Thread: Conn. Senate OKs machine gun ban for children
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Old May 5, 2009, 02:43 PM   #65
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Originally Posted by WildAlaska
Didnt some girl die at Knob creek shooting a GE Minigun?
If by "die ... shooting a GE Minigun" you mean had it flip over and CRUSH her, then apparently yes.

http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/...7&postcount=25

In light of this tragedy, I suggest we all call our legislatures and ask them to ban children under 16 from being dangerously close[1] to heavy objects that can flip over or fall... unless the owners/operators of said heavy objects have certification from a competent civil engineering company[2] that said heavy objects are secure and cannot conceivably pin or crush anyone.

I mean, honestly, if this saves just one or two children, it's worth it! How could anyone object?!

[1] 1000 feet? If it's a reasonable distance for prohibiting guns in proximity to schools, perhaps it's a reasonable safe distance between small children and unsafe heavy objects.

[2] i.e. not the company (if any) that signed off on the Dallas Cowboys training facility's replacement roof/canopy that collapsed last weekend.
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