Let's practice what we preach

[swinokur]

we need to practice what we preach.

http://mashable.com/2016/03/09/kid-shoots-gun-advocate-mom/#cNdJefgZCgqq

 

[foodpoison]

 

[Second Amendment]

Pretty stupid leaving a gun on the back seat floor and it appears the kid knows how to shoot.


"Even my 4 year old gets jacked up to target shoot with the .22," she wrote.

 

[swinokur]

felony stupid

 

[Boom Boom]

Nice. Leaves loaded pistol in plain sight inside vehicle. Becomes stupid-game prize winner.

 

[Schipperke]

News travels fast

 

[Boom Boom]

News travels fast

Tweeted by the limp-wristed schmuck who's country throws people in jail for using a kitchen knife to defend their life inside their own home if a violent intruder breaks in.

 

[fred333]

Sad and I'd love to know why a supposedly knowledgeable gun owner would be truckin' 'round with an un-harnessed four year-old in the back seat and in the vicinity of a loaded sidearm?

 

[BigSteve57]

I'd like to tell her thanks a lot. Really helpful.

 

[Mark75H]

felony stupid

^^^^^

This

 

[MG in MD]

Better that he shot her than himself...just sayin

 

[Minuteman]

News travels fast

Piers Morgon (yep, the moron Morgon); gets tickled when he hears about horrible accidents like this. He posts them so all his anti-gun friends can mock and laugh at the poor soul that it happened too. I think they feel vindicated because they want to ban all guns so, when an innocent person gets hurt by a firearm they gloat 'that wouldn't have happened if there were no guns!' Which is true, but they totally ignore all the good that guns do, which far out weighs these horrible accidents. I also don't agree with laughing at people when they get hurt, there's something sadistic about it.

Yes, it appears she made a HUGE mistake by leaving the gun unattended around her child; she's paying the price for that grave error of judgement now. Charging her with a misdemeanor just ads insult to injury (literally).

Reminder, we have the same kind of law here in Maryland as they do in Florida - it is the owners responsibility to keep the firearm away from prohibited persons and minors (16 and under (I believe)); unless they have successfully completed the hunter safety class. I agree with this law, its straight forward. If anything, it should be expanded to say ANY firearms safety course. When my son was a minor, I personally taught him all about firearms and as he got older trusted him shooting them. Not all kids are equal, and I don't teach kids unless they have the right attitude, attention span, display sound judgement and temperament; and I require at least one of their parents to be present. Some kids as young as 7 are good to go, most kids are good by around 10 years old.

 

[Skins_Brew]

I wonder if there is a possibility the gun fell into the back seat from a holster or something. Not really an excuse, since she still lost control of it.

 

[swinokur]

a holster with that low level of retention probably shouldn't be used for SD or CCW.

Just my opinion.

 

[Semper Noctem]

a holster with that low level of retention probably shouldn't be used for SD or CCW.

Just my opinion.

Depends. I carry in a king tuk which might as well have no retention. The difference is, I maintain positive control over my weapon at all times.

 

[swinokur]

as you noted, positive control is the issue. leaving a holster with little or no retention anywhere but on your belt seems fraught with risks.

 

[Doctor_M]

Complacency is the enemy of safety. Hope she survives and hope she learns from this (and hope that the kid isn't too traumatized about shooting his mom).

 

[Blaster229]

a holster with that low level of retention probably shouldn't be used for SD or CCW.

Just my opinion.

I didn't see anywhere mentioned the type of holster. If any.

I am still befuddled how a small kid like that could manipulate (to his hands a large handgun) to shoot it. I can also see that gun leaving his hand(s) with the recoil and probably hitting himself in the face. It doesn't mention if he was injured in any way.

 

[swinokur]

i was commenting on the post that asked if the gun might have fallen out of a holster

I wonder if there is a possibility the gun fell into the back seat from a holster or something. Not really an excuse, since she still lost control of it.

 

[Boom Boom]

I am still befuddled how a small kid like that could manipulate (to his hands a large handgun) to shoot it.

At some point prior, unloaded, she might have showed him how.