Jesus Take the Wheel: 11-Year-Old Boy is Shot and Dies While at his Football Coach’s House

November 27th, 2009

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Mitchell “D.J.” Maxwell was at a sleepover, with two other teammates, at his football coach’s house. Even though it was an accident, the three little boys thought they were playing with an unloaded pellet gun. One of the boys pretended to shoot the gun and the other little boy actually pulled the trigger.

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WAYCROSS, Ga. — A 12-year-old middle school football player shot and killed a teammate with a pellet gun during a sleepover at their coach’s house.

Mitchell “D.J.” Maxwell, 11, was shot with a .177-caliber pellet gun at the Albany Avenue home of his football coach. He was transported to Satilla Regional Medical Center, where he died.

Felicia Thomas said her sixth-grade son was at a sleepover with two other boys at the coach’s home when he was shot.

Ware County Sheriff Randy Royal said the three boys were playing a PlayStation 3 video game when one of the boys picked up what he thought was an unloaded pellet rifle and pretended to shoot it, then handed it to a 12-year-old who apparently shot Maxwell in the chest from point-blank range.

After trying to stop the bleeding themselves, the children notified two adults watching television in the next room that Maxwell was hurt, but did not immediately say he had been shot.

Stacey Chavez, 35, called 911 while Thomas “Zach” Williams, 22, performed CPR until Ware County emergency medical services personnel arrived.

According to the police report, the paramedics didn’t know the boy had been shot until they got to the hospital. They thought he was having an asthma attack.

In the 911 calls, the caller told the operator the boy was gasping for air and that he had a history of asthma.

“He’s unresponsive but he’s breathing,” one of the callers told 911.

“Do you know if he has a history of asthma or anything?” the 911 operator asked.

“He’s one of my football players, and his cousin’s here now and says he does have asthma,” the caller said.

An autopsy was scheduled to be performed on Monday at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Savannah office.

Royal said the case remains under investigation and the results would be turned over to the district attorney’s office for review and any further action.

Maxwell’s mother said she could not believe her son was gone.

“I just thought the world of him. I was so proud of him,” said Thomas. “I just looked forward to him growing up and becoming a man and really showing me what he’s made of. I worked really hard on him.”

Mitchell Maxwell, Sr., D.J.’s father, said he’s dealing with pain and frustration, still trying to come to grips with what happened to his son.

“I don’t think he meant to kill him, but still you don’t play like that,” Maxwell, Sr. said. “My child is gone. … You shouldn’t put a gun, whether it’s a pellet gun, a real gun, whatever, to anybody and pull the trigger.”

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62 Responses to “Jesus Take the Wheel: 11-Year-Old Boy is Shot and Dies While at his Football Coach’s House”

Kami All Day (Haters give me Promo.....)

11/27/09, 10:49:am

Thank you to all the rappers that promote this.

Thank you Rhianna, for getting a tat of a gun and promoting this.

Thank you Beyonce and Lady Gaga for making videos that glorify guns.

See what you are doing to the youth?

And you are considered role models?

GTFOH with that *ish!

Sad story though……SMH…..damn.

Nette_CB4EVA

11/27/09, 10:52:am

Wow I don’t understand whats going on!

Keena

11/27/09, 11:08:am

Let’s not forget to blame those extremely violent video games and the parents who buy them.

Syxxi.f.u.x

11/27/09, 11:10:am

@ Kami All Day (Haters give me Promo…..)

Thank you to all those ppl for what…..it’s the coach fault for having the gun in his place where the kids could reach it……..don’t blame the artist….the job is still the parents or the guardian to protect the kids……not the artist…

Kami All Day (Haters give me Promo.....)

11/27/09, 11:16:am

@Syxxi.f.u.x:

Blame the ar***** for instilling “gun play” in the minds of youth. I DO blame the ar***** and all those affiliated with them because they are in a position to promite positivity, but they dont. And because the youth’s minds are so impressionable and easy to manipulate, they fall victim to BS.

Understand the coach should not have had the gun in the childrens reach, but say if….one of these music artists talked about NOT playing with guns when you see one, or telling an adult if you see a gun…..maybe the outcome would have been different. BUT….if all you see on TV is the glorification of violence and guns then you are going to think just the same.

So..like I said.

Thank you music artists for doing what you do. You are helping keep young black youth alive.

*INSERT SARCASM*

Ikes Boyotch

11/27/09, 11:18:am

@ Kami All Day (Haters give me Promo…..)

I agree 1000%. Especially Rhi wit all the b/s u have been thru and u still feel the need to promote guns and killigs (i.e. russain rullet) and have the nerve to say stupid $hit like I didn’t know how much influence i had on the young girls. ***** please GTFOH wit that B/S.

Kami All Day (Haters give me Promo.....)

11/27/09, 11:18:am

@kEENA:

Oh, for sure!

When I have kids, I hope to raise them in a way where they are able to differentiate between what is real and what is fake. I think too many young kids are blurring the two and they cant decipher certain things…..and that is when the parent steps in; to filter.

But too bad the “parents” are simple-minded right along with the kids.

Ikes Boyotch

11/27/09, 11:18:am

***** please GTFOH

Syxxi.f.u.x

11/27/09, 11:25:am

@ Kami All Day (Haters give me Promo…..)

The kids where playing a play station game? Did you care to ask if it was a violent game? NO! The first thing you do is start blaming these artist…..To me the parents/guardian….the person in charge is the one to blame….violent games are for adults…it says so on the packages…..these sexy videos etc are for people of a certain age…if you don’t like it and you think it’s not for your kids…..BLOCK THE F-IN CHANNELS from your T.V…..monitor your kids more…y is it that whenever something like this happens ppl are quick to point the finger and everyone else and not themselves….SMH

Kami All Day (Haters give me Promo.....)

11/27/09, 11:30:am

@Syxxi.f.u.xL:

It doesnt matter if I indicated if it was a violent game. Most are. If not, sports. Especially for boys. I’m sure they werent a playing make your own Barbie video game, so it was to be *****umed that it was violent.

But those too.

I just get tired of people not taking into consideration the outlets from which these kids are getting violent and low-moral behavior from. Yeah, parents are to blame and should be….yada, yada, yada…..but lets be real, as I am a realist.

Kids get their info on whatever from resources outside their parents.

Everything you said is easier said than done. Blocking channels doesnt work. And neither does not buying the game. Please, stop being naive.

white male

11/27/09, 11:31:am

Is Snoop his football coach???

it"s me

11/27/09, 11:32:am

R.I.P, may god be with you and your family…

Syxxi.f.u.x

11/27/09, 11:34:am

@ Kami All Day (Haters give me Promo…..)

Those videos are not the only thing on television for kids to watch…there is Spongebob, teen titans and many other cartoons for them to watch…..so now ppl who make movies are not supposed to make movies with violence in it because a child might sneak (becos they look older than they r now-a-days) and go see the movie…..parents are to blame….the same way you can tell your child no about going to see certain movies…the same way you should tell your child no about looking at the videos and playing the violent games etc and block that ish from your tv…..you can blame society for all your problems….if that’s the case then I should be about no good based on how I grew up….I should curse my mother out all the time becos that’s what I saw my dad do (as a child), I should drink uncontrolably….that’s what I saw my dad do….I should do so many crazy things just becos (based on your points) becos I saw it as a child growing up? I also so my dad and my older brothers with guns….does that mean I should get one of my own? R u serious……I’m not saying that everyone is made the same and with the same level of intelligence but at the same time a parent is supposed to mold their child in the right way and if they’re allowing their kids to view these things that’s unhealthy for their little brains (they don’t understand)….then it’s the parents fault.

Kami All Day (Haters give me Promo.....)

11/27/09, 11:34:am

@Syxxi.f.u.x:

Say if, the boy’s father Mitchell Maxwell Sr. told his son that he could not have a violent game because of the violence in them?

Well, he goes to a sleepover where his friends have the game.

Now, he is able to play the very game that his father told him that he could not have.

So, not buying the game for you child obviously does not work nowadays.

1TruDiva with the PlatinumVocals--Remembering Shaniya!!

11/27/09, 11:36:am

Kami is RIGHT!!!!

The kids see violence all around them. So much that it has d e s e n s i t i z e d them.

Syxxi.f.u.x

11/27/09, 11:37:am

@ Kami All Day (Haters give me Promo…..)

All I was asking you do is admit that the parents can be at fault…if you’re a realist like you say…..look at all angles and not just talk about one….becos then you’re an opportunist and not a realist…you see the opportunity where you can bash others who portray a certain look and you go for the throat.

Kami All Day (Haters give me Promo.....)

11/27/09, 11:39:am

@Syxxi.f.u.x:

Yeah, but these kids are far too advanced nowadays for them to be watching SpongBob and the like.

My niece is 2 years old and asked me if she could watch Beyonces’ Ego video. I told her no. We sat and watched Elmos world where she could at least learn SOMETHING.

As far as your situation growing up, you might have been that child who had a strong will NOT to be like your father. Or had the strong will to NOT hate your mother and to make your life better. Sadly enough though, not many kids are strong-minded like you and I. They are weak-minded and can easily be manipulated. And when that happens it feels as if society is raising your kid and not you.

Syxxi.f.u.x

11/27/09, 11:40:am

Kami All Day (Haters give me Promo…..)

Okay…lets go with that….he ask his father for a violent game and the dad says no becos of the violence….1st off before sending your child to anyones house I believe that you should know that person through and through….and if that person doesn’t live like you think they should then your child shouldn’t be allowed to go there especially not for a sleepover…..

1TruDiva with the PlatinumVocals--Remembering Shaniya!!

11/27/09, 11:43:am

My son’s father gave him a video game the other day. They were playing it yesterday. (Left for dead) If you’re familiar with the game you know how it goes. I asked him why he would give him a game like that. He replied “that’s what he said he wanted.” I was like “what? So, HE dictates to YOU what he WANTS and you’re OK with that?” IDK if it’s because he’s trying to make up for other areas but I would’ve at least checked it out before I purchased it.
To sum it up, we’ve GOT to do better in monitoring what our children parti*****te in, who they choose as friends….ALL of it!!!

Kami All Day (Haters give me Promo.....)

11/27/09, 11:43:am

@Syxxi.f.u.x:

Of course parents are at fault to an extent. But honestly, parents arent raising these kids nowadays….its the media within society.

You dont see any other country/continent who promotes violence and sex by the likes of their music artists. And I’m sure the level of vioelence, teen pregnancy, sexual transmitted diseases dont run as rampant as they do over here.

Parents or no parents.

Syxxi.f.u.x

11/27/09, 11:45:am

@ Kami All Day (Haters give me Promo…..)

You’re going to laugh at this but I’m not a parent….based on how I grew up and how I see certain ppl living around me I know what to do and what not to do when I do have my own child….I look at some ppl and shake my head……I know I’m not perfect….Lord knows I’m not perfect…lol
But I refuse to allow a child to dictate what he/she is going to do if the live under my roof….I have nephews and neices and they know not to test me when it comes to certain things…I believe that it starts with the parents…..I remember one day I was driving with my sister-in-law and we picked her son up from school….we were listening to explicit music and when her son came in the car I changed the songs to a more child friendly song and she was like “what you doing….I don’t care” I looked at her like she was crazy…and ignored her becos I knew it was wrong to do….so I admire you for handling your neice the way you did becos that’s exactly what I would have done.

Kami All Day (Haters give me Promo.....)

11/27/09, 11:47:am

@Syxxi.f.u.x:

Oh, I totally agree with that statement.

I swear, we need more strong parenting out here. Especially within the black community.

When I was younger, my parents were my private investagtors, police, army, lawyer, judge, etc. LOL

I could not go ANYWHERE without them knowing who, what, when and where. I was always mad that they wanted to be in “my business” (laughing at that now)…..but in hindsight, I am SO greatful for them and what they did.

Which is why, I never was pregnant. Made the deans list in college. Secured a good job. Have morals and integrity. And know right from wrong no matter who else is following suite.

Problem is….these parents want to please their kids and be their friend.

If you pay no bills in the household, you have no privacy, no business, nothing. You are my child and what I say goes.

Syxxi.f.u.x

11/27/09, 11:47:am

@ Kami All Day (Haters give me Promo…..)

We could go at this all day….I still say it starts with the parents….but I would be a fool to think that society doesn’t play a part in the raising of kids….A parent has to be mentally and spiritually strong and instil certain values in their kids and pray to God that it sticks….so I do understand.

Kami All Day (Haters give me Promo.....)

11/27/09, 11:52:am

@ Syxxi.f.u.x:

LOL…you sound like me. I would have changed the station too! Kids dont need to hear anything except ABC’S and whatnot (depending on their age). LOL

I mean, if I cant listen to some of that garbage (and I’m grown)…then imagine what it can do the minds of kids when they listen. smh

But you definitley seem like a very intelligent person and I’m glad that if you become a mother, you will be one of the few who actually care and will do something about it.

Girl…..I do the same thing; look at other people with kids and see what to do and not to do. And like you said….I’m FAR from being perfect as well. But its the fact that we (and I’m sure others) have the heart to want to stop the sh*t at the door.

Syxxi.f.u.x

11/27/09, 11:52:am

@ Kami All Day (Haters give me Promo…..)

That is so true…parents want their kids to be their friends…you can’t be your kids friends becos then they would treat you as such…..a friend….Kids need to be able to comfortable enuff to tell their parents everything without being fearful….I know it is possible becos my nephew who is 12 tells my sister everything…when something hurts, when someone messes with him at school or on the playground etc…..ur kids need to be comfortable with you…..not be your friend…where YOU tell them who ur sleeping with, how many drinks you had and all this other bull.

Kami All Day (Haters give me Promo.....)

11/27/09, 11:54:am

@Syxxi.f.u.x:

Exactly!

Good convo!

You’re right…..it does start with the parents because ultimately, they are going home to that household and the parents are responsible.

If a child robs someone, they arent looking for Jeezy or Gucci…..they are coming to your residence.

Syxxi.f.u.x

11/27/09, 11:56:am

@ Kami All Day (Haters give me Promo…..)

Thanks you…you sound like you have your heads firmly planted on your shoulders yourself…..I’m telling you growing up was far from being a picnic for me…it wasn’t all horrible but when it was crazy it was crazy…I had a verbally and physically(as in horrible beatings) abusive father (especially 2wards my brothers) and a submissive mother…..among other things that I will not discuss but life teaches you things…..so it is what it is I guess….today I’m in a good mood and I’m looking forward to an even better future.

Syxxi.f.u.x

11/27/09, 11:57:am

LOL @ ur reference to the robbery and Jeezy and Gucci….lol
They sure would be running home and looking for mommy or daddy to bail them out…

Like you said great convo…..hopefully we’ll bump into each other and again on this crazy site…lol

Have a blessed day.

1TruDiva with the PlatinumVocals--Remembering Shaniya!!

11/27/09, 12:02:pm

Reading both of your posts reminded me of a show Oprah did in which parents were asked if they snooped through their children’s rooms and stuff. I remember shouting at the TV all throughout the show.

There is no such thing as privavy in MY house EXCEPT for me!

The only door you close is the BATHROOM door!

I wish you WOULD say something about me going through your stuff!

Again, until we do a better job of monitoring our children, we’ll continue to see t r a g e d i e s like this.

MARK RICH

11/27/09, 12:11:pm

UMMMMM
WHITE CHILDREN shoot each other ALL THE TIME, yet we, as in black people, never seem to think that Rap music is the reason they shoot each other, We as black people must abandon the “group think” mentality, it was an accident, children were getting shot way before rap music, all too often, we ADULTS would like to place blame for our failures, I know A LOT OF CHILDREN WHO LISTEN TO RAP AND HAVE NEVER COMMITTED A CRIME NOR AN ACT OF VIOLENCE, so it any Rhianna fault or an music artist, its the parents fault for A.Providing the child with a Pellet gun B. Allowing said child to act reckless with said pellet gun. C.Not explaining the proper ramifications of what happens when PEOPLE misuse WEAPONS. I encourage you all to become better parents and STOP BEING SCARED TO TALK AND DISCIPLINE YOUR CHILDREN
Because far too often when our children act violently or in an aggressive sexual nature, we try to find something to blame instead of talking with the child and making them comfortable with talking with their parent

Gimmeabreak 78

11/27/09, 12:29:pm

I said it in a separate thread a few days ago. It’s amazing how 2nd Amendment advocates push for the widespread availability of firearms for everyday citizens. I know in this case it was pellet gun, but consequences of irresponsible legal gun ownership are highlighted in this unfortunate scenario.

May God comfort the hearts of this young man’s family.

Kami All Day (Haters give me Promo.....)

11/27/09, 12:41:pm

@Syxxi.f.u.x:

Sorry! I had to take a lunch break! Still stuck at work until 4pm! Ugh!

MARK RICH

11/27/09, 12:51:pm

@Gimmeabreak78
I hope 2nd amendment advocates continue to push for the widespread availability of guns, I will not go into the whole black on black violence thing with guns, but the reason I support them is without guns the USA who be a dictatorship overnight, Lets review some countries that advocates tight gun control: Russia, Cuba, Venezuela, North Korea, Iran, and a country that use to advocate gun control was ***** Germany, notice a theme?? In the absence of guns most countries are turn into dictatorship, the U.S. would still be under British Rule if it were not for the ability of the citizens to arm themselves and form a militia, Yes what happen to the young man was tragic, but no more tragic if a gun wasnt involved, every country that has given up it rights to bear arms in favor of government intervention has fallen to tyranny, its a fact

Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.
-Benjamin Franklin

“An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life.”

Never Forget, even for an instant, that the one and only reason anybody has for taking your gun away is to make you weaker than he is, so he can do something to you that you wouldn’t allow him to do if you were equipped to prevent it. This goes for burglars, muggers, and rapists, and even more so for policemen, bureaucrats, and politicians.
-Alexander Hope

Syxxi.f.u.x

11/27/09, 13:14:pm

@ MARK RICH……I’m having a hard time understanding your statement of “An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life.”

An armed society is a polite society?!? HUH…..R u serious? If everyone were to have guns available to them at the ready….do you have any idea how many more dead ppl (or incidents like the above story) we would have in the so-called polite society you’re talking about? I’m not saying that having guns are wrong because there are those who need it for self defense etc…..but just to have a gun…to have a gun is ri-gosh-darn-diculous……….Just having a gun ‘in-case’ someone tests you is crazy.I don’t care if the Pope himself (I really don’t care) said what Alexander Hope said….that doesn’t make it right to have a gun…..Maybe I’m not understanding what you’re saying….I hope I’m not understanding what you’re saying…because if I do…..I pray that the people who think like you are in the minority.

memchee

11/27/09, 13:15:pm

just terrible….

My thoughts & prayers are with all the families involved.

Syxxi.f.u.x

11/27/09, 13:15:pm

@ Kami All Day (Haters give me Promo…..)

Dats cool…I’ll be at work until 6 so I know the feeling…..lol
Have a gd 1.

shavondenise

11/27/09, 13:27:pm

It getting crazy out here!! The youth of today especially the young Black youth are about to be an endangered species. Although it was an accident there is absolutely no excuse for kids having access to a loaded gun. In this case the coach should get punished.

MARK RICH

11/27/09, 13:58:pm

If the young man would have died from a stab wound
Would you suggest Knife regulation?

If the young man would have died from strangulation
Would you suggest regulation of yarn and string?

If he would have died from drowning
would you suggest people get licenses for swimming?

Without a gun, only the strong would survive because a knife wont make you equal if he has a knife and is 6′4 250lbs and you are 5′5 125lbs

Gun control is advocated by tyrants, EVERY COUNTRY THAT HAS EVER FALLEN TO TYRANNY DID SO BECAUSE ITS CITIZEN COULD NOT CHALLENGE THEIR GOVERNMENT, gun control has never worked favorably for the citizens so why should we want it?? cause you think it will save lifes? 60 million people died the last time a major government suggested to its people to give up it freedom and let the government protect them, the country was Germany and the Prime Minister at the time was a man by the name of Adolf Hitler, who quickly because supreme chancellor once the citizens could no longer form a militia to stop him

And I hope a lot of people think like me, cause we are in serious trouble if not

WE DO NOT BELONG TO THE GOVERMENT, IT BELONGS TO US

Moreaces+Lets Go Dallas

11/27/09, 14:25:pm

1TruDiva with the PlatinumVocals–Remembering Shaniya!!

Kami is RIGHT!!!!

The kids see violence all around them. So much that it has d e s e n s i t i z e d them.
==============
I agree with you 10,000 percent, children these days are desensitized, and sadly so are most of the parents, and I am not talking about teen parents or young parents in their 20’s, I mean grown azz parents in their 40 and 50’s. Parents let the tv and video raise their kids. The “artist” in todays society are flawed beyound measure, you cant have censorship, yet you have unqualified people raising a generation of lost souls.. I blame the artist, why are we as adults supporting this garbage, we should not even be buying this violent music ourself.. What value does it have,, none.

Syxxi.f.u.x

11/27/09, 14:26:pm

@ MARK RICH….If ur talking about an army (then it would be obvious for them to have guns)………..but if you’re talking about all citizens having guns all willie nilly….then I hope you get the help you so desperately need…….you’re taking the above story out of context….knives…taking over the government…..HUH! There are all types of ppl in this world…and boi oh boi…..I am not going to give you anymore of my time after this post because obviously you need help and I am differnately not the one to give it to you…so after this post you can reply and say whatever you want that might be aimed at me or whoever but the facts are the facts….and the fact is you need help and I hope you get it….have a blessed day.

HIROSHIMA!!!

11/27/09, 14:32:pm

Somebodies a$$ is going to the dam “BIG HOUSE”!!

Gimmeabreak 78

11/27/09, 14:33:pm

@MARK RICH

It’s interesting that in your argument that gun control= dictatorship, you used only non-democratic countries without free economic markets. You ignored all the countries in the European Union (all of whom have democratically-elected government and a free market system). Your argument doesn’t hold water, because Sweden, the UK, France, etc. all have stable governments and economies, yet they all have tight restrictions on civilian gun ownership. I don’t think your argument holds water here.

MARK RICH

11/27/09, 14:44:pm

what I am saying is the rights to keep and bear arms should not be infringed REGARDLESS OF THE FEAR YOU HAVE
The above makes perfect sense, citizens should have the right to guns and the right to protect their property

I went off subject to give you the reason why gun control is advocated, its a bigger issue than you wish to concern yourself with, you seem to think of guns as dangerous, I think of them as protection

So let me illustrate my point
Guns are already regulated, any further regulation
would not be in the interest of the citizens, to say that something should be banned because of misuse is stupid

Again, I do not believe the government should tell me if i can or cannot own a gun, because of something a child did, and you believe it should
(im guessing thats what you are implying)

MARK RICH

11/27/09, 14:56:pm

@Gimmebreak78
Did not the same countries you mention fall to Germany during WW2?
and they have strict regulation like the U.S. but they do not ban ownership

The countries that have gun bans also have totalitarian governments, please show me a country with a gun ban and doesnt have a totalitarian government

And gun laws dont work.
In 1966 New Jersey implemented the strictest gun laws in the country,2 years later the murder rate went up 50% and robberies doubled
Washington D.C. also has the strictest gun laws and a murder rate above the average.
Among the 15 states with the highest homicide rates, 10 have restrictive or very restrictive gun laws.

Is it not clear that guns are not bad, people are

Rose

11/27/09, 15:02:pm

This story is damn fishy!!! So the two adults in the next room didn’t hear the gun shot?????? Gun shots r pretty loud…and paramedics didn’t know the boy was shot???? wasn’t he bleeding all over the place? I am so confused!

Ms.EJ

11/27/09, 15:06:pm

I know violence can happen at anytime, however this one of MANY reasons why I will NEVER EVER let my daughter spend the night at someone else house as long as it is within my power (unless she moves out at an adult age I have no control). You have no clue on what folks have in there house, and you have no clue what goes on behind closed doors.

MARK RICH

11/27/09, 15:12:pm

@rose
It was a pellet gun

Gimmeabreak 78

11/27/09, 15:22:pm

@Mark Rich:

If the United States were in landlocked Europe during WWII we probably would have fallen, too. The countries fell to ***** Germany because everyone ignored Hitler’s racist rhetoric first, not simply because Hitler out-gunned everyone. Hitler couldn’t have taken over Europe without winning the war of ideology first.

Furthermore, those same countries I named are thriving democracies today with civilian gun laws that are more restrictive than what we have in the US.

One thing we do agree on is that gun laws don’t work. What we do disagree on is the why.

In my opinion the reason why gun laws don’t work is because the ones we have are too lenient and are not enforced.

I don’t think it’s a coincidence that all the major m***** shootings that have captured news headlines in the past two years were done by people who obtained their guns legally, most notably the following:

Ft. Hood M*****acre
VA Tech M*****acre
NY Immigration Center M*****acre
PA La Fitness M*****acre

MARK RICH

11/27/09, 15:27:pm

@gimmebreak 78

MARK RICH

11/27/09, 15:36:pm

opps
@gimmebreak 78
We can agree that we disagree
All the incidents were committed by people who were mental incompetent, I feel they would have hurt people gun or not

But let me ask you this how far would they have made it if someone would have used a gun in against them in defense?

Guns and weapons are not the problem, it is the problem who use them to commit crimes, even before the advent of missile propelled weapons, people committed m***** murder,most serial killers dont use guns, what we as people most understand is that we are violent it is in our nature, humans and non violence has never existed, ever, and statically gun control does not deter violence, we as a society must remember that this was an accident committed by children who probably had no idea that this would be the outcome

Mz.

11/27/09, 15:50:pm

May this childs’ life rest in peace. People, put your firearms away when there are children around. I dont care what the age may be! Put them up and out of reach from children!

Gimmeabreak 78

11/27/09, 15:55:pm

@MARK RICH

All the incidents were committed by people who were mental incompetent
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That is my point exactly. In this country, even the mentally impaired have legal access to guns. *****uming they were all mentally stable when they purchased their weapons, current gun legislation does not require that registered gun owners undergo periodic mental evaluations after the consummation of the weapons sale. A person who was sane in 2005 could have legally purchased his weapon in 2005, but there are no mechanisms in place to monitor the mental health of that person after that. That is one of the deepest flaws in the gun control argument. Driver’s license renewal is monitored more closely than gun license renewal and it’s a crying shame.

Also, I’m not denying the logic that guns don’t kill, people–people kill people. What I am saying is the potential for destruction with a firearm is much greater than it is for knife. When is the last time you’ve ever heard the news describe that an *****ailant went on a stabbing spree? Guns are usually the weapon of choice because of their destructive capability relative to their size and ease of use.

Regulating who gets access to weapons that have the potential to cause great public harm relative to other types of weapons isn’t the mark of a repressive government–it’s the mark of a wise one.

P.S.

I like hearing your points.

BSFinder

11/27/09, 16:41:pm

What i wanna know is where did they get this gun from? It must have been the coaches and if it is his why the hell would you leave a gun in a room full of little kids. And how come the adults right next door didnt hear the gun shots?

Very sad R.I.P Dj

2012

11/27/09, 17:08:pm

Guns been around before rappers and video games. Why not blame the gun owner who didn’t have it properly put up?

Gimmeabreak 78

11/27/09, 17:19:pm

@2012

I do blame the gun owner, but I also think the government needs to do a better job enforcing it’s existing gun laws, particularly for gun owners who live with children or near places that children congregate.

always knew

11/27/09, 18:36:pm

can’t trust anyone anymore…

the safest supervised place? At home with their parents supervising…Not over the coaches house, unsupervised, even playing with pellet guns..

When it’s time for them to learn how to handle a weapon, it will be through their dad, and no one else.. SMH at all parents who think that letting their kids hang out at the coaches house, is cool…

Extracurricular activities not on school grounds are usually dangerous and unsupervised. Not a bright idea, if parents aren’t there to supervise their children…

Neo-Geo

11/27/09, 22:03:pm

It was a very sad, tragic accident. But remember the media (music, movies, literature) reflect what society wants. Not the other way around. It starts within yourself. By blaming the celebrity, you’re indirectly telling you’re children that the celebrity is better that you, the parent. One is quick to take credit for when their children excel in life but point fingers when they don’t. I have a 12-year old daughter (Scorpio at that(yeesh!!!SMH). And as she’s maturing into the woman that she can become, me, as her father tell her all the time that I’ll always be in her corner and that for every decision she makes in life (good/bad) is accountability. It’s like teaching her to drive. I allow her, her destination. It’s my job to make sure she’s stays in the right lane, step on the breaks when needed and make the right turns. I make sure I’m her celebrity.

wendell wonder

11/28/09, 04:05:am

This is such a tragic situation, that is a given; however, I am perplexed that people seem to think the issue is pop culture whether it is beyonce, gaga, or rhiana…I am of the opinion that they had nothing to do with this incident…hear me out…I came up as many of you with rap music everything from NWA, Ice Cube, Two Live Crew, Too Short, Ice T and many more ‘gangsta’ rappers…(not to tell my age)…I listened, however the music or video images never made me want to pick up a gun and cause anyone harm…the music is a scapegoat…I truly believe the responisibility falls on the parents or the adults in these kids lives…just my opinion, I’m sure there may be those who disagree…

vegasXV

11/28/09, 10:04:am

@Gimmeabreak 78
“…but I also think the government needs to do a better job enforcing it’s existing gun laws…”
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That’s the problem there. There are so many laws at the state level that don’t play nice with the federal laws, and vice versa, that it’s impossible to have any sort of consistent scale of enforcement/punishment level. The Brady Bill set a huge precedent, and the Federal *****ault Weapons Ban did as well, but with the ending of the latter in 04, and the many challenges to the federal laws by state and local ordinances, the gun politics debate will have no clear solution soon.

Add to the fact that this kid got shot with a pellet gun, which has a more lax regulation policy, and it’s just a confusing tragedy.

Saisha

11/28/09, 17:35:pm

rip, this is sooo sad!

What in the World

11/29/09, 15:37:pm

Let me start by saying that I do believe that society as a whole is desensitized to violence; however in this case I don NOT blame the football coach, I blame the child that pulled the trigger! We aren’t talking about 3, 4, 5 year old children we are talking about 12 year olds. Yes children watch violent shows and play violent games; however it is the parents responsibility to raise your children