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In reply to the discussion: Kentucky 5-Year-Old Gets RIFLE AS GIFT And SHOOTS 2-Year-Old Sister DEAD [View all]mountain grammy
(26,619 posts)53. So the county coroner called it "just one of those crazy accidents." There's that crazy again.
I'm confused, is it the 5 year old that's mentally ill? The parents? Maybe the victim herself? There must be some kind of mental illness here because guns don't kill people! Ain't that right?
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Segami
May 2013
OP
In another thread it's been explained that the kid was 4 when he got the gun last year n/t
Fumesucker
May 2013
#9
There seems to be a different set of rules whenever crimes involve guns, football players,
KurtNYC
May 2013
#96
Criminal negligence in most states....but in Kentucky, it's "an accidental death"
red dog 1
May 2013
#65
Let's consider another scenario. Let's imagine that another child had been visiting the home and
Arkansas Granny
May 2013
#32
"crazy accidents" Crazy? How crazy is it to talk like this about the death of a 2 year old?
SleeplessinSoCal
May 2013
#54
The little girl is dead, but the 2nd amendment lives on, and that's what counts for the gun humpers.
Arugula Latte
May 2013
#18
What a perfect poster child he would make for not giving a 5 yr old gun.
southernyankeebelle
May 2013
#28
So are the parents going to prison for this? They may as well have shot the kid themselves. nt
valerief
May 2013
#34
If I left my 4 year old on a street corner and disappeared for a few hours, I'd probably be arrested
alcibiades_mystery
May 2013
#35
I understand. It's callous, careless, depraved. Thanks for your opinion, too.
freshwest
May 2013
#76
If we had background checks, this five-year old would not be allowed to own a gun.
JDPriestly
May 2013
#47
So the county coroner called it "just one of those crazy accidents." There's that crazy again.
mountain grammy
May 2013
#53
And why wasn't the kid's gun secured in a safe when not in use? Why was it even still loaded?
TheMightyFavog
May 2013
#64
They should wake up every morning in mental anquish because of their stupidity, but it sounds like
AlinPA
May 2013
#59
It's pretty much what went on in our neighborhood - to be fair, there are positives
Mopar151
May 2013
#114
the parents reap the reward of their own stupidity. except for the kids i find it hard to summon
HiPointDem
May 2013
#77
Most people wouldn't even give a 5 year old a glass of milk to handle on their own.
Ganja Ninja
May 2013
#91
You can't legally purchase alcoholic beverages in most states until you're 21.
bulloney
May 2013
#94