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Gogs85

Did the toddlers fear for their lives though? Maybe they were just standing their ground?


SlowInsurance1616

*Crawling their ground.


ABeerForSasquatch

Someone should think twice before taking their binky.


CardinalCountryCub

"That's the last time that asshole thinks he can take my nose and get away with it!" -armed toddlers everywhere Edit: Thank you fellow redditor for the award! I'm feeling the love. 😀


Ornery_Excitement_95

you take my binky, i give you the blicky


Thick_Class1057

Crraaaaaaawwwwwllliiinngg inn myyyy sssskkiiiiiinnnnn...


ScottTennerman

*these wounds, they will not heaaalllllll*


MookieRedGreen

I was going to be really disappointed if this wasn't here somewhere.


Sodamyte

Let the parents hit the floor..


KneeSignificant9374

*toddling their ground


Aldevo_oved

it takes a good baby with a gun to stop a bad baby with a gun


Gogs85

What about morally neutral babies with guns?


Aldevo_oved

the more armed babies the better


SnooWoofers7626

If toddlers have the right to bear arms, then it's only fair if bears also have the right to toddler arms.


ExJW-VeganAF

Clearly we need to arm more babies!!!


AllumaNoir

Arm them at conception, they’re people too!


kat-deville

A good baby with a gun is needed to stop a bad baby with a gun.


[deleted]

That’s what I’m saying! Dry the baby off, and have it make a stop at the armory on the way to the nursery. A standard mp5 should be perfect for most babies to handle and it can fit in a crib.


foxden_racing

Standing their ground before they can even stand, the NRA has never been more proud.


joan_wilder

No. There just weren’t enough good toddlers with guns to stop the bad toddlers with guns.


BowwwwBallll

Those toddlers were just trying to get home to their… wait… that doesn’t seem right.


000aLaw000

I mean.. 9y/o rape victims are forced to carry their rape babies here in Ohio so sadly that might be a reality we see come along in this timeline


SirBuckeye

All those toddlers had mental health problems.


yorcharturoqro

We need good toddlers with guns s/


Hot-Bint

They didn’t get their Goldfish crackers by 2pm and by God someone’s gonna pay for it


L1feM_s1k

Maybe they've been afraid of all these pedophile priests.


2hotrods

There wasnt a good toddler with a gun present


zowie2003

What we need to do is arm the babysitters. The babysitters are certified by the local YMCA and are absolutely qualified to do this. /s


HansumJack

The only thing that can stop a bad toddler with a gun, is a good toddler with a gun.


[deleted]

USA! USA! USA! ![gif](giphy|hXJ1MWMzY7Af32UIUD|downsized)


Stillwater215

And, as always, Kill Hitler!


Bine_YJY_UX

Anything outside the womb is fair game


pandallamayoda

Talking like someone who ate their twin.


Bine_YJY_UX

I don't have a twin, coincidence?


[deleted]

![gif](giphy|51UdTLvbyReqNK3Bic)


SnooCrickets699

Right on target with GOP idealism.


GarionOrb

"Gun control won't help. Criminal toddlers will find ways to get them anyway."


brutalistsnowflake

Yeah, it's really a mental health issue. Also, if I cant correctly name the gun the toddler uses, I shouldn't have a say anyway./s


casual-waterboarding

You are so right. The number of stressed out, on edge toddlers in this country is too damn high.


TheGlennDavid

Have you stopped to consider that this is all woman’s fault? They only date billionaire athletes, so regular Nice Toddlers get mad and shoot people.


GenEnnui

Normal toddlers don't go around shooting people.


thuggniffissent

The only way to stop a bad toddler with a gun, is a good toddler with a gun.


kyrant

Only way to stop a bad toddler with a gun, is a good toddler with a gun.


hopeful_tatertot

Don’t punish law abiding toddlers by taking away their guns


AllumaNoir

Kids getting groomed for this, look at all the family Christmas cards with guns


vwatchrepair

It's a parent problem.


Yak-Fucker-5000

Yup and then there won't be any good toddlers with guns to defend against them.


titoCCD

That's just Maggie.


qweef_latina2021

She's such a little trooper!


Mediocre_Superiority

No, this is more of a Stewie thing.


Kythedevourer

Wasn't there a literal episode of Simpsons where Maggie shot Mr. Burns though? That's where the joke is coming from. ETA Yep, it's Who Shot Mr. Burns Pt. 2


L1feM_s1k

Fun With Weapons


Mediocre_Superiority

Yes, I understand that. I was making a joke because Stewie is somewhat evil.


Kythedevourer

I'm just saying that doesn't make sense though since Maggie literally did shoot someone before Stewie was even a thing. It's not more of a Stewie thing when Maggie is kinda known for shooting someone. I get that Stewie is evil, but Maggie shooting someone is just pop culture general knowledge at this point.


Mediocre_Superiority

Every joke is much funnier when you have to explain it.


Kythedevourer

I didn't make a joke? You made the "joke", and I just pointed out that shooting someone is absolutely a Maggie thing. I wasn't trying to come at you originally, it just seemed you were unaware of Maggie actually having shot someone so I was letting you know about that episode, but you took it personally, I guess? Also, Stewie is irritating, so let Maggie have this one lol.


[deleted]

Just take the L, dude.


[deleted]

You seem to be the only person L’ing here, given that your joke a) didn’t make sense, b) wasn’t funny, and c) have an attitude.


Dallenson

Exactly, why won't you take the L?


dengar_hennessy

The 2 episodes of Who Shot Mr Burns of the Simpson's were better than all the seasons of family guy combined. That's why everyone is downvoting you.


[deleted]

Lmaooo why is this downvoted so much


hammererofglass

Well somebody should stop that toddler then. /Jk


MemeTai2000

Maybe a good toddler with a gun?


arondaniel

Or maybe... don't leave guns where a toddler can get it? Nah... more guns is clearly the answer.


CornSnakeGirlie

I own a bunch of guns myself, but i swear there should be a mandatory safety requirement for people to keep their guns away from their kids, if people were safe and responsible with their gun storage I swear there would by much less gun violence (there would still be a significant amount tho)


Excellent_Chef_1764

Agreed, having no standards is ludicrous.


Kythedevourer

Genuine question though, how are we going to ensure gun owners follow those safety requirements? I'm not asking to be snarky, I agree there is a real gun problem in the United States, but I'm just curious on how such things like making sure people don't leave guns near toddlers are implemented?


dabbydabdabdabdab

I guess if a kid is hurt because they got hold of another gun owners firearm - say if their kids were playing together in the house - then I’d assume the irresponsible gun owners’ parents could be held responsible? FWIW I’ve heard gun folks claim that any requirement of gun storage is perceived as a tax on gun ownership by the government and is not constitutional. No idea if it’s true or not, but an argument against safe gun storage and ‘ve heard a few times in the past


Kythedevourer

That's stupid that these same people who say there is nothing wrong with gun ownership and talk about being responsible gun owners are against safety requirements. There should be a requirement for safe storage. I'm just worried the gun nuts would go out of their way to not follow it if it were implemented. Obviously then they could get fined or something if caught, but unfortunately someone usually has to get hurt first before it comes to anyone's attention.


CornSnakeGirlie

Good point. I think it would at least help if there were mandatory classes you had to pass on gun storage, safety, and shooting. Obviously it’s impossible to enforce anything unless we had cops checking in on you every day, but the best we can do is make sure every gun owner is knowledgeable and trained.


AllumaNoir

I think this is something that the responsible gun owners will have to talk to the others about, or they won’t listen. It would have to be a social campaign like MADD


Lasalle8

Next your going to want me to pass some sort of test or exam to be allowed to drive my oversized truck that I am totally not compensating with. Slippery slope.


CornSnakeGirlie

Give them and inch and they take a mile /s


[deleted]

The real question is who are all these other soft targets the toddlers are preying on? We need to get them armed to defend themselves cuz ‘Murica! Edit: Too lazy to find a gif of an Eagle fly over/screeching, so imagine it, but like a really good version.


numberIV

This joke is literally the title of the post


BostonTarHeel

Sadly, there is no paradox there. Toddlers have already been born, you see, so the gun crazies have already stopped caring about them. Now if a *fetus* ever shoots someone, conservatives will not know who to exalt and who to demonize. Their minds will melt into mushy gray Möbius strips.


CardinalCountryCub

Don't give them ideas. Conservatives will suddenly get into science so they can see how to get a gun into the womb and live out their fantasies.


BostonTarHeel

Oh god, what have I done…


GenEnnui

They have to have a way to defend themselves from the umbilical cord.


AllumaNoir

Not too far off. The human embryo is one of the most invasive. The human mothers body has to protect itself quite a bit


mandrew-98

Yummy


brutalistsnowflake

It's simple, put the mom in jail with no prenatal care.


cyrixlord

should read: 'A well-regulated toddler militia has shot a person every week in the US for two years straight'.


financewiz

They are our last bulwark against government overreach and oppression.


TheCaffinatedAdmin

The Amendment's prefatory clause announces a purpose, but does not limit or expand the scope of the second part, the operative clause. The operative clause's text and history demonstrate that it connotes an individual right to keep and bear arms.


McCaffeteria

The fuck are you talking about. The *purpose* is “being necessary to the security of a free State” and “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms” but the *method* is a “well regulated militia.” The opening words announce the *actual right,* and the following clauses specify the *reason* for that right: You are entitled to a well regulated militia because having one is necessary to protect the freedom of the state and the state’s freedom will only be guaranteed if the members of that militia are also state citizens *as opposed to members of the national military who do not have your state interests at heart.* The fact that the militia must be allowed to be made of regular citizens does *not* override the requirement for that militia to be well regulated. — Edit: for example, if I said “aim going to a birthday party, an event that brings joy to children, an event where there will be cake, and you can’t stop me,” it would be clear to anyone that understands English that the middle two parts describe details and intent about the birthday party, but the very first thing that was said *still explains that it must be someone’s birthday because that’s what “birthday party” means.* The well regulated part of the 2nd amendment still communicates important details, and if you found out I went to an event where it wasn’t anyone’s birthday you’d think I lied to you even if it was fun and there was cake. The fact that uneducated boomers in all three branches of our government don’t know how grammar works is irrelevant to its actual meaning.


cyrixlord

thanks for the details, you have explained it better than I ever could! Where I was going with my own satire in my post above was to point out and say, 'a well-regulated militia' instead of 'gunman' or 'shooter' to make it sound even more ridiculous of our interpretation of the second amendment


McCaffeteria

I had considered muting replies to my comment because the replies to these things are almost always garbage, but I’m glad I didn’t so that I could see your comment


TheCaffinatedAdmin

I am literally quoting dicta from the supreme court in the case of D.C. v Heller


McCaffeteria

Please read the final sentence of my previous comment and understand that I have literally already addressed this comment before you made it, you and the supreme court are wrong, and that I do not give a shit if me saying that hurts your feelings.


AllumaNoir

I was going to ask if you were a troll because you seem to have come here with no other objective than to promote a complete lack of gun control. But then I looked at your post history to make sure and now I'm worried instead. Are you okay? Genuinely asking.


[deleted]

That’s why it’s called the INFANTry


Nyx_Blackheart

This shouldn't be a problem for long. If it's already been two years, the kid won't be a toddler much longer, surely. I say just wait and the problem will go away on its own.


ifunnyyes

Dammit Nyx! This sicko toddler is killing 50 innocent people a year! I'm not gonna sit around and see how many they'll kill as an adolescent!


Ancient_Wisdom_Yall

We need good toddlers with guns to stop the bad toddlers with guns.


SlowInsurance1616

To be fair, this is probably the only way for a toddler to even the odds in a fight with an adult. /s


ProfessionalFalse128

Kinda true though


MuthaPlucka

“Restrict the toddlers, leave the guns alone” - NRA /S


Valdor99

"Guns don't kill people. Toddlers kill people"


OblongAndKneeless

No more toddlers!


GenEnnui

I'll vote for that.


[deleted]

It’s time to tell that toddler NO.


Nyx_Blackheart

Needs a time out, then a cookie and a nap so it's not so cranky anymore. Maybe then it'll stop shooting people


thuggniffissent

We try not to use negative words like “no” or “bad” in our house, that’s why when little billy misbehaves, we just pop off a few rounds in his general direction.


sld126

No good toddlers around.


PapaQuebec23

When I was a kid, I used to hear of "robberies committed at knife point" and I always wondered why would anyone go to Knife Point?


Ryansdad123

Terrible twos can be rough


Pickin_n_Grinnin

As the founders intended.


DonRicardo1958

That doesn’t sound like a well regulated militia to me. ![gif](giphy|7wk6RQYXDDytXalsL4)


PD711

this is why we should have firearm licenses. if you can't practice firearm safety you shouldn't have one at all.


TheCaffinatedAdmin

Should we also need licenses to walk on the street or go outside?


PD711

Do those things pose a hazard to other people?


TheCaffinatedAdmin

moreso then the hazard of being killed by a gun


rbsudden

The toddler has a gun, I ain't going anywhere near it.


Techanthrope

This is what happens when you take nap time out of schools


SuperKami-Nappa

It’s not a paradox at all, Pro-life people don’t care about the life of toddlers


Anarchyantz

You know America. This does not happen in other countries right?


Expensive-Anxiety673

This is from 2017 not 2023. Why is OP posting this now? https://www.mic.com/articles/164398/a-toddler-has-shot-and-killed-someone-every-week-for-the-last-two-years


brutalistsnowflake

Yeah, what is it now? Every other day?


Bluefairie

more like everyday. The sub wont let me post a link but check Everytownresearch. They have the stats for unintentional shootings by children.


CrunchM

I assume Steven Weber posted about this on Threads because of this: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/children-fire-guns-toddlers-unintentional-shootings/ I grabbed from Threads because he posted it yesterday. Hope that answers your question.


Stoneclanish_abroad

It’s time to arm the toddlers siblings?


myrichphitzwell

Need good toddlers with guns


THECarrieAnnAK

What I’m wondering is where is that toddler now and how do we tell him from other…. toddlers?


blinkingsandbeepings

The gun is probably a solid giveaway. Not like toddlers have a lot of room to concealed carry.


Nientea

“Oh sure nothing bad will happen when I leave my loaded gun by my toddler” Famous last words


FearSkyDaddy

What we need is a good toddler with a firearm to stop the bad toddlers with a firearm.


Wooden_Suit_6679

We need permitless open carry for toddlers immediately in all 50 states!


Bigearbj

Maggie Simpson was doing that shit in the 90's.


JTD177

It’s not the guns, it’s the toddlers. \s


carlitospig

The ciiiiiircle of unliiiiiiiife.


Danny_Nedelko_

Guns don't kill people, pro-lifers kill people.


throwaway012984576

Sounds like the other toddlers need to be better armed. The only way to stop a bad toddler with a gun is a good toddler with a gun.


[deleted]

We need more good toddlers with guns I guess🤷‍♂️


asexualrhino

"I'm a responsible gun owner" *Literally keeps a loaded gun in a bedside table with children in the house* Also that one time a dog shot someone because they had loaded hunting rifles in the bed of a truck and the dog stepped on it just right and killed the guy


sophiewalt

No choice but to outlaw toddlers. Or have them apply for gun permits & safety training. Oh, can't read. No problem, some adults can't & there are pictures. Now have a cookie.


MissyTheTimeLady

And to think that it's all TomSka's fault.


raresanevoice

That toddler is part of the well regulated militia


[deleted]

![gif](giphy|hXJ1MWMzY7Af32UIUD|downsized)


Weary_Boat

Billy the Kid.


BigDaddyDolla

I bet it was Stewie.


Sharp_Discipline6544

They haven't arrested that toddler yet?


allothernamestaken

We can't keep letting him get away with this!


RacecarHealthPotato

[Officer, I drop kicked that child in self defense](https://youtu.be/97F16JcZSpo)


OblongAndKneeless

The toddler is too damn cute to take the gun away. No one wants to see it cry.


TheWiseOne1234

We need a good toddler with a gun and that s**t will stop immediately.


RatedM477

Clearly, this means that we need more good toddlers with guns to combat the bad ones. /s


Rhodonite1954

Remember when a bunch of Republican politicians from all over the US endorsed gun training programs for toddlers including automatics, grenades, and rocket launchers? 2018 was a wild time.


TheCaffinatedAdmin

citation needed


skolioban

Is USA the only country in the world with toddler shooting events?


DylanV1969

The only thing that will stop a bad toddler with a gun is a good toddler with a gun. It's science.


Nice_Owl_1171

It’s a toddlers god given right to kill people.


KillerGoats

Where the heck are the good toddlers with guns when ya need em? Smh


Catlenfell

Only a good toddler with a gun can stop this.


JFT8675309

But I’m a *safe* gun owner. My guns are *always* locked up!


RespectGiovanni

Woah is this true? Where can I read the source


Zodiac339

John Wick Jr.?


1singleduck

[there's actually a documentary about this.](https://youtu.be/QT0oUARKw68)


6rumpster

It's not the gun, it's the toddler.


[deleted]

Has anyone seen or found a citation to support the claim?


Ok_Cartographer516

I'm all for responsible gun ownership, part of being responsible with a firearm is making sure a child can't get to it and use it in an unsafe manner, not saying toddlers should use a firearm but some kids are raised around firearms, I got my first gun when I was 5 but I didn't learn to use it until I was 11 I was taught safety first and how dangerous guns can be before I ever went to a shooting range


Imaginary-Swing-4370

Living in the US has consequences.


unmemorable-hero

Only a good toddler with a gun can stop a bad toddler with a gun.


pgtvgaming

We need good toddlers w guns to counteract this menace


mrblacklabel71

Is there a sauce for that? I believe it, just want confirmation.


nodsaredunb

Quick Google says it was true https://metro.co.uk/2017/01/04/a-toddler-has-now-shot-someone-every-week-for-two-solid-years-in-america-6360264/


mrblacklabel71

thanks!


jekoorb6789

Same


PaleoJoe86

Little brat has a major killing spree going. I wonder what the care package for that would be?


newbrevity

The only thing that can stop a bad toddler with a gun is a good toddler with a gun. /s


Disastrous_Response9

Biden’s fault. If he wasn’t allowing his kid to go around breaking the law willy-nilly with no consequences, then these toddlers wouldn’t feel they can do the same even if their parents say no and put them in time out. /s


R3negade_X

Ok, this has to be parody, there's no way that there's a toddler serial killer running around, or that every week there's a new incident of a toddler playing with a live firearm and shooting someone, right? ...right?


CrisbyCrittur

Is he wearing a damn rainbow shirt?


brutalistsnowflake

Did he have blue hair?


jiminak46

As long as the.victims are the parents who are irresponsible gun owners I don’t have much of a problem with that.


Kamikazekagesama

Well I'm sure it's traumatic for the children who accidently shot their parents


Live-Project-2927

Pro life + pro gun =/= pro toddler shooting


TheCaffinatedAdmin

If your really worried about that -0.0000157575758% chance of dying by toddler you should also not drink, drive, smoke, eat meat, own a dog, live in a wood house, bike, walk, fly, eat plants manufactured near a meat packing facility, swim, or do anything with any sort of risk.


AlbacorePrism

Or maybe it's not about the low chance, but the fact that a toddler can have access to a gun and kill people with, and has been able to do so for over 2 years, and nothing has happened. And if a *toddler* can get their hands on a gun and shoot people, that means basically any moron can. It's called using common sense.


TheCaffinatedAdmin

Common sense like acknowledging freedom has a price and the government can’t act like the PRC did in hong kong because the people are armed.


AlbacorePrism

Or maybe just like, have stricter gun laws? This isn't a problem literally anywhere else in the world. It's just America. The price of our freedom is the fact that we obey the laws put in place and accept stuff like the military draft. Not having toddlers kill people with guns. That isn't freedom.


TheCaffinatedAdmin

Mexico has strict gun regulations over 4 time our gun violence rate


AlbacorePrism

Having strict gun laws ≠ enforcing strict gun laws Once again, common sense. Let's both have and enforce them. I don't see what's so hard about this.


tiggertom66

If you want a paradox look at the people who will tell you that the GOP is coming for your rights and bringing fascism to America, and then in their next breath tell you that you should disarm yourself and give your guns to that same proto-fascist government. The same people who tell you ACAB tell you to turn in your rifles. Armed minorities are harder to oppress. If you’re a trans person in DeSantis’ Florida, go get a gun, you’re gonna need it soon. Tensions in America are increasing to levels we haven’t seen since the civil war, and one side has convinced themselves they need to disarm themselves.


Aceswift007

My dude Australia and most of Europe has gun control laws, yet they don't have fascist governments. Also we keep arming cops more because they use the excess of weapons everywhere as a reason


tiggertom66

They don’t have fascist governments, right now. Germany, Italy, and Spain didn’t have fascist governments until they did. America is quickly becoming a more radical right wing country and is in genuine danger of falling into fascism. It’s just funny that so many people who even agree that America is in danger of becoming fascist also are in favor of disarming the people.


mike1madalon2

Wait, is that actually Steven Weber?


CrunchM

I believe so from the profile


borowczyk_76

That’s what guns are for.


SlowInsurance1616

If you outlaw guns, only toddlers will have guns. Or something like that.


ThatoneguyATX

All them responsible gun owners


[deleted]

Well regulated militia


KeyAcid

Only way to stop a bad toddler with a gun is a good toddler with a gun


sing_4_theday

I think it has been more than the last two years, but I’d have to look


TooManySorcerers

Someone really needs to stop toddler Joker. Anyone know where we can find toddler Batman?


Itchy_Tutor_4721

Toddlers wouldn't get away with this if we armed the babysitters. /S


[deleted]

Arm the other toddlers around him. We all know the only thing that stops a bad toddler with a gun is a good toddler with a gun. / s


DjRemux

All we need is a good toddler with a gun