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MAGA Father kills his daughter over Trump (discuss.online)

submitted 2 weeks ago by bytesonbike@discuss.online to c/political_weirdos@lemmy.world

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https://www.inquisitr.com/british-woman-shot-dead-by-maga-father-after-heated-donald-trump-debate

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 31 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (6 children)

It's weird that we've abandoned linking to the article (which describes the killing as the result of him clumsily showing off his new glock to his daughter shortly after dinner) and defaulted to a link to an article to a screenshot of a tweet by some random internet influencers looking to stir the pot.

What is a tragedy resulting from people treating guns as toys has been rewritten as some kind of premeditated culture-war driven murder.

[–] nexguy@lemmy.world 88 points 2 weeks ago (37 children)

The killer said it was an accident and there are no living witnesses.

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 51 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

It is never an accident when you pick up a gun in a political argument.

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 44 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It is never an accident when you pick up a gun in a ~~political argument.~~

If you pick up a gun and don't clear it. You are negligent.
If you point a gun at someone. You are negligent.
If you are not taking any safety precautions when handling a firearm. You are negligent.

[–] rockandsock@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

100% this here. If you're negligent with a firearm you're responsible.

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Not in Texas apparently.

Reminds me of back in the 1950's and before when getting black out drunk and running over someone was an "accident".

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[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I phrased is like this as I know that in some situations it might be needed to pick up a gun to defend yourself from harm.

However, no political argument should ever devolve into the need for guns.

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah but it's not an accident

[–] KindnessIsPunk@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Suddenly the right will be very pro second amendment watch.

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[–] bytesonbike@discuss.online 25 points 2 weeks ago

I know for sure the best time to clean my pistol is during a heated argument.

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[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 24 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

"I know we just had a fight and you went to another room to be alone, but check out my cool new gun that is loaded with the safety off and pointed in your direction!"

JFC.

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[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago (29 children)

I think the bigger issue is neither link highlights the fact that he is facing zero consequences for any of this.

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[–] Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 weeks ago

it's also fucky that the image makes claims about it happening/her dying in 2026 when it happened in 2025. might be a simple typo but I'm going to assume that whomever make the image just didn't bother to check anything

Lucy Harrison, from Warrington in Cheshire, was shot in the chest on 10 January 2025 in Prosper, near Dallas.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyk917xy8no

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