5-Year-Old Accidentally Shoots 2 Children At S.C. Birthday Party

FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2013, file photo, a custom made semi-automatic hunting rifle with a detachable magazine is displayed at TDS Guns in Rocklin, Calif. One of the new gun control laws taking effect Jan. 1, 2014, ... FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2013, file photo, a custom made semi-automatic hunting rifle with a detachable magazine is displayed at TDS Guns in Rocklin, Calif. One of the new gun control laws taking effect Jan. 1, 2014, will ban kits that allow people to turn regular ammunition magazines into high-capacity magazines. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) MORE LESS
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A 5-year old on Saturday accidentally shot and killed a 7-year-old and injured a 5-year old at a Gaston, S.C. birthday party, police told WOLO TV.

The child accidentally took a loaded rifle from the trunk of a car while looking for a toy gun that was also in the vehicle, according to investigators.

The bullet hit the 7-year-old girl in the chest and the 5-year-old in the arm, the Lexington County police told WOLO News.

Investigators did not know whether they would be pressing any charges.

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  1. Any charges should apply to the adults who allowed the child anywhere near a loaded rifle or were dumb enough to have an unsecured weapon near a child too young to know the difference between a toy and a real rifle.

  2. Responsible gun owners secure their weapons when not in use. Transporting a loaded, unlocked weapon where a 5-year old can get to it was an invitation to trouble.

  3. A 7-year old is dead from a gunshot and the police “don’t know” whether they will be pressing charges? Whoever owns that weapon is guilty of murder.

    oh, and fuck the NRA.

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