They are saying in the news that this human, Oscar Pistorius who shot and killed his girl friend was convicted of negligent homicide (not premeditated). Well, if that is true, that just illustrates what bad results can come from private gun ownership. Pistorius claims he thought he was shooting an intruder in the night. If a private individual is given the privilege of owning a killing machine, it is his responsibility to use it safely, and thinking there might be an intruder on the other side of the door does not excuse killing a friend or relative. He should get the maximum sentence for negligent homicide. Maybe it's different in South Africa where Pistorius lives, but here in the USA this sort of thing happens too frequently because of our anarchic lack of gun laws.
Chloe
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