I was going to a gun store I WOULD HAVE LEFT HIM AT HOME with my wife or a babysitter. DUH! Hello? McFly?
This jacka$$ clearly could have done it a lot differently.
What a bunch of BS. Who was the meddling SOB that reported them? That person needs to decorate a lamp post.
My God, my parents left us in the car all the time when we were kids while they went shopping. It made the experience a lot more efficient.
Crap, what has this country come to?
Um okay.
I am not sure it matters WHERE he was at the time, unless it was a strip club or porn shop... anything else is immaterial really.
Guess I got lucky. When my daughter was an infant in a car seat, she had the good habit of dozing off, giving me a few minutes of peace. I was in a shiny BMW that afternoon and decided to step in the front door of a local gun store. The counter was only two steps from the front door.
Shutting off the engine was a guaranteed way to wake her up, so I let it run. Of course,, as I watched from just inside, two of the worst gang looking characters you ever did see pulled in and parked beside my car.
As they looked at the running car, with a little conservative infant sleeping in the back seat, one of them said, ‘mannnnnn,, you know that sh*t ain’t right. Touch one finger on dat car, and somebody be jumpin’ out that door with a 45 talkin’ about FREEZE mother f-er’. (they were right)
So I start laughing,, then they see me, and totally crack up.
One of those funny gun store afternoons. Adult daughter loves that story.
You don’t leave your kids in the car. You just don’t. Gun store, whatever, doesn’t matter. This guy is an idiot and I’m glad the kids are ok.
I don’t understand why the mom lost custody, too. It seems the kids should have been left with their mother.
“I know I left my kids in the car but I didn’t think I did”
What?
I am so mad at this guy.
Why didn't he take them kids in there and buy each one of them a pocket knife? Or even a stinking "Don't Tread On Me" sticker? How much can that cost?
At least they could have looked at the pistols. Sheesh. Where does this guy get off? Poor, deprived children. Can't even take a look at the new Ruger 10/22 Takedown.
It just brings tears to the eyes, don't it?
Join me and take a kid to a gun store today. Do it, FRiends.
/sarc. Well, mostly.
Any parent that leaves their babies in the car is an idiot.
The defense “my parents left me in the car all the time” is also ridiculous.
I hate CPS/DCFS with a passion, but there really are some parents that are too stupid to raise children in the modern world.
When I was a little kid, my parents always left me in the car but took the dog with them.......
Heat danger: 500th child dies in a hot carSince 1998 through just last week, 500 children have died after being left unintentionally in a hot car...
Even on a 70 degree day, the inside temperature of a car can exceed 120 degrees even with windows partially open.
Statistics also show that these incidents occur more often with younger children--75 percent of those killed were under 2 years of age.
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What's the danger?
In addition to the risk of being abducted if they are left alone in a car, on a typical summer day, the temperature inside a car (even with the windows rolled down a little) can quickly rise above 120 to 140 degrees. Even on a relatively mild day, the temperature inside a car can get above 100 degrees. At those temperatures, kids are at great risk for heat stroke, which can lead to a high fever, dehydration, seizures, stroke and death.