I'm not persuaded that the 2nd Amendment regarding a well regulated militia was ever intended to facilitate stupid and avoidable incidents like this one. Nor am I persuaded that the Founding Fathers ever intended a gun culture like ours to develop. Incidents like this should be regarded as at the very least criminally negligent homicides, resulting in significant periods of incarceration and permanent loss of any access to firearms, as well as the removal of any other children from the care of the firearm owner.
These are, emphatically, avoidable firearms incidents that are not offset by any value in people carrying or having firearms 'just because I wanna', when they do not do so responsibly. Yet far too often, there is no prosecution for this kind of negligence whatsoever, or any other outcome other than people shrugging their shoulders and muttering, hmmm....that was a shame. Why should this be treated any differently than if a child had overdosed on illegal or legal drugs, or died from any other kind of negligence?
From the HuffPo:
Boy, 4, Accidentally Shoots And Kills Self In Virginia
These are, emphatically, avoidable firearms incidents that are not offset by any value in people carrying or having firearms 'just because I wanna', when they do not do so responsibly. Yet far too often, there is no prosecution for this kind of negligence whatsoever, or any other outcome other than people shrugging their shoulders and muttering, hmmm....that was a shame. Why should this be treated any differently than if a child had overdosed on illegal or legal drugs, or died from any other kind of negligence?
From the HuffPo:
Boy, 4, Accidentally Shoots And Kills Self In Virginia
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Virginia police say a 4-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed himself in Woodbridge today.
The tragic scene unfolded at about 3:25 p.m. when cops got a call from a family member who said the unidentified boy took a gunshot wound to the head, WUSA reports.
The boy had apparently gone into an unoccupied pickup truck at that address and found the gun, according to The Washington Post.
The boy was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Authorities on scene said the wound seemed to be self-inflicted and accidental. The sad incident is still under investigation.
The tragic scene unfolded at about 3:25 p.m. when cops got a call from a family member who said the unidentified boy took a gunshot wound to the head, WUSA reports.
The boy had apparently gone into an unoccupied pickup truck at that address and found the gun, according to The Washington Post.
The boy was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Authorities on scene said the wound seemed to be self-inflicted and accidental. The sad incident is still under investigation.
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