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TheCEmanCometh
04/16/17 12:34:30 PM
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http://www.11alive.com/news/teen-accidentally-kills-himself-as-friends-watch-on-instagram-live/430784177?=va6

“I heard a big boom. I couldn’t tell if it was a gunshot or what." Shaniqua Stephens had just watched her 13-year-old son take out the trash Monday evening when she heard a noise. "I just knew that it was something that was wrong,” she said. She and her daughter ran upstairs and found him. “We kicked in the door. We found him just laying there in a pool of blood," Stephens recounted. "My daughter screamed and said, ‘Mom turn his phone off!' As I proceeded to look at his phone he was on Instagram Live.” Thirteen-year-old Malachi Hemphill was live on the social media site Instagram handling the gun when it went off. He was rushed to Grady Hospital where he died. Forest Park Police said they responded at about 10:40 p.m. “This is just a pain that will never go away," she said. "He was my only son. He was just only 13. Just the thought of me seeing him on the floor will never leave my brain."

Stephens said it was an accident and not an intentional suicide. Several of his friends were watching when the shooting happened. Stephens said they rushed to her house afterward. “There was about 40 to 50 kids outside," she said. "I guess these were the kids that were watching on live that live in the area. I guess when it happened they just ran over here.” She has been told that someone asked why he didn’t have a clip in the gun and told him to put a clip in the gun. “As he put the clip in the gun, that is when the gun went off,” she said. Stephens isn't completely sure how Malachi got the gun. She was told he got the gun from a friend who got it from someone else. Detectives said they are consulting with the Clayton County D.A.'s office, and depending on where their investigation leads, criminal charges are a possibility.


Damn. He shouldn't have been playing around with a gun but that friend that told him to put bullets in the gun probably feels horrible.
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jayj350
04/16/17 12:34:43 PM
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Sad.
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jayj350
04/16/17 12:36:46 PM
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Zurkon posted...
You guys seriously post some depressing stuff sometimes.

Sad!
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foreveraIone
04/16/17 12:37:03 PM
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jayj350 posted...
Sad.

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MisterPorn
04/16/17 12:53:34 PM
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You should always treat a gun as loaded and never point it at anything you don't want shot. Sad he didn't learn that lesson.
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KStateKing17
04/16/17 12:58:47 PM
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MisterPorn posted...
You should always treat a gun as loaded and never point it at anything you don't want shot. Sad he didn't learn that lesson.

It doesn't help that he probably snuck it in his home from a similarly aged friend who also had no knowledge of guns. It's a shame.
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TheVipaGTS
04/16/17 1:03:49 PM
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Guns are NOT toys....people need to stop glamorizing them...
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JackSwanye2
04/16/17 6:08:04 PM
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TheVipaGTS posted...
Guns are NOT toys....people need to stop glamorizing them...

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glitteringfairy
04/16/17 6:12:19 PM
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JackSwanye2 posted...
TheVipaGTS posted...
Guns are NOT toys....people need to stop glamorizing them...

They are toys once you confirm that the gun is in fact unloaded. And what I mean by toy is yea it's fun to break out the guns and hold them and look at them. But for the love of Satan please just make sure the damn thing isn't loaded before doing so
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daftpunk_mk5
04/16/17 6:14:21 PM
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glitteringfairy posted...
JackSwanye2 posted...
TheVipaGTS posted...
Guns are NOT toys....people need to stop glamorizing them...

They are toys once you confirm that the gun is in fact unloaded. And what I mean by toy is yea it's fun to break out the guns and hold them and look at them. But for the love of Satan please just make sure the damn thing isn't loaded before doing so


Rule 1:
Treat every gun like its loaded
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Questionmarktarius
04/16/17 6:15:25 PM
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If you really want to make a difference, and make sure kids understand the dangers, run the video, often. Don't blur, don't cut. Just run it.
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gunplagirl
04/16/17 6:16:41 PM
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They shouldn't have allowed him access to a gun

Charge the parents
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WaffIeElite
04/16/17 6:17:47 PM
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Stupid games, stupid prizes, etc.
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glitteringfairy
04/16/17 6:17:59 PM
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daftpunk_mk5 posted...
glitteringfairy posted...
JackSwanye2 posted...
TheVipaGTS posted...
Guns are NOT toys....people need to stop glamorizing them...

They are toys once you confirm that the gun is in fact unloaded. And what I mean by toy is yea it's fun to break out the guns and hold them and look at them. But for the love of Satan please just make sure the damn thing isn't loaded before doing so


Rule 1:
Treat every gun like its loaded


Alright hunter safety course man. If I have my single shot break action shotgun in my hands and I have indeed confirmed there is no shell in the chamber it's nothing more than a club to beat someone with.
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TheRealDill2000
04/16/17 6:18:34 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
If you really want to make a difference, and make sure kids understand the dangers, run the video, often. Don't blur, don't cut. Just run it.

...or just take away everyone's guns.
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Questionmarktarius
04/16/17 6:19:15 PM
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daftpunk_mk5 posted...
Rule 1:
Treat every gun like its loaded

There's 'flagged' dummy rounds, to make damn sure it's not.
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AlephZero
04/16/17 6:20:59 PM
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ban all guns
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Questionmarktarius
04/16/17 6:22:22 PM
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TheRealDill2000 posted...
Questionmarktarius posted...
If you really want to make a difference, and make sure kids understand the dangers, run the video, often. Don't blur, don't cut. Just run it.

...or just take away everyone's guns.

Take away everyone's bouncy-balls as well. Those have killed far more dumb kids than unlocked guns.

http://wtvr.com/2016/02/26/tarlek-neal-obit/
http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2016/06/5-year-old_boy_run_over_killed_by_ups_truck.html
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gatorsPENSbucs
04/16/17 6:23:41 PM
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gunplagirl posted...
Charge the parents

Yup.
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Questionmarktarius
04/16/17 6:25:51 PM
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gatorsPENSbucs posted...
gunplagirl posted...
Charge the parents

Yup.

If the gun belongs to one of the parents, sure.
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Offworlder1
04/16/17 6:30:31 PM
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Always treat a gun as if it is loaded, never point it in the direction of anything you do not want to destroy.

These are pretty basic rules, this kid should not have been treating it like a toy.

If you want to mess with, mod, or do anything woth your gun at home make 100% sure it is unloaded and ammo is not in the cylinder/magazine.
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UnfairRepresent
04/16/17 6:31:34 PM
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America
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dragnmaninferno
04/16/17 6:35:28 PM
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Questionmarktarius
04/16/17 6:37:33 PM
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dragnmaninferno posted...
But we have no gun problem in this country. How could this happen.

Because, we definitely have a dumbass problem.
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scorpion41
04/16/17 6:37:34 PM
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Bring back gun safety in schools. There's literally no way you're going to get the liberal wet dream of a gun-free society so let's stop telling kids to fear firearms and treating them like some taboo object. Teach them how to handle them properly and safely.
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mattnd2007
04/16/17 6:39:50 PM
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fucking hell. kids shouldn't have access to guns. i'm okay with a kid his age shooting guns, but only under supervision. if you have kids in your house you need to keep your guns locked up. or at least teach your kids that guns are not toys. that they aren't COOL.
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Questionmarktarius
04/16/17 6:41:35 PM
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mattnd2007 posted...
fucking hell. kids shouldn't have access to guns. i'm okay with a kid his age shooting guns, but only under supervision. if you have kids in your house you need to keep your guns locked up. or at least teach your kids that guns are not toys. that they aren't COOL.

According to the article, the kid got the gun from another kid who got it from "unknown".
Stephens isn't completely sure how Malachi got the gun. She was told he got the gun from a friend who got it from someone else.
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mattnd2007
04/16/17 6:41:46 PM
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it's a culture problem. not a gun problem. kid had no idea what he was doing. i know kids his age that know their way around a gun, and don't treat guns like they're cool and stuff. they respect guns.
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mattnd2007
04/16/17 6:42:38 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
mattnd2007 posted...
fucking hell. kids shouldn't have access to guns. i'm okay with a kid his age shooting guns, but only under supervision. if you have kids in your house you need to keep your guns locked up. or at least teach your kids that guns are not toys. that they aren't COOL.

According to the article, the kid got the gun from another kid who got it from "unknown".
Stephens isn't completely sure how Malachi got the gun. She was told he got the gun from a friend who got it from someone else.


well at some point some parent fucked up i'm guessing.
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Questionmarktarius
04/16/17 6:44:10 PM
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mattnd2007 posted...
well at some point some parent fucked up i'm guessing.

Could always be a kid who knows a kid who knows a kid who has a "cool" brother or uncle or something. Or, someone's parents just fucked up.
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jenningsnash313
04/16/17 6:46:43 PM
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glitteringfairy posted...
JackSwanye2 posted...
TheVipaGTS posted...
Guns are NOT toys....people need to stop glamorizing them...

They are toys once you confirm that the gun is in fact unloaded. And what I mean by toy is yea it's fun to break out the guns and hold them and look at them. But for the love of Satan please just make sure the damn thing isn't loaded before doing so

People like you give gun-owners a bad name. I'm all for people owning guns, but you can't honestly be saying you can treat it like a toy? Especially in a case with a 13-year old? That's absurd dude.
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Questionmarktarius
04/16/17 6:48:31 PM
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If you're ever posing with a gun, there better damn well be a dead animal in the photo as well, and even that is a questionable act.
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mattnd2007
04/16/17 6:50:06 PM
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jenningsnash313 posted...
glitteringfairy posted...
JackSwanye2 posted...
TheVipaGTS posted...
Guns are NOT toys....people need to stop glamorizing them...

They are toys once you confirm that the gun is in fact unloaded. And what I mean by toy is yea it's fun to break out the guns and hold them and look at them. But for the love of Satan please just make sure the damn thing isn't loaded before doing so

People like you give gun-owners a bad name. I'm all for people owning guns, but you can't honestly be saying you can treat it like a toy? Especially in a case with a 13-year old? That's absurd dude.


yeah it just comes off super posery to me when people treat guns like toys. like their fb profile picture is them with their "cool" guns. the people i know that are very well versed in the use of guns and have quite the collection don't do that shit. they like their guns and enjoy shooting them, but they aren't bragging about how cool they are.
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Lorenzo_2003
04/16/17 7:01:53 PM
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daftpunk_mk5 posted...
glitteringfairy posted...
JackSwanye2 posted...
TheVipaGTS posted...
Guns are NOT toys....people need to stop glamorizing them...

They are toys once you confirm that the gun is in fact unloaded. And what I mean by toy is yea it's fun to break out the guns and hold them and look at them. But for the love of Satan please just make sure the damn thing isn't loaded before doing so


Rule 1:
Treat every gun like its loaded


Yeah, I'm not sure where glitteringfairy learned gun safety from. Firearms are never toys, whether they are used in competition, hunting, self defense or simply sitting in a collection. Everytime I hear about a firearm accident, it was due to the shooter not respecting its lethal potential. It shocks me when I see how many people own firearms, versus how many have actually taken and appreciated even the most bare of safety training.
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faizan_faizan
04/16/17 7:16:02 PM
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Where are the righties who defend this?
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mattnd2007
04/16/17 7:19:56 PM
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faizan_faizan posted...
Where are the righties who defend this?


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EvoTech
04/16/17 7:27:04 PM
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Proper gun use needs to be taught
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ModLogic
04/16/17 7:33:27 PM
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according to gun nut logic, if guns were banned,. this kid could have just called up his contacts in the russian mafia and gotten one easily.
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Questionmarktarius
04/16/17 7:34:41 PM
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ModLogic posted...
according to gun nut logic, if guns were banned,. this kid could have just called up his contacts in the russian mafia and gotten one easily.

Nah. He'd find other dumb "cool" way to get dead.
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TheRealDill2000
04/16/17 10:01:30 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
TheRealDill2000 posted...
Questionmarktarius posted...
If you really want to make a difference, and make sure kids understand the dangers, run the video, often. Don't blur, don't cut. Just run it.

...or just take away everyone's guns.

Take away everyone's bouncy-balls as well. Those have killed far more dumb kids than unlocked guns.

http://wtvr.com/2016/02/26/tarlek-neal-obit/
http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2016/06/5-year-old_boy_run_over_killed_by_ups_truck.html
http://khon2.com/2017/01/01/toddler-hit-by-vehicle-after-chasing-ball-into-street/

Those are vehicular accidents. There is a major difference. Cars are tools. Guns are only intended to take lives.
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