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Kid killed by mini toy cannon

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  1. Yonkers

    Yonkers Member

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    http://www.chron.com/news/article/Family-mourns-Utah-boy-killed-by-mini-toy-cannon-2685985.php


    Sad. But if it was a 6-inch barrel it’s not surprising. Check out this video of a tiny canon firing at various objects and see how much damage it can do.

    <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IxHW-QGMuZ4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
     
    #1 Yonkers, Jan 26, 2012
  2. REEKO_HTOWN

    REEKO_HTOWN I'm Rich Biiiiaaatch!

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    What 14 year old has access to gun powder?

    Oh yeah it's Utah. Sad story.
     
    #2 REEKO_HTOWN, Jan 26, 2012
  3. VanityHalfBlack

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    Irony, toys in China are safer....
     
    #3 VanityHalfBlack, Jan 26, 2012
  4. Yonkers

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    Well, New Years was just past. You can easily unroll firecrackers and get a substantial amount.
     
    #4 Yonkers, Jan 26, 2012
  5. R0ckets03

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    sad...RIP Jazz fan. :(
     
    #5 R0ckets03, Jan 26, 2012
  6. droopy421

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    He fires a cannon off in the living room and his father doesn't know he has access to gunpowder yet the grandmother does? :confused:
     
    #6 droopy421, Jan 26, 2012
  7. Fyreball

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    So did he shoot his eye out?? Man, somewhere, that teacher from A Christmas Story is saying, "I told you so..."

    RIP Robby Ostberg.
     
    #7 Fyreball, Jan 26, 2012
  8. Xerobull

    Xerobull ...and I'm all out of bubblegum
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    Wow, sad.
     
    #8 Xerobull, Jan 26, 2012
  9. Depressio

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    Not to be insensitive or anything, but stories like these always remind me of this article from The Onion.

    This really sucks for the parents, though. Has to be a huge shock.
     
    #9 Depressio, Jan 26, 2012
  10. mylilpony

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    that's why we need more stringent toy cannon laws.
     
    #10 mylilpony, Jan 26, 2012
  11. ling ling

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    What are the odds that the canon didn't go off, and then boy looked down the barrel...
     
    #11 ling ling, Jan 26, 2012
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    Sad story, but god damn that is a sweet cannon. If only I had one when I was little.
     
    #12 nickb492, Jan 26, 2012
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    Say whut? :grin:
     
    #13 RocketMan Tex, Jan 27, 2012
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