"And then I touched the trigger...well...I guess I accidentally squeezed it..."
Regardless of how it went off in the first place, who in the world would leave a loaded handgun on a nightstand with a 7 year old in the house? That is just plain stupidity.
Sorry, but I wholeheartedly disagree. That statement sounds like it came directly from the Brady Bunch. Guns are not the problem. Lack of parenting is the problem. Teach, train, and supervise.
My children never care to touch my guns. My children respect authority. I often ask my children to touch and handle my guns (supervised of course) and they spend a total of 30 seconds with it before handing it back with loss of interest. I do not wait for them to ask me to handle the weapon. I offer and actually push (only a little) to get them to touch my guns supervised. Then as my guns are lying on a table, my sons walk right past them as if they are nothing more than a book on that table. But, if it makes any one feel better, just know that neither of my sons is strong enough to pull the triggers on my carry weapons. That was tested as late as yesterday.
Quit blaming the guns. Blame the parents. Padded playgrounds, child proof packages, cabinet locks, and etc have taken the place of parenting, and can't totally replace a mom and a dad.
Sorry, but I wholeheartedly disagree. That statement sounds like it came directly from the Brady Bunch. Guns are not the problem. Lack of parenting is the problem. Teach, train, and supervise.
My children never care to touch my guns. My children respect authority. I often ask my children to touch and handle my guns (supervised of course) and they spend a total of 30 seconds with it before handing it back with loss of interest. I do not wait for them to ask me to handle the weapon. I offer and actually push (only a little) to get them to touch my guns supervised. Then as my guns are lying on a table, my sons walk right past them as if they are nothing more than a book on that table. But, if it makes any one feel better, just know that neither of my sons is strong enough to pull the triggers on my carry weapons. That was tested as late as yesterday.
Quit blaming the guns. Blame the parents. Padded playgrounds, child proof packages, cabinet locks, and etc have taken the place of parenting, and can't totally replace a mom and a dad.
Returning to the thread, I can see where this scenario can occur. If the firearm was an automatic, a larger caliber, the involuntary shock reflex of responding to the first shot could cause the child's muscles to flinch, pulling the (now reloaded) trigger again.
Children grow and change quickly, and are not typically consistent in either their interests or their physical strength. A kid who yesterday couldn't open a door may tomorrow decide to flip the deadbolt open, turn the knob and run out into the street. There's incidents all the time where people who didn't think their kid was capable of something end up having them open a gate and drown in a pool, get in the car and knock it out of gear on a hill, or accidentally shoot themselves. Never underestimate the ability of a child or the power of simple leverage.Then as my guns are lying on a table, my sons walk right past them as if they are nothing more than a book on that table. But, if it makes any one feel better, just know that neither of my sons is strong enough to pull the triggers on my carry weapons.
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