Wed Oct 31, 2012, 05:36 PM

Accidental shooting of 8 year-old stresses need for safety training

CEDAR FALLS (KWWL) -

The Black Hawk County Sheriff is stressing the need for proper firearm training following an accident at a Cedar Falls gun range.

Eight-year-old David Young suffered a gunshot wound to the head Monday while taking part in target practice at the Black Hawk Park gun range. A source close to the investigation confirmed with us -- the gun was in the hands of Young's five-year-old sister.

Monday night, Young was transferred to the Brain Trauma Center at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. A hospital representative contacted Tuesday afternoon could not confirm his current condition.

Park supervisors re-opened the gun range to the public Tuesday, and several people showed up for target practice. James Heiselman was among them. He shot his first gun when he was nine years old, and passed the tradition on to his children.

http://www.kwwl.com/story/19956702/accidental-shooting-of-8-year-old-brings-safety-reminder

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Accidental shooting of 8 year-old stresses need for safety training (Original post)	SecularMotion	Oct 2012	OP
not an accident - caused by stupid adults playing with dangerous toys nt	msongs	Oct 2012	#1
Correction: Guns are not toys.	Eleanors38	Nov 2012	#16
Five is usually too young for a person to have internalized the rules of safe firearm handling	slackmaster	Oct 2012	#2
Safety training which is opposed by gun controllers	Glaug-Eldare	Oct 2012	#3
I think parents with guns need to train their kids. Not the schools.	Logical	Oct 2012	#5
Why not schools too? Kids whose parents don't own guns may still encounter them	petronius	Oct 2012	#6
The schools DO NOT train the following.....	Logical	Oct 2012	#7
And yet schools do teach a slew of life skills - sex ed, and health, and drug	petronius	Oct 2012	#9
Many kids never use a gun growing up. And we all know gun accidents kill very few kids! Swimming....	Logical	Oct 2012	#11
Swimming should certainly be included in PE, IMO - actually, that's one of the first	petronius	Oct 2012	#12
I see your point. Many parents would throw a fit I am sure. Too emotional.	Logical	Oct 2012	#13
It is something that I would think should be a parental opt-out activity; outside of the	petronius	Oct 2012	#14
Opting out would be a good idea. But offering it would not be a bad thing at all!	Logical	Oct 2012	#15
Many school age kids never drink, smoke, do drugs, have sex	4th law of robotics	Nov 2012	#20
Health class? Now you want power tools, swimming and guns taught in Health Class??	Logical	Nov 2012	#21
No, those were examples	4th law of robotics	Nov 2012	#22
Yes, no time to do it. How about a voluntary class offered on weekends for parents who want....	Logical	Nov 2012	#23
Our sex ed didn't teach us anything important...	AtheistCrusader	Nov 2012	#24
Schools most definitely taught the use of power tools when I was a kid	slackmaster	Nov 2012	#18
Many (maybe most?) rural schools teach all or much of that list.	PavePusher	Nov 2012	#26
I think parents should teach kids about safe sex	4th law of robotics	Nov 2012	#19
Dunno about "safety training" in this instance...	PavePusher	Oct 2012	#4
Safety first when on the range....just like kids	ileus	Oct 2012	#8
Uh oh - looks like you've gotten your one-strike, so you're out!	petronius	Oct 2012	#10
Who give the fiver year old sister	freedomboogie	Nov 2012	#17
Firearm safety training should be a required course in our public schools.	jbgood1977	Nov 2012	#25

Response to SecularMotion (Original post)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 05:44 PM

msongs (30,530 posts)

Accidental shooting of 8 year-old stresses need for safety training

1. not an accident - caused by stupid adults playing with dangerous toys nt

16. Correction: Guns are not toys.

2. Five is usually too young for a person to have internalized the rules of safe firearm handling

3. Safety training which is opposed by gun controllers

5. I think parents with guns need to train their kids. Not the schools.

6. Why not schools too? Kids whose parents don't own guns may still encounter them

7. The schools DO NOT train the following.....

9. And yet schools do teach a slew of life skills - sex ed, and health, and drug

11. Many kids never use a gun growing up. And we all know gun accidents kill very few kids! Swimming....

12. Swimming should certainly be included in PE, IMO - actually, that's one of the first

13. I see your point. Many parents would throw a fit I am sure. Too emotional.

14. It is something that I would think should be a parental opt-out activity; outside of the

15. Opting out would be a good idea. But offering it would not be a bad thing at all!

20. Many school age kids never drink, smoke, do drugs, have sex

21. Health class? Now you want power tools, swimming and guns taught in Health Class??

22. No, those were examples

23. Yes, no time to do it. How about a voluntary class offered on weekends for parents who want....

24. Our sex ed didn't teach us anything important...

18. Schools most definitely taught the use of power tools when I was a kid

26. Many (maybe most?) rural schools teach all or much of that list.

19. I think parents should teach kids about safe sex

4. Dunno about "safety training" in this instance...

8. Safety first when on the range....just like kids

10. Uh oh - looks like you've gotten your one-strike, so you're out!

17. Who give the fiver year old sister

25. Firearm safety training should be a required course in our public schools.