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Arkansas Granny

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8. Why are these incidents ruled to be accidental with no charges filed?
Wed May 1, 2013, 01:34 PM
May 2013

A child is dead because the parents were not responsible enough to properly store a dangerous device. "I didn't know the gun was loaded" is a very poor excuse.

I realize that accidents do happen and that it is almost impossible to protect your children from every situation that could cause harm, but leaving a firearm within reach of a child is negligence, pure and simple.

proud gun owners, teaching proud gun ownership to kids. ChairmanAgnostic May 2013 #1
Five? Jesus wept. Spider Jerusalem May 2013 #2
He got it A YEAR AGO--when he would have been 4 years old! nt tblue37 May 2013 #58
That is way too young hack89 May 2013 #3
And why was he up at 1am??? thecrow May 2013 #29
it says 1 pm. n/t BlancheSplanchnik May 2013 #42
Why wasn't he at school? pstokely May 2013 #82
good question...I have no idea... BlancheSplanchnik May 2013 #88
Uh...he's five Android3.14 May 2013 #125
Was he homeskooled? pstokely May 2013 #126
That's kindergarten age gollygee May 2013 #127
A 5 year old was given a .22 as a gift? Lone_Star_Dem May 2013 #4
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
Just when I was sure it couldn't get worse. Lone_Star_Dem May 2013 #11
my father accidentally shot and killed his 3 year old sister when he was 7 librechik May 2013 #5
I was thinking the same thing eissa May 2013 #15
What is the NRA's position on this gun incident? Segami May 2013 #87
NRA would argue that the 2 year old should have been armed SummerSnow May 2013 #102
That's not really funny, but in a macabre, insane way, it is. ailsagirl May 2013 #123
He looks very angry in that photo marshall May 2013 #111
You got that right Rebl May 2013 #115
Oh, I am so sorry this happened to your father Bryn May 2013 #85
That's so sad ailsagirl May 2013 #121
so who's been arrested - leftyohiolib May 2013 #6
Child should be taken away and parents should spend some time in jail MattBaggins May 2013 #24
I remember them taking kids away from their parents over their names malaise May 2013 #63
It's their prerogative to give their child a lethal weapon. Chemisse May 2013 #7
Interesting loyalsister May 2013 #60
It should be limited to adults. cui bono May 2013 #69
Not to mention, as others on this site have claimed, KitSileya May 2013 #72
I am completely baffled loyalsister May 2013 #79
Honestly, I think the obsession Americans have with guns is pathological. KitSileya May 2013 #92
Lucky you, on that score ailsagirl May 2013 #122
Why are these incidents ruled to be accidental with no charges filed? Arkansas Granny May 2013 #8
^^^ this ^^^ TDale313 May 2013 #17
+1 uponit7771 May 2013 #19
+2 n/t azurnoir May 2013 #46
Exactly! nt avebury May 2013 #52
There seems to be a different set of rules whenever crimes involve guns, football players, KurtNYC May 2013 #96
Isn't that the truth. Arkansas Granny May 2013 #98
^^^ This home is too dangerous for Ilsa May 2013 #103
Children have been removed from homes for far less than this. Arkansas Granny May 2013 #105
Parent accidentally leaves kid in car and kid dies, parent charged gollygee May 2013 #128
Here's a gun, kid. What could possibly go wrong? nt Deep13 May 2013 #10
Charge the parents marions ghost May 2013 #12
There's the gun culture....are 5 year olds...... bowens43 May 2013 #13
According to the coroner, it was "Just one of those crazy accidents." justiceischeap May 2013 #14
Criminal negligence! Segami May 2013 #16
Criminal negligence in most states....but in Kentucky, it's "an accidental death" red dog 1 May 2013 #65
The coroner determines cause of death, not legal judgments jberryhill May 2013 #21
Yes but he was quoted as what I quoted... justiceischeap May 2013 #30
+1 Segami May 2013 #31
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
Love those penguins. red dog 1 May 2013 #57
'family did not realize a shell had been left in it' freshwest May 2013 #20
and it was kept out in the open in a corner of the room TeamPooka May 2013 #67
responsible? ??? meyer2311 May 2013 #22
Very sad story. Welcome to DU meyer2311. hrmjustin May 2013 #25
Basic age requirements for owning a gun is something MattBaggins May 2013 #23
Esp when there are many companies devoted to kid$ guns lunasun May 2013 #70
These would be the people referred to as . . . matt819 May 2013 #26
Horrific get the red out May 2013 #27
What a perfect poster child he would make for not giving a 5 yr old gun. southernyankeebelle May 2013 #28
What an awful story Progressive dog May 2013 #33
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
???? newmember May 2013 #40
Five is way too young to have a firearm. TheMightyFavog May 2013 #36
well fuck me...gunz don't kill people, five year olds with guns do... spanone May 2013 #37
Yet another responsible gun owner. SheilaT May 2013 #38
Idiot parents umt9 May 2013 #39
I had a post hidden for saying that. malokvale77 May 2013 #109
Despicable images from the Crickett gun mfg.website: Tanuki May 2013 #41
TODDLERS holding rifles??? Quantess May 2013 #61
Somewhere in America... MarianJack May 2013 #43
I see that the company is located on "Sodom Road" in Milton, Pennsylvania Aldo Leopold May 2013 #44
If only she'd been armed. Start 'em off young: freshwest May 2013 #45
That picture is literally blood-curdling BrotherIvan May 2013 #73
Mom of the year stuff, huh? I won't say what I'm thinking, it'd get hidden. freshwest May 2013 #74
It's fucking madness BrotherIvan May 2013 #75
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
Yep libodem May 2013 #50
If I put bleach in a soda bottle and a child drank it malaise May 2013 #48
Exactly. Arkansas Granny May 2013 #55
It's crazy malaise May 2013 #62
"Here, Bubba. Hold my beer while I give Lil Bubba his birfday present." lpbk2713 May 2013 #49
Shoulda got them both this... Spitfire of ATJ May 2013 #51
So the county coroner called it "just one of those crazy accidents." There's that crazy again. mountain grammy May 2013 #53
The coroner is who is crazy. timdog44 May 2013 #90
Responsible gun owners do not give little kids guns as gifts. red dog 1 May 2013 #56
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
I agree. red dog 1 May 2013 #66
They should wake up every morning in mental anquish because of their stupidity, but it sounds like AlinPA May 2013 #59
If only the 2-year old had a gun... Mojo Electro May 2013 #68
When I was a young kid, I got to kill an 800 pound steer with a 22 rifle. Coyotl May 2013 #71
I really wish I hadn't read your post Boudica the Lyoness May 2013 #93
Ditto. Agreed. n/t RebelOne May 2013 #99
It's pretty much what went on in our neighborhood - to be fair, there are positives Mopar151 May 2013 #114
Why do you say "View profile It is really fucked up." It is reality. Coyotl May 2013 #116
the parents reap the reward of their own stupidity. except for the kids i find it hard to summon HiPointDem May 2013 #77
What if it wasn't an accident? ecstatic May 2013 #78
I'm guessing they don't believe in abortion, either. aquart May 2013 #80
Anyone who gives a minor an gun is unfit to be a parent. mwrguy May 2013 #81
Jesus Recursion May 2013 #83
unfit parenting... orleans May 2013 #119
I tweeted this to Arkansas Legislators ... Bryn May 2013 #84
Parents who love guns more than their own children is why geek tragedy May 2013 #86
knr Coyotl May 2013 #89
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
I was taught to shoot when I was five Prophet 451 May 2013 #95
Parents should be thrown in the slammer Crunchy Frog May 2013 #97
Ok one question: Where do Child Endangerment laws apply here? W T F May 2013 #100
Probably not. 2nd amendment rights trump everything. AlinPA May 2013 #106
What If It Had Been Pot Brownies? SoCalMusicLover May 2013 #101
If they had been drunk and ran over her Ilsa May 2013 #104
JUST as the founding Fathers intended KinMd May 2013 #107
What the fuck? Dpm12 May 2013 #108
Never play with a real firearm. Rex May 2013 #110
I am very happy for the parents. Buzz505 May 2013 #112
How bout we call the little girl a 'really mature fetus' ? toby jo May 2013 #113
There is a reason why my Dad would not let me handle a firearm 8 track mind May 2013 #117
looks like Cricketts website has crashed n/t 8 track mind May 2013 #118
absolutely heartbreaking n/t orleans May 2013 #120
I can only say Mr.Pain May 2013 #124
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