Toddler dies after accidentally shooting himself with grandfather's gun [View all]

Source: WBIR.com (East Tennessee)

A toddler has died after accidentally shooting himself with his grandfather's gun near Chattanooga.

It happened in the Harrison community, just north of the city Thursday night.

Police say 2-year-old Brennan Nowell died after he picked up the .40 caliber gun and shot himself in the side.

There's no word yet on possible charges.

Read more: http://www.wbir.com/news/article/246576/2/Toddler-dies-after-accidentally-shooting-himself-with-grandfathers-gun?odyssey=obinsite

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Toddler dies after accidentally shooting himself with grandfather's gun [View all]	SharonAnn	Dec 2012	OP
Grandfather should get	JesterCS	Dec 2012	#1
Agreed, and he very likely will.	Buzz Clik	Dec 2012	#6
In many states it's only a misdemeanor	taxpayer2000	Dec 2012	#34
seriously?	BainsBane	Dec 2012	#59
Sadly yes	taxpayer2000	Dec 2012	#68
maybe the grandfather suffers from alzeimer's?	samsingh	Dec 2012	#72
Here's the local story.	southerncrone	Dec 2012	#93
Guns don't kill people	Sky Masterson	Dec 2012	#2
A Self-Deportation Moment	bucolic_frolic	Dec 2012	#23
He must have been mentally ill.	harmonicon	Dec 2012	#37
Clearly, there should be a policeman in every grandfather's house.	nilram	Dec 2012	#51
Yep, why wasn't that cop there, was he loafing around, an armed cop	RKP5637	Dec 2012	#52
the NRA should pay for all the increased policing	samsingh	Dec 2012	#73
They better check that toddlers hardrive	SummerSnow	Dec 2012	#104
So sad. We have to find a way to stop this.	AllyCat	Dec 2012	#3
Damn,,,,	benld74	Dec 2012	#4
Clearly it was because the toddler played Call of Duty while on antidepressants!	Scootaloo	Dec 2012	#5
The Grandfather better be charged	Bjorn Against	Dec 2012	#7
i bet grandpa thought he was responsible.	bettyellen	Dec 2012	#8
If only the grandfather had another gun in the house...	valerief	Dec 2012	#9
Obviously a mentally ill toddler	Happyhippychick	Dec 2012	#10
The Price We Pay for Freedom, Ma'am....	The Magistrate	Dec 2012	#11
the nra agrees!	Garion_55	Dec 2012	#15
Is that real? n/t	Ed Suspicious	Dec 2012	#22
nah. tough to tell though huh?	Garion_55	Dec 2012	#36
I had same question. Revealing that we have to ask that anymore.	99th_Monkey	Dec 2012	#40
that's too close to the actual "press conference"	tavalon	Dec 2012	#42
Didn't you hear?	BainsBane	Dec 2012	#62
Praise the lord and pass the ammo. Yeehaw!	Dash87	Dec 2012	#56
I hope grandpa is charged with involuntary manslaughter or negligent homicide. Leaving a	LibDemAlways	Dec 2012	#12
Yes, he should get actual time in prison, not probation.	mbperrin	Dec 2012	#14
This wouldn't have happened if there had been an armed Good Guy…	Jackpine Radical	Dec 2012	#13
you forgot that the "armed good guy" has to be NRA trained	Botany	Dec 2012	#31
If that toddler had read the 10 commandments this wouldn't have happened	Android3.14	Dec 2012	#16
Just feel physically ill when I hear stories like this.	Arkansas Granny	Dec 2012	#17
The toddler must have been a master gun safe cracker.	JimDandy	Dec 2012	#18
Im confused	Throckmorton	Dec 2012	#19
Sorry to say that's actually a relevant question, given certain chaotic trends that have produced a	patrice	Dec 2012	#38
What?	Fantastic Anarchist	Dec 2012	#100
Yes. there. are.	patrice	Dec 2012	#101
I love my father but if he had left a firearm out where my child could get to it...	progressoid	Dec 2012	#20
My father did...	ReRe	Dec 2012	#29
That is a powerful story and so timely.	99th_Monkey	Dec 2012	#43
There's nothing more to say about it...	ReRe	Dec 2012	#45
Jeez ReRe.	progressoid	Dec 2012	#91
Hey, my dad made his choices...	ReRe	Dec 2012	#95
And yet another irresponsible gun owner murders another child.	kestrel91316	Dec 2012	#21
Yes. That trigger might as well have been pulled by the grandfather himself.	Ikonoklast	Dec 2012	#46
Sad. This will probably tear the family apart. nt	ZombieHorde	Dec 2012	#24
Another "Opps" Gun Death	otohara	Dec 2012	#25
Without a gun he'd have found another way to kill himself	Doctor_J	Dec 2012	#26
Nothing new to see here...	Kalidurga	Dec 2012	#27
HOW?? Does a grandfather do something like that? Is alcohol involved? I mean HOW is this possible?	patrice	Dec 2012	#28
2nd toddler killed the same way 3 days ago. So sad.	go west young man	Dec 2012	#30
In the USA guns kill 8 kids a DAY. :(	Sunlei	Dec 2012	#65
Is Grandpa still glad he got that gun?	tblue	Dec 2012	#32
One word describes this incident...	ReRe	Dec 2012	#33
More guns can't possibly increase accidental shootings....	Evasporque	Dec 2012	#35
Since it is likely there will not be homicide charges in this case	logosoco	Dec 2012	#39
Damn it all	tavalon	Dec 2012	#41
B-b-but, guns don't kill people.	Shadowflash	Dec 2012	#44
If gramps had had another gun in the house he could have prevented this. Just ask the NRA	appleannie1	Dec 2012	#47
Innocent little baby...	Melinda	Dec 2012	#48
I would love to see the NRA or the Right Wing try...	the devil	Dec 2012	#49
Are the guns left on the coffee table?	zebrastripe	Dec 2012	#50
horrible...	SoapBox	Dec 2012	#53
If you own guns, keep them properly stored.	ManiacJoe	Dec 2012	#54
My husband, nearly in tears, apologized to me for not putting a gun lock on...	Tikki	Dec 2012	#74
Waiting for LaPierre to come out and say we need armed guards at all homes of grandparents.	jillan	Dec 2012	#55
Some on DU claim that accidental deaths don't count	BainsBane	Dec 2012	#57
A .40 caliber is almost certainly a semi automatic	Fumesucker	Dec 2012	#58
Fixed it for you:	ManiacJoe	Dec 2012	#75
Keep sucking	GeorgeGist	Dec 2012	#85
Wayne? Is that you?	Fumesucker	Dec 2012	#96
tragic. However, this should be felony negligence.	Sunlei	Dec 2012	#60
And of course, this sort of thing	SheilaT	Dec 2012	#61
Great suggestions. Hell, you need insurance to drive a car, why not insurance to have a gun? nt	SunSeeker	Dec 2012	#69
In Japan..	Toronto	Dec 2012	#79
Don't see any good reason why we can't have a similar	SheilaT	Dec 2012	#88
You probably could	Toronto	Dec 2012	#105
responsible	heaven05	Dec 2012	#63
This message was self-deleted by its author	Bad_Ronald	Dec 2012	#64
Good thing it was	savalez	Dec 2012	#66
Nailed it.	crim son	Dec 2012	#67
Actually if it had been grandpa's dog	exboyfil	Dec 2012	#77
No offense but you are kinda missing my point.	savalez	Dec 2012	#103
Gun safe.	truthisfreedom	Dec 2012	#70
Aw damn, that poor kid& family. All the replies here make me sick and I agree with them all also	uppityperson	Dec 2012	#71
At least Grandpa has his freedumb and 2A rights. I'm sure that's a big comfort to the family	Dems to Win	Dec 2012	#76
Just another statistic	Squaredeal	Dec 2012	#78
Toddlers die to protect the Second Amendment in America. Routinely.	Dems to Win	Dec 2012	#80
Does anyone else find it perverse	Toronto	Dec 2012	#81
SSDD.	AngryOldDem	Dec 2012	#82
This happens so often.	Chemisse	Dec 2012	#83
Only if the toddler had been trained in the use of firearms	cosmicone	Dec 2012	#84
A couple of stories	mimi85	Dec 2012	#87
I'm so sorry you had to put up with that.	Still Blue in PDX	Dec 2012	#98
Well, obviously . . .	OldRedneck	Dec 2012	#86
looks like the coockoo bird gun nutters are losing the argument	fascisthunter	Dec 2012	#89
Is a small pistol safe too much to ask?	ileus	Dec 2012	#90
funny you should ask.	CTyankee	Dec 2012	#92
Obviously the solution is an armed guard in every grandfather's home	Nye Bevan	Dec 2012	#94
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.	Crunchy Frog	Dec 2012	#97
Except that yesterday...	primavera	Dec 2012	#99
If that kid was armed, this would not have happened! ...	Deep13	Dec 2012	#102