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Thread #150644   Message #3512325
Posted By: GUEST,Eliza
06-May-13 - 06:09 PM
Thread Name: 5yr old shoots 2yr old
Subject: RE: 5yr old shoots 2yr old
I do feel that the Coroner's assessment of the tragedy being 'just one of those crazy accidents' was startlingly dismissive and inappropriate. You'd think the little boy had merely broken a window rather than shot his small sister dead. The parents were undeniably negligent and irresponsible. I imagine their punishment will be to have to live with the memory of the little girl's death for the rest of their lives. But marketing guns especially for children, with attractive designs meant to appeal to the very young, is weird and indefensible. There should immediately be passed a law preventing this. Guns are not a good idea for civilian adults. They are definitely NOT for the hands of children.