TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - A five-year-old girl who shot herself in the chest with a .40-caliber handgun Sunday afternoon has died, said Northwest Fire Capt. Adam Goldberg. The incident was reported at 12:24 p.m.
Goldberg said Reese Hotten and her mother were visiting family friends when the girl found the loaded gun and fired it.
The adults in the home began CPS and the girl was taken to a hospital, where she died at 1 p.m. The death was determined to be accidental.
Goldberg said cautioned parents who are visiting in others' homes to ask about firearms and whether they are locked up and out of the reach of children.
That's nice. Fire Capt. Adam Goldberg said the guns should be locked up and you should ask about that when visiting. How about if we lock up the owner of the gun? How about if we enforce common-sense gun laws about the proper and secure methods for storing guns in the home?
In Arizona, I realize, such a thing is not even possible. This is the result.
Why is it so difficult for those who support lenient gun laws in places like Arizona to understand why I blame them?
By the way, are the call letters of this station a joke? Do they choose them like personalized license plates?
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I believe in gun rights but not illegal gun ownership. Recently a man was arrested for having an illegal gun after he saved the day from an attempted robbery in his home. Gun advocates thought even though it's in Chicago, this man should have been given a medal, not go to court. It's a no gun state. If we allow some to break the gun laws then we have to allow everyone to get away with it. They're so frightened Obama is going to take their guns they can't think straight. Great post.
ReplyDeleteWhy is it so difficult for those who support lenient gun laws in places like Arizona to understand why I blame them?
ReplyDeleteWhy is it so hard for people who support oppressive gun laws (I know how pissy you get about the word "draconian") to understand why I blame them for enabling the murders of unarmed people?
This is pretty much my worst nightmare. I'm dreading the first time I have to have that conversation with my son's friend's parents, but I certainly won't let the awkwardness keep me from having it.
ReplyDeleteI've avoided having this convo so far because we haven't had cause to visit anyone who might actually own a gun. Our friends are all pinko, liberal non-gun owning types like us. And I live far enough from my gun-owning family members that my son hasn't been in their homes yet. I would not hesitate to grill them about their firearms storage practices before visiting, however.
My heart goes out to the family. It's a horrible, tragic, PREVENTABLE accident.
Says Anomaly100:
ReplyDeleteI believe in gun rights but not illegal gun ownership.
So you "believe in gun rights," but also believe in hurling people into prison for violating "laws" that blatantly violate those rights? That must require some difficult intellectual gymnastics.
Recently a man was arrested for having an illegal gun after he saved the day from an attempted robbery in his home. Gun advocates thought even though it's in Chicago, this man should have been given a medal, not go to court.
Are you referring to the 80-year-old Korean War vet who killed some low-life scum (with a 13-page rap sheet), who had already fired at him after breaking into his house--thus not only protecting his life, his wife's and his grandson's, but also improving the universe? Are you saying, in effect, that this brave man should have been helpless--should have been killed by the scum--because Chicago law mandated his helplessness?
Actually, the brave homeowner was not arrested, and by virtue of one of Illinois' only intelligent gun laws (against which Obama voted twice as a state senator), is protected from prosecution for violation of municipal gun laws, because he used the "illegal" gun in the home, for self-defense. Granted, I have seen speculation that the homeowner lacked Illinois' egregious FOID (Firearm Owners ID) card, and thus would be vulnerable to prosecution, if not for the fact that even Chicago-area prosecutors aren't evil and stupid enough to go after a hero.
If we allow some to break the gun laws then we have to allow everyone to get away with it.
Sounds good to me, but then again, I actually "believe in gun rights."
According to some gun rights supporters any restrictions whatever violate the 2nd Amendment. For them, I suppose, there is no legal and illegal.
ReplyDeleteVicki, I'm with you. It's a sad reality that we have to be very careful about such things.
Gun Laws are not the problem in Arizona. We have more good guys with guns here than bad guys! That is how it should be! The problem is careless and uneducated gun owners. I would say the majority of people that live in states like Arizona are gun savvy and aware of how you should store your gun. It is very sad that this happened, but gun laws would not change a damn thing about it. Except when gang bangers or other unlawful gun owners have kids visit or live in their homes they would have to ask that the guns be locked up, good luck with that! It is our right as Americans to protect ourselves and our families with whatever means necessary, education is a means, so is vigilance.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous, Thanks for visiting this old post and sharing your ideas.
ReplyDeleteI respectfully disagree with the part about laws not being helpful in stopping things like this.
This part I found interesting.
It is our right as Americans to protect ourselves and our families with whatever means necessary, education is a means, so is vigilance.
I would agree that we all have the right to use education and vigilance to protect our families, but not guns. In spite of what the Supreme Court said recently, I don't think gun ownership is an individual "right." That's not to say guns should illegal and banned, not at all. I just don't accept the 2nd Amendment arguments for justifying gun ownership.