A 10-year-old boy reportedly shot his 4-year-old cousin by accident with a rifle inside the girl’s home in Harris County, Texas on Saturday.
Harris County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Thomas Gililand told The Houston Chronicle that the boy discovered the rifle and discharged it at about noon on Saturday. According to Fox News’ Houston affiliate, when the boy discovered the rifle, he thought it was a toy and started playing with it. When it discharged, the bullet hit his cousin in her lower leg, according to Gililand.
The girl was taken by paramedics to a local hospital, according to Fox News’ Houston affiliate. The injury was considered serious but not life threatening.
Gililand also said the rifle was brought to the home by a relative the night before.
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Swimming pools are dangerous too.
Once you bring a gun into a house you can’t call the damage it does accidental
so will the parents be held responsible for not unloading the gun and not keeping it from the reach of the child? Or is accountability against NRA regulations ?
Yes, you can. Because the word “accident” means an unfortunate incident that is unintentional. I know you’re repeating what you’ve heard, but it’s mistaken.
Accident doesn’t mean an unavoidable incident. It means unintentional. So unless the kid was intentionally trying to shoot the girl, it’s an accident. But all the same, the gun owner can go to jail for being negligent. Please stop playing semantic games, as it serves no purpose whatsoever and distracts from the issue. The fact that guns can cause accidents is a reason to regulate them more and not have them in the home.
Countdown until the inevitable statement from the police that no charges will be filed against the negligent relatives/parents in 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . .