Monday, November 1, 2010

4-year-old Shoots Mom

Of course no charges have been filed.  They're considering a slap on the wrist for the dad who gave the kid a shotgun shell to play with but no one would dare suggest anything more severe.  It was only an accident, after all.

The bolt was pulled back and locked open, [Kitsap County Sheriff's Office spokesman Scott] Wilson said. "All the kid did was drop the shell in the chamber, touch the bolt release and pull the trigger," Wilson said. "He had probably seen his dad do it a hundred times."
How many times do you think this responsible gun owner gave his son the Eddie Eagle lesson of never touching a gun? I'll bet he did it plenty, which makes him doubly stupid, once for giving a kid a live round and twice for thinking a kid's curiosity and longing to imitate dad could be overcome with some silly NRA instructions.

I know I'm reading a lot into the story. But, if he never attempted to teach the kid the Eddie Eagle lesson and gave him a shell and left the shotgun within reach, he'd be even worse.

What's your opinion? Please leave a comment.

8 comments:

  1. So according to your logic- the parents must have been teaching NRA safety rules because said safety rules were not followed.

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  2. "Silly NRA safety rules?" Just what is silly about teaching safety?
    TS, I think you covered it. Nothing will make these people happy except firearm-related death & injury, & that's only because it gives them something to whine about.

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  3. No, what would make "these people" happy is households with no firearms except in those places where attack by masked gunmen is likely.

    I say "silly safety rules" becasue they cannot be taught to kids. That's the "silly" part, that you guys think Eddie Eagle makes sense.

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  4. Do you tell your kids not to touch a hot burner, or not to play with fire? I'm sure you don't teach them "silly rules" like that. Better they just be ignorant and learn on their own.

    It's weird, I do teach my kids "silly rules" and so far no burnt hands and no burnt down house. Also, my kids have been taught Eddie Eagle gun safety rules. No one shot either. Granted, my kid's are pretty damned smart. Your mileage may vary.

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  5. Ruffy: Kids pretty much learn not to touch the burner after roasting a fingertip or two. A blistered fingertip is rarely fatal or life-altering, though.

    As to your brilliant kids following Eddie the Eagle rules--I doubt it. You've just been exceedingly fortunate no harm has befallen them.

    As parents, it is often easy to mistake a lack of incidents or problems regarding our kids as evidence they are strictly following our guidance.

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  6. "No, what would make "these people" happy is households with no firearms except in those places where attack by masked gunmen is likely."

    What marks a house as likely to be attacked by a masked gunman?

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  7. Kids pretty much learn not to touch the burner after roasting a fingertip or two. A blistered fingertip is rarely fatal or life-altering, though.

    And do they learn how to not play with matches after burning down a house or two?

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  8. RuffRidr, Why don't you tell us how exactly you learned to not play with matches?

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