Local news reports
There will be no charges filed against a Davidson County man after an accidental shooting in Linwood, Sheriff David Grice told WFMY News 2.
Grice says the man responsible for the April 26 shooting was cleaning his gun on his front porch and tested it by firing a round, hitting 10-year-old Zachary Reno, who was walking with his family. The group was walking about 1,200 feet away from the man's porch, according to the sheriff.
Once sheriff's deputies identified the man as a suspect, the man voluntarily came to the sheriff's office to give a statement. After speaking with the man, detectives ruled this an accidental shooting.
"For us to charge someone in this kind of case, there has to be intent," Grice said.
Deputies also presented the facts to the Davidson County district attorney, who decided no criminal charges would be filed.
That's pretty funny, the part about "intent." The guy purposely fired a round, violating 3 of the 4 Rules of Gun Safety, and the local detectives decided that was OK.
This kind of nonchalance leads to more negligence not less.
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Actually only two rules: Do not point the gun at anything you're unwilling to destroy (I won't make jokes about children in stupid shirts, no, I won't...) and be sure of your target and what's beyond it.
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