Monday, September 10, 2012

Accidental Shooting of Texas 3-year-old by her Granddaddy - Incredibly No Charges

Local news with video

A grandfather is feeling guilty after he accidentally shot his three-year-old granddaughter. The man says he was aiming at a stray cat but the bullet hit the girl instead.

Gary Van Ness admits he shot the girl as she stood behind his home with her father. He says the neighborhood is overrun with strays. And, some have even snuck into his home.

“The cats are brave enough to come in there and got him a couple of loaves of bread,” he said.

Van Ness noticed a cat by his shed and grabbed his .22 caliber shot-gun and aimed. “I took the opportunity to shoot it,” he said.

He didn’t know his son and granddaughter were in the same area. The bullet went right through Brianna’s leg.

Investigators consider the shooting to be an accident and no charges are expected.
The reason this is outrageous is that with the same negligent action he could have killed her or someone else. In Texas, though, if you're a white old man and do something stupid with a gun, you're very likely to get off.

This is the ironic opposite of the proverbial Texas Justice.

What's your opinion?  Please leave a comment.

11 comments:

  1. What's even worse is the bad grammar of the reporter. The past tense of sneak is sneaked. Expect Mikeb to tell us why it's acceptable.

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    1. Typical gunwack. For the gunwack, the kid had it coming, since she didn't belong to the NRA.

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    2. Typical gun control loon. Everything's permissible, except owning guns. Just remember, we're armed, and you're not.

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    3. "We're armed and you're not." That's like the famous La Pierre remark about those who have the guns make the rules.

      Good one Greg. That shows us the real you.

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    4. And yet, what you consistently ignore is that unless you're trying to kill me, I'm no danger to you. That's the difference between our two sides. You want to control people, while I want to leave people free to decide for themselves.

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    5. But, Greg, I don't trust you and in a free society I shouldn't have to trust you. You look and sound just like those guys who go off every day. In fact I'm not surprised you oppose mental health screening, I doubt you'd pass.

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  2. "if you're a white old man and do something stupid with a gun, you're very likely to get off."

    Larger than usual allotment of race cards to play this month Mikey?

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  3. I went to get some candy;
    And along came Jim Dandy;
    And they snuck right out the door!


    My Texas Grandfather never shot anybody. He always had fresh venison and a freezer full of steaks. Legend has it he broke a bull's neck with his two hands.

    You gotta be pretty stupid or senile to even consider shooting a housecat.

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    1. Based on what you said, your grandfather was a hunter? If so, notice how he could have a gun and not misuse it? Most of us are just the same with ours.

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  4. It was strictly for hunting. He never used shotguns. Grandmother made it clear she did not appreciate picking shot out of the cuts of meat. Even ducks and pheasants. He had to put a bullet right through their heads. His favorite thing was fishing the Gulf. He came out to San Diego a couple of times to go deep-sea fishing on the commercial boats with my father and me.

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    1. He had a gun, and it didn't magically fly off and kill innocent people. Will wonders never cease...

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