Sophb14 46 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 This week a 2-year-old in South Carolina found a gun in the back seat of the car he was riding in and accidentally shot his grandmother, who was sitting in the passenger seat. This type of thing happens from time to time: a little kid finds a gun, fires it, and hurts or kills himself or someone else. These cases rarely bubble up to the national level except when someone, like a parent, ends up dead. But cases like this happen a lot more frequently than you might think. After spending a few hours sifting through news reports, I've found at least 43 instances this year of somebody being shot by a toddler 3 or younger. In 31 of those 43 cases, a toddler found a gun and shot himself or herself. Damn, some people should not have kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newgoo 2,611 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 some people should not have guns either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Bendtner 232 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 kids with guns, taking over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar 426 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 I am really sad about that and I hope this gets to the gov. or politicians or something and to at least aknowledge it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovenatu 5,347 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Why are guns even put where children can easily take them in the first place? Sad, a life is lost and the child is scarred for life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vogue 2,424 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 this is so sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
�SHERRY� 5,081 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 those gun owners should be put in fcking jail smh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexâš¡Thunder 616 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 uhhh my dad owns a gun, and I don't think I've ever even seen it how can a toddler find it so easily ? it's all the parents fault, it's okay to own a gun, but this is just stupidity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Eight 6,542 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Why would you leave an unlocked, loaded gun in the backseat of a car with a child in it? Like you are asking for trouble right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feelbro 467 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 How many have died in pools? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissxkiss_baby 5,756 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 How many were in America? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Stupid Jellyfish 1,913 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 uhhh my dad owns a gun, and I don't think I've ever even seen it how can a toddler find it so easily ? it's all the parents fault, it's okay to own a gun, but this is just stupidity Yep. My family doesn't own guns anymore but we did growing up and I never saw it except for the times when my dad took it out to tell me how dangerous it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minol 45 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 http://www.cdc.gov/HomeandRecreationalSafety/Water-Safety/waterinjuries-factsheet.html About 700 children under 14 drown a year. Children ages 1 to 4 have the highest drowning rates. In 2009, among children 1 to 4 years old who died from an unintentional injury, more than 30% died from drowning.1,2 Among children ages 1 to 4, most drownings occur in home swimming pools.2 Drowning is responsible for more deaths among children 1-4 than any other cause except congenital anomalies (birth defects).1 Among those 1-14, fatal drowning remains the second-leading cause of unintentional injury-related death behind motor vehicle crashes.1 How many have died in pools? Drowning is responsible for more deaths among children 1-4 than any other cause except congenital anomalies (birth defects). So yes, swimming pools kill more age 1-4 kids than guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acclaim 3,513 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 natural selection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gyujin 1,545 Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 yikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Schulman 7,948 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Why the hell are parents keeping guns near kids... hide that shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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