negligent gun owner allows 4 year old to shoot self

[alpinehyperlite]

http://abc13.com/news/family-4-year-old-dead-in-accidental-shooting-in-nw-harris-county/539586/

 

[Lyle Savant]

That's why I never leave a gun w/ a round in the chamber. Very sad

 

[323MAR]

That's why I never leave a gun w/ a round in the chamber. Very sad

True, in a home defense scenario there is time to chamber a round. The child would still be alive if there had not been a round in the chamber.

 

[Neil09]

Yeah....hate to say it but I'm starting to rethink the chambered round while home...

 

[alpinehyperlite]

It all depends on living situation IMO.

 

[Saintsfan6]

I don't have children and I still do not keep a chambered round. To each his own, but it isn't worth an accidental discharge IMO. I'm sure there are plenty that would disagree.

 

[charlie12]

It all depends on living situation IMO.

I agree. There hasn't been a child in my home in many years. I always have a round in the chamber

 

[yaonttwo]

In my world, stupid deserves jail time. About 10 years should do it.

 

[madwabbit]

In my world, stupid deserves jail time. About 10 years should do it.

I'm not necessarily against that, but there isn't anything the jury will hand him at this point worse than what he's dealing with permanently.

My program when I had children changed big time. I've got security doors on every entrance, and obstructions deterring external window entry. I don't live in a fortress, but I do have strategic placements all installed to the tune of giving me as much time as possible to "be ready". None of my firearms have one chambered with a toddler in the house, and my edc goes in a biometric safe the second it leaves my hip. I cannot imagine a scenario in my home in which the 1 second to rack the slide was a life or death mistake.

 

[machinedrummer]

Knives, hard candy, trampolines, thumbtacks, cleaners, etc..... They are all gangrenous to small children and probably account for more deaths than guns. We as adults must make wise choices as to what we leave out in the open and access alb to our children. Horribly tragedy no matter how or what causes the death of a child. But it seems that the agenda here is that only guns kill children because of bad parents.

 

[madwabbit]

Knives, hard candy, trampolines, thumbtacks, cleaners, etc..... They are all gangrenous to small children and probably account for more deaths than guns. We as adults must make wise choices as to what we leave out in the open and access alb to our children. Horribly tragedy no matter how or what causes the death of a child. But it seems that the agenda here is that only guns kill children because of bad parents.

Your statement is true, but it doesn't take away from the firearm related deaths. The leading cause of death for children under 18 is Preventable Accidents - which includes drinking bleach, falling into pools, falling out of windows/platforms, and getting shot by a negligent parent.

 

[machinedrummer]

I agree but remove the gun and there is no news here. My son lost a classmate 5yrs old because his grandmother left thumbtacks on the counter and he swallowed one. Didn't even make the paper. If it was a gun left out (which is negligent) grandma would b in prison or in court fighting for freedom. Not trying to justify any death of a child but I am saying that whenever a gun is involved it gets blasted all over to push an anti-gun agenda my the media. Right and left. All kids matter not just the ones that die by the gun.

 

[madwabbit]

I agree but remove the gun and there is no news here. My son lost a classmate 5yrs old because his grandmother left thumbtacks on the counter and he swallowed one. Didn't even make the paper. If it was a gun left out (which is negligent) grandma would b in prison or in court fighting for freedom. Not trying to justify any death of a child but I am saying that whenever a gun is involved it gets blasted all over to push an anti-gun agenda my the media. Right and left. All kids matter not just the ones that die by the gun.

and that is probably very accurate, sadly. My pet peeve is kids left in vehicles in the summer time - half the time it doesn't even make the news anymore. - When it does, its a bystander being brought up on charges because they broke the window of a mercedes with a plastic doll in a baby seat.

Don't get me started...

 

[bigjakewelch]

The device that I'm developing at this moment would prevent these types of deaths. I just wish I had more time to finish the prototype so I could go to production with it.

 

[madwabbit]

The device that I'm developing at this moment would prevent these types of deaths. I just wish I had more time to finish the prototype so I could go to production with it.

it'd have to be pretty remarkable to trump trigger/chamber discipline.

 

[bigjakewelch]

I've been working on it for a little over a year now and the "Trigger/Chamber" discipline is cheaper this device would ensure safety no matter if you were disciplined or not.

 

[madwabbit]

I've been working on it for a little over a year now and the "Trigger/Chamber" discipline is cheaper this device would ensure safety no matter if you were disciplined or not.

interesting. when you've got it secured with a utility patent please pm me. I'd like to know more, and I frequently invest in firearms related startup projects.

 

[bigjakewelch]

Will do.