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In NC - Drunken Lawful Gun Owner Accidentally Kills 15-Year-old Neighbor

Posted on the 23 December 2012 by Mikeb302000
Local news reports
 
Perry is also angry because she says this is not the first time Furey's had a gun accident. The Johnston County Sheriff's Office confirms deputies were called to his David Drive home last month, but Furey was not arrested. Perry says the incident involved shots Furey accidentally fired at a neighbor's home. 
“They didn’t arrest him. They didn’t take his guns," Perry said. "They didn’t do anything but tell him don’t use firearms when he’s drinking alcohol, which was a regular thing for the man.”
Like many of these accidental shootings, a strict one strike you're out policy would have prevented it.
Sarcastic gun-rights fanatics love to ask, when they know there is no answer, "what law would have prevented this?"  Well, in this case we have a clear answer.  The irresponsible gun owner should have been disarmed already.
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