GUNS DON'T KILL PEOPLE, OR DO THEY?

[HairOfTheDog]

I don't know how to post a link from my phone, but the coroner ruled her death as a homicide today.

This one happened last week too, but I just saw it linked from another article today. More negligent parents killing their kids.


^ Alexis Mercer, from Louisiana, was 3-years-old.

Her dad was home alone cleaning his guns. When he left for work, he left the guns lying about unsecured.

Shortly thereafter, Mrs. Mercer came home with Alexis, and her two siblings -- ages 1 and 2.

Alexis picked up one of the guns and shot herself in the face. She was rushed to the hospital where she was pronounced dead.

"It makes me angry. It makes my heart hurt. It's just something that shouldn't happen. This is a moment as a sheriff that I have to tell people, 'You have got to protect our children,''' Mancuso said.

Every gun sold in the state comes with a lock, the sheriff Mancuso said. People should use them. The solution, he said, couldn't be simpler. Lock your guns. Or put them in a lock box.

The local prosecutor's office is investigating the shooting death.

RIP Alexis Mercer.

Ref: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national...-1.2113455