BURKESVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A 5-year-old boy accidentally shot his 2-year-old sister to death in rural southern Kentucky with a rifle he had received as a gift last year, authorities said.
The children's mother was home at the time of the shooting Tuesday afternoon but had stepped out to the front porch for a few minutes and "she heard the gun go off," Cumberland County Coroner Gary White said. He said the rifle was kept in a corner and the family didn't realize a bullet was left inside it.
White told the Lexington Herald-Leader the boy received the .22-caliber rifle as a gift.
"It's a Crickett," White said, referring to a company that specifically makes guns, clothes and books for children. "It's a little rifle for a kid. ... The little boy's used to shooting the little gun."
JUST BECAUSE SISSY SAYS SO DOESN'T MAKE IT SO...BUT HE THINKS IT DOES!!!!! JUST BECAUSE MC1 SAYS SO DOESN'T MAKE IT SO!!!!!
ridiculous... a .22 for a 5 year old!??!!?? Why didn't they just buy him a car or a 5th of JD? Morons...
"Arguing with liberals is like playing chess with a pigeon; no matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock out the pieces, crap on the board, and strut around like it is victorious." - Author Unknown
“It’s a Crickett,” the coroner explained. “It’s a little rifle for a kid… The little boy’s used to shooting the little gun.” “Just one of those crazy accidents,” he added.
Quoted Text
A 22LR fired at about a 45 degree angle from a rifle, it will travel about 7700 ft. (almost a mile and a half)
Every one within a mile and a half of this armed 5 year old was in danger of being shot... all because some GunHugger wants his 5 year old kid to shoot a gun. F'n Idiot!
There are some GunHuggers who think their 2nd amendment rights applies to 5 year olds... and those GunHuggers would consider this shooting an "accident"! Giving a 5 year old a rifle... allowing a 5 year old access to a loaded .22... is no accident!
(repost)
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
4-year-old son of Michigan sheriff's deputy accidentally shoots and kills himself The four-year-old boy of a sheriff’s deputy in northern Michigan accidentally shot and killed himself with a handgun at the family’s home over the weekend, state police said Monday.
Quoted Text
Cop's Son Shoots 7-Year-Old Sis Dead The young son of a Washington state cop picked up a gun he found in his absent dad's van and fatally shot his 7-year-old sister.
Quoted Text
Female cop kills boyfriend, baby in Brooklyn before killing self: An off-duty cop shot her longtime boyfriend to death in Brooklyn on Monday, just hours before he was scheduled to fly to Guyana. Then, in an act of unimaginable cruelty, Officer Rosette Samuel trained a 9-mm. Glock handgun on the couple’s year-old son and shot him in the chest.
Shall I delete my original post so you can continue to direct this the way you want? Can't you address the one specific instance I opened this thread for? Why is that so friggin' difficult?
PS - I'M THE ONE THAT SAID IT WAS A TRAGEDY...AND IT IS !!!!!
JUST BECAUSE SISSY SAYS SO DOESN'T MAKE IT SO...BUT HE THINKS IT DOES!!!!! JUST BECAUSE MC1 SAYS SO DOESN'T MAKE IT SO!!!!!
Quoted Text#1 4-year-old son of Michigan sheriff's deputy accidentally shoots and kills himself The four-year-old boy of a sheriff’s deputy in northern Michigan accidentally shot and killed himself with a handgun at the family’s home over the weekend, state police said Monday.
Quoted Text#2 Cop's Son Shoots 7-Year-Old Sis Dead The young son of a Washington state cop picked up a gun he found in his absent dad's van and fatally shot his 7-year-old sister.
Quoted Text#3 Female cop kills boyfriend, baby in Brooklyn before killing self: An off-duty cop shot her longtime boyfriend to death in Brooklyn on Monday, just hours before he was scheduled to fly to Guyana. Then, in an act of unimaginable cruelty, Officer Rosette Samuel trained a 9-mm. Glock handgun on the couple’s year-old son and shot him in the chest. Shall I continue?
In post #1 a kid gets hold of a gun and kills In post #2 a kid gets hold of a gun and kills then In post #3 a cop goes psycho and kills.
Post #1 & post #2 are about guns not secured by their owners... (securing weapons is part of some gun laws that has been eliminated by the NRA) GunHugger owner of the weapon is at fault.
Post #3 is about a murder... not about kids finding an unattended gun. It's also a tragedy but totally off topic and unrelated to #'s 1 & 2. Try to keep up Cic. Your blinding hatred of the police is distorting your judgement.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
Speak American jagoff! Don't like be called out for the jagoff that you are, huh?
You posted the equivalent of "If you don't play by my rules, I'll take my ball and go home".
I don't care about being "called out", its a goddam Internet forum. The only jagoff's are sissy's that play thread police. The tread police are usually those members ill equip to hold their own in a debate.
You posted the equivalent of "If you don't play by my rules, I'll take my ball and go home".
I don't care about being "called out", its a goddam Internet forum. The only jagoff's are sissy's that play thread police. The tread police are usually those members ill equip to hold their own in a debate.
But it's all perfectly OK when CISSY does it.... WAH WAH WAH.....spoken like a true JAGOFF!!!!
JUST BECAUSE SISSY SAYS SO DOESN'T MAKE IT SO...BUT HE THINKS IT DOES!!!!! JUST BECAUSE MC1 SAYS SO DOESN'T MAKE IT SO!!!!!
But it's all perfectly OK when CISSY does it.... WAH WAH WAH.....spoken like a true JAGOFF!!!!
When? I don't care if threads have off topic conversations within a thread. I certainly wouldn't threaten to delete the thread because it didn't go in the direction I wanted. I leave that up to you thread nazi's.
Very sad case but would this have been posted if a kid poisoned his sister by mistake with a unlocked bottle of bleach under the cabinet, I highly doubt it.
"In the beginning of a change, the Patriot is a scarce man, brave, hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, however, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a Patriot."
Very sad case but would this have been posted if a kid poisoned his sister by mistake with a unlocked bottle of bleach under the cabinet, I highly doubt it.
Would it be any less sad and wouldn't it be caused by a similar level of irresponsibility? True, might not make national headlines, but just as sad and tragic.
JUST BECAUSE SISSY SAYS SO DOESN'T MAKE IT SO...BUT HE THINKS IT DOES!!!!! JUST BECAUSE MC1 SAYS SO DOESN'T MAKE IT SO!!!!!
When? I don't care if threads have off topic conversations within a thread. I certainly wouldn't threaten to delete the thread because it didn't go in the direction I wanted. I leave that up to you thread nazi's.
No, issue is you are a thread jagoff...can't hold intelligent discussion on things that are being presented because you only have the mentality to use your canned talk....CISSY WORLD!!!!!
JUST BECAUSE SISSY SAYS SO DOESN'T MAKE IT SO...BUT HE THINKS IT DOES!!!!! JUST BECAUSE MC1 SAYS SO DOESN'T MAKE IT SO!!!!!
Would it be any less sad and wouldn't it be caused by a similar level of irresponsibility? True, might not make national headlines, but just as sad and tragic.
It would be just as sad but like you said it wouldn't make national headlines, the reason it did is because those like box want to use it for their anti-gun agenda. The parents were idiots without a doubt but their stupidity shouldn't be used to tell responsible parents how to live. Since more kids die from poisonings then accidental shootings where is box screaming about those irresponsible parents, why isn't he calling for laws which would make all households lock up poisonous household items. The reason is because it is common sense that there should be cabinet safety catches where cleaners and other items are stored, not everyone follows it and we get similar cases like this one with the same outcome. There is selective outrage when it comes to guns that is the plain truth.
"In the beginning of a change, the Patriot is a scarce man, brave, hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, however, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a Patriot."
Logged
