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https://www.localmemphis.com/mobile/article/news/crime/memphis-dad-playing-with-gun-accidentally-shoots-his-son/522-ea1b7642-3a69-4939-85ff-9d3fee86b880The father is charged with reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon and aggravated child abuse and neglect.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. A boy is in critical condition in the hospital after being accidentally shot by his father who was playing with a gun.
According to the Memphis Police Department, 31-year-old Steven Sibley has been charged with aggravated child abuse and neglect and reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon after shooting his son Thursday afternoon. Sibley was playing with the gun, according to the victims brother who then hid in a closet and then heard a shot, according to an affidavit. Sibley then took his son, who was shot in the stomach and arm, to Methodist South Hospital.
Sibley is scheduled to be in court Monday.
Nothing more at link. Not sure how or why anyone would "play" with a gun.
Haggard Celine
(16,855 posts)I hope they can keep him from ever having another gun.
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)Haggard Celine
(16,855 posts)Fix him and take away his guns.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Mystery sage
(576 posts)Poor child.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)And the poor brother hiding in the closet, then hearing shot.
KG
(28,752 posts)joetheman
(1,450 posts)RegularJam
(914 posts)We have the constitutional ability to severely limit the number of new gun sales and type that are sold. We have the ability to take large amount of guns off the streets every day.
We have to do it. I no longer entertain arguments to the contrary. Only arguments on how to get it done. We must stop debating the gun fetish crowd and simply have a debate among reasoned adults who want to dramatically reduce the number of weapons in society.
HAB911
(8,911 posts)tonedevil
(3,022 posts)out of the gene pool before you have reproduced, but waiting until you have progeny and removing them is a really sick and twisted way to do meta.
Initech
(100,099 posts)Aristus
(66,446 posts)Was the gun harmed at all?...
beaglelover
(3,488 posts)Deuxcents
(16,309 posts)Being around guns or children. I agree..fix him so he cannot reproduce after he gets out of jail.