If Only They'd Been Armed

[Perknose]

Toddlers today can't be too careful. Adults they know well will slaughter them, and then claim, "The safety was on." Perhaps baby seat sidearm holsters for your tot's glock is the solution? Who can say?

Blind obeisance to the ongoing, hysterically absolutist misinterpretation of the writ of the 2nd amendment, which has nothing to do with protecting the commercial success of gun manufactures whatsoever, is the only possible answer, amIrite?

From the article:

A gun being handled by a young mother in a town outside Cleveland accidentally discharged, sending a bullet into her two-year-old daughter’s chest and killing her, police said Saturday.

[...]

It was a tragic addition to grim news this week concerning children and guns.

Shazeem Hayes, 19, of South Carolina, was sentenced on Friday to eight years in prison for the death of his girlfriend’s son, 2-year-old Jacarion Gladden, who accidentally shot himself in the chest last year with Hayes’ 9-millimeter pistol

In Indiana, the father of a 3-year-old girl who accidentally shot and injured her pregnant mother faces trial on three felony counts. Menzo Brazier, 21, of Indiana, allegedly left a loaded gun in the car with his girlfriend and two young children when he went inside a store Tuesday.

All told, 1,678 children age 5 and under in America died of gunshot wounds from 1999 to 2016, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control.

Thoughts and prayers, folks, thoughts and prayers. Then praise the Lord and pass the ammunition.

 

[dank69]

Yeah I saw that yesterday and was going to post it but it is too depressing. Can't imagine what it is like to lose a kid. But they feel safer having the damn gun.

 

[Indus]

Too bad there wasn't a good two year old with a gun.

 

[trenchfoot]

First off, my condolences to the aggrieved family.

That being said, I don't know why it is but I'm thinking that ex-mother is going to keep that gun anyway thinking she'll just be more careful the next time around.

 

[Zorba]

This reminds me we need to have a talk with our in-laws to let them know guns in house = no granddaughter to visit.

 

[dank69]

First off, my condolences to the aggrieved family.

That being said, I don't know why it is but I'm thinking that ex-mother is going to keep that gun anyway thinking she'll just be more careful the next time around.

Somehow I doubt it this time. It's possible, of course, but I imagine she'll probably have a hard time even functioning at all for a long, long time. These types of tragic events are exactly the type of catalyst that can trigger big life changes.

 

[soulcougher73]

If only she was a responsible gun owner. You know. Until you're not.

 

[dawp]

First off, my condolences to the aggrieved family.

That being said, I don't know why it is but I'm thinking that ex-mother is going to keep that gun anyway thinking she'll just be more careful the next time around.

if she get to keep it, I would bet she gets charged with a felony and as such loses the right to own one.

 

[purbeast0]

Wow I wish I didn't read that. That's awful. With a toddler that just turned 3 years old, I could not imagine what this lady is feeling right now.

 

[trenchfoot]

Somehow I doubt it this time. It's possible, of course, but I imagine she'll probably have a hard time even functioning at all for a long, long time. These types of tragic events are exactly the type of catalyst that can trigger big life changes.

Agreed. With that in mind, I'm going to adjust my way of thinking on this topic.

if she get to keep it, I would bet she gets charged with a felony and as such loses the right to own one.

Didn't think about the criminality of the tragic incident and agree that the judicial process might be able to prevent the lady from harming herself and others with a firearm again. Let's hope so.

 

[Ns1]

I send thoughts & prayers. And another $20 to the NRA.