01-12-2016, 01:34 PM
Cincinnati
The father of a 14-year-old boy thought his son was at school, but the teen had returned home. When dad heard a noise in the basement at 6:30 a.m. this morning, he got his gun, went down into the basement, and shot his son in the neck - apparently thinking he was shooting at an intruder. The boy died. No names have yet been released.
Story: http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/201.../78672506/
I have no problem with people having guns in their homes for self-defense. But, that doesn't mean fear alleviates them from being responsible in using those guns.
Going outside to shoot at kids playing ding dong ditch when you're not being threatened, no assessment of the situation or questions asked first... Shooting into the basement when you hear a noise instead of calling 911, or calling out "who's there?!" first... Not responsible gun ownership and definitely not self-defense.
The father of a 14-year-old boy thought his son was at school, but the teen had returned home. When dad heard a noise in the basement at 6:30 a.m. this morning, he got his gun, went down into the basement, and shot his son in the neck - apparently thinking he was shooting at an intruder. The boy died. No names have yet been released.
Story: http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/201.../78672506/
I have no problem with people having guns in their homes for self-defense. But, that doesn't mean fear alleviates them from being responsible in using those guns.
Going outside to shoot at kids playing ding dong ditch when you're not being threatened, no assessment of the situation or questions asked first... Shooting into the basement when you hear a noise instead of calling 911, or calling out "who's there?!" first... Not responsible gun ownership and definitely not self-defense.