Tag: baby

4-year-old accidentally shoots, kills 2-year-old brother after mistaking gun for toy

PIX11

It’s not yet clear how the 4-year-old boy had access to the weapon, which he fired Tuesday morning, striking his 2-year-old brother

The only way to stop a bad toddler with a gun is a good toddler with a gun.

And then there’s this gem:

Neighbor Linda Eddy told WTVR she’s known the Aponte family for more than a decade.

“There’s no way they would leave a loaded gun out,” she said. “They’re good people, good Christians good people, they take care of their children [and] make sure they have everything they need.”

The kid needed a toy. The parents provided a toy.

Also, I’m not sure if these parents are good Christians for church attendance or going to hell for reckless endangerment. But they are a working class example of Darwinism.

Child finds gun, fires shot in Ikea

WISHTV Fishers, IN

An Ikea customer sat down on a couch, where his firearm fell out of his pants and got lodged in the piece of furniture. He got up from the couch and continued to walk around the store without realizing his gun was gone, according to Sgt. Tom Weger with Fisher Police Department.

I can completely relate with wanting a gun to deal with Ikea customers.

Kids sat down on the same couch, found the gun and one of them pulled the trigger, firing a shot but not injuring anyone, Weger said.

The only thing that can stop a bad kid with a gun is a good kid with a gun.

Weger added that now is the time for parents to talk about what steps to take if a child finds a gun.

In other words, “The current generations of adults have failed you, kids. Gun safety is your responsibility, now”

Toddler, 2, dies of self-inflicted gunshot

ABC News

Police said it was unclear who owned the gun, whether it was the child’s parents or the adults watching the child at the time.

“You’re required to, if you have firearms in the home, they need to be locked and out of reach of children,” Beck told KFSN.

The child was rushed to the hospital, but did not survive.

Four adults had one job: keep the baby from blowing its head off.