7 yr old killed

[Pitbullguy81]

I seen this in the trending now section on yahoo homepage.

Boy, 7, killed in gun store parking lot - Boston News | Examiner.com

 

[Mackey]

Sounds aweful, but the story seems to have been written by a total a$$.

 

[95wrangler]

At least the reporter wasnt totally against guns but did seem to not know alot about them. Unfortunate, yes. About the boy also. Sad in general.

 

[Ricnzak]

This story just breaks my heart. My youngest is 7. This poor family....

 

[Pitbullguy81]

Sounds aweful, but the story seems to have been written by a total a$$.

I agree, I didn't like the way it was written either.

 

[EdC]

Here's an article with better reporting. The dad was putting the pistol in the glove compartment when the boy was shot.

Police: 7-year-old fatally shot by father outside gun store in Pennsylvania - U.S. News

 

[wild willy]

Right up the road from me....very sad. How does a gun fire itself? I have read every news story and saw it on several local tv news shows.....Something missing from the story...

 

[Hiker1911]

It might have been the result of "fiddling" with the gun. What a word.

 

[jedi]

The world may not end on 12-21-2012 but for this father is already has.
I can't image the pain he is going thru right now.
=(

 

[drillsgt]

Right up the road from me....very sad. How does a gun fire itself? I have read every news story and saw it on several local tv news shows.....Something missing from the story...

It usually doesn't, you think it's unloaded and then pull the trigger on purpose or just by handling it.

 

[churchmouse]

Again....it is not anyone's failure but the guns.

 

[j706]

Absolutely heart breaking. I am not so sure I could live with myself after something like that.

 

[Mark-of-Scotland]

I can't even begin to comprehend the horror, grief and guilt this poor man must be going through. I don't think i could live with myself after something like that either.

 

[netsecurity]

Hopefully the gun was unloaded before going into the gun store, and the accident happened when reloading or stowing. Otherwise there is no hope for this individual having any sort of intelligence. Would the term be criminal negligence?

I don't know what happened in this case, but it could've theoretically discharged after reloading when he closed the glove box. A glove or pen, for instance, could've compressed the trigger as things shifted. Even a Glock trigger could be depressed by an inanimate object. Safeties are still preferred by me. Even a safety can become dislodged by an inanimate object, but the chances of that happening, and the trigger being compressed are exponentially less.

Please consider this. Always storing a loaded gun in a holster, or gun safe, is the ONLY way to safely stow it. This is not something that is included in gun safety training enough IMO. Especially with modern pistols that have no safety, it is imperative that the trigger be covered. Never stow in glove box or drawer unless such area is completely free of debris and it can be easily removed without coon fingering it.

 

[chef larry]

I agree with Netsecurity in where is the holster for the pistol? The poor child in the car seat didn't have a chance with an empty pistol in the glove box of a truck.

 

[wild willy]

I don't know what happened in this case, but it could've theoretically discharged after reloading when he closed the glove box. .

From Local News

"When Joseph Loughrey and his son returned to their vehicle, Loughrey laid a 9 mm gun on the console. As he got into the vehicle, the gun went off and hit the child as he was sitting in a booster seat."


Shop Owner, Community React to Child Shooting in Mercer - 33 News - We Believe in This Valley

 

[Kirk Freeman]

And I have been told on INGO that sand barrels don't save lives and that it is enough to be "safe" around the parking lot. Betcha a nice dinner right before he shot his son he said "Eye been around gunz all meye life." Maddening. Just maddening.

Leave your pistol in your holster. Stop playing with it!

Coonfingering guns to acknowledge their existence is just maddening to me and a good way to hurt someone including yourself.

In the gun store, leave your pistol in the holster.

In the bathroom, leave it in the holster.

In the _____________, leave it in the holster.

If you must play with it ensure that you have a proper backstop. Every single time you load it or unload it, expect it to go bang.

 

[rgrimm01]

Tragic story indeed.

On a similar note, this is one of the problems I have with being handed my firearm back at the completion of a stop without the bullets in it...

 

[NIFT]

Let's see:

The gun is always loaded.
Never point the muzzle at anything not replaceable or repairable.
Keep your finger off the trigger and alongside the frame.
Be sure of your target.

By my count, the dad violated all four and shot--and killed--his young son.

Of course, I agree fully with Kirk: have it in a holster (that covers the trigger) and leave it there!

Good God, the gun didn't just "go off."

 

[Corbinator]

This is very sad ! Unfortunately it will result in an outcry for more gun control on a national stage I am sure.

I would like to add after more than 20 years in the medical field I have had the unfortunate experience of seeing many young boys and girls meet their untimely end. The situations span from chainsaw accidents to four wheeler wrecks. You haven't heard of anyone wanting to ban four wheelers and chainsaws though !

Just saying !