10 year-old was shot and killed at Camp Pendleton

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Boy Killed In Accidental Shooting At Camp Pendleton

POSTED: 7:05 pm PDT September 26, 2004
UPDATED: 9:31 am PDT September 27, 2004

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- A 10-year-old boy was shot and killed Sunday by another boy in an accidental shooting at the Marine base in Camp Pendleton, authorities said.

The incident took place about 11 a.m. inside a base home, and the boy used a hunting rifle, said Marine spokeswoman Capt. Juliet Chelkowski.

The boys, who were not related to each other, visited the base with their families, she said.

Chelkowski said adults were inside the home when the incident occurred.
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http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/3762308/detail.html
 
I demand the military have gun locks on all their guns.

Furthermore, I think they should ban all assault weapons. They are instruments of death and have no business on a military base. They could be stored miles away in an armory! The Ammunition and guns must be stored in seperate amories.

We need it for the sake of the kids!

Research has shown that surpluss military goods end up in the hands of criminals. The Military should detroy all guns to prevent it from flooding the streets!
 
merphie said:
I demand the military have gun locks on all their guns.

Furthermore, I think they should ban all assault weapons. They are instruments of death and have no business on a military base. They could be stored miles away in an armory! The Ammunition and guns must be stored in seperate amories.
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I disagree. We need to accept the fact that guns kill and children will lose their lives in accidents. So we should do nothing and move on.

Afterall some guns, like ones on military bases, will remain unguarded and that's okay becuase they're needed to train troops as well as defend your house. So we should not require gun locks or tighter restrictions. Sure it'll save lives, but millions will be inconvienced by it.

In conclusion, a few lives don't out weigh the cost of tighter restrictions.
 
Questioninggeller said:
In conclusion, a few lives don't out weigh the cost of tighter restrictions.
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Except that your agenda isn't the saving of lives but the criminilization (and demonization) of guns.

We need to accept the fact that guns kill and children will lose their lives in accidents. So we should do nothing and move on.
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We need to educate people on gun safety. Your idea is akin to outlawing or regulating sex because people get diseases and unwanted pregnancies. You abstinence only fanatics really piss me off.
 
Questioninggeller said:
I disagree. We need to accept the fact that guns kill and children will lose their lives in accidents. So we should do nothing and move on.

Afterall some guns, like ones on military bases, will remain unguarded and that's okay becuase they're needed to train troops as well as defend your house. So we should not require gun locks or tighter restrictions. Sure it'll save lives, but millions will be inconvienced by it.

In conclusion, a few lives don't out weigh the cost of tighter restrictions.
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I was being sarcastic. I agree with Tony. We need to educate our youth even if they don't own guns. This is a parental responsibility.

The NRA even has a good education program called "Eddie the Eagle".
 
Questioninggeller said:
I know.
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Just checking. I wouldn't put it past any people on this board. Next thing I will be accused of wanting to disarm our military or advocating the killing of small children.

Every message is like Christmas around here.
 
merphie said:
Just checking. I wouldn't put it past any people on this board. Next thing I will be accused of wanting to disarm our military or advocating the killing of small children.
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Ah, so you're advocating arming the small children, to make shooting them that much more sporting?

Hmm. They do have good hand/eye coordination, what with the video games and all. And they're smaller targets...This idea of yours stinks. In a shootout, small children have the advantage.
 
TragicMonkey said:
Ah, so you're advocating arming the small children, to make shooting them that much more sporting?

Hmm. They do have good hand/eye coordination, what with the video games and all. And they're smaller targets...This idea of yours stinks. In a shootout, small children have the advantage.
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Then we could advocate selling body armor to grown ups. :D
 
Dumb question first: How did young kids get hold of a gun?

And golly gee - it was a Marine base, so you would expect weapons around, wouldn't you. Yep, no problem there. But are the US Marines are armed with hunting rifles these days? Bows and arrows too? Super-soakers? Probably not. And as far as I know, the Marines aren't usually in the habit of leaving loaded weaponery just laying about the place unattended - officers and NCOs tend to get annoyed at that kind of crap. So the kid didn't get ahold of a Marine weapon, it seems.

So where DID the gun come from?
 
A slim chance that the weapon came from the base's recreational facilities, more likely it was privately owned.
 
crimresearch said:
A slim chance that the weapon came from the base's recreational facilities, more likely it was privately owned.
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I bet someone loses their ass over it as well. It's tragic that people who are around guns all day don't teach their kids safety.
 
I think my point is that the location of the incident, i.e. a Marine base, is irrelevant to the incident itself. It could have happened a lot of places in the US, just about.
 
The Central Scrutinizer said:
Guns don't kill children, children kill children.

Or something like that.... :confused:
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People kill people. That can be applied to children as well. The gun is only a tool.
 
Zep said:
I think my point is that the location of the incident, i.e. a Marine base, is irrelevant to the incident itself. It could have happened a lot of places in the US, just about.
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Agreed. It is just strange to happen there. I wouldn't think guns would be unusual to them.
 
merphie said:
People kill people. That can be applied to children as well. The gun is only a tool.
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Do you know what a tool is? A tool is something that allows you to achieve something more efficiently than you would otherwise be able to. A hammer is a tool, beats banging in nails with your hands. You could get maybe one nail in a day with your bare hands, hundreds with a hammer. A saw is a tool, beats breaking bits of wood in half with your hands. You can cut it nice and straight too, and much more of it. A gun is a tool. What is it designed to make easier and more efficient.
 
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