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viva la

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1. I don't own a gun, never fired one....

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Fri Nov 17, 2023, 08:52 AM

Nov 2023

So I've got no experience here. But it seems crazy that a gun is so easy to fire that a two-year-old can find one in a purse and shoot. Toddlers can't go to the toilet on their own. What about the safety? And does pulling a trigger take so little strength?

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Mother in Waverly Ohio 2 yr old kid takes gun from her purse in Wally World [View all] irisblue Nov 2023 OP

I don't own a gun, never fired one.... viva la Nov 2023 #1

I've never owned a pistol, don't know much about them. 70sEraVet Nov 2023 #3

Very light trigger pull.... getagrip_already Nov 2023 #11

Many semi-auto handguns have no manual safety, I have two of them myself. Dogs have doc03 Nov 2023 #10

Some years back MOMFUDSKI Nov 2023 #2

Gunfire on aisle two. twodogsbarking Nov 2023 #4

Followed up by....Blue light special in route from local PD to aisle two. usaf-vet Nov 2023 #13

This should not be funny SouthernDem4ever Nov 2023 #14

Responsible gun ownership strikes again Vogon_Glory Nov 2023 #5

Who needs a gun to go shopping??? AllyCat Nov 2023 #6

Ever Been To Waverly? NonPC Nov 2023 #9

A gun makes it so much safer AllyCat Nov 2023 #18

The intellectual level at Wally's worries me bucolic_frolic Nov 2023 #7

I don't have experience with guns, but I have lots of experience trying to find things in my purse tanyev Nov 2023 #8

Wow! Squatchman Nov 2023 #12

Welcome to DU WhiteTara Nov 2023 #16

Hey, you never know when one of those children's park animatronics will go sentient and rampage. TheBlackAdder Nov 2023 #15

Don't know what model Taurus she had, or if all their 9mm pistols have this flaw. patphil Nov 2023 #17