GUNS DON'T KILL PEOPLE, OR DO THEY?

[HairOfTheDog]

I stopped posting these stories for a while because they're too sad and it's too maddening that most of these negligent parents aren't prosecuted.



A 3-year-old Lenawee County boy died Sunday after accidentally shooting himself with a pistol, Michigan State Police said.

Troopers were dispatched at 1:25 p.m. to 12919 Tipton Highway, about 14 miles north of Adrian. Jonathan Kaufman, 3, of Clinton, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Troopers and emergency medical personnel arrived on scene within minutes, police said in a written statement.

It appears the child found a loaded 40-caliber handgun that was stored in a closet inside the home, according to evidence collected and statements from the victim’s family, police said.

The child was alone in the home and his father and older brother were outside. The child accidentally pulled the trigger, firing one round and causing a fatal head injury, police said.

http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2015/06...mLqB2wA.99
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I think it's time for a national safety law to protect children from irresponsible gun owners. A kid gets a loaded gun in your home and shoots it, you go to jail for felony neglect. You get reported for having loaded guns laying around with kids in the house, CPS has a case against you for neglect. Period.

With so much gun storage safety material (which is really just fucking common sense) available, free locks available, and such, there's no excuse for these so called "accidents". None.