Toddler shoots mom in walmart...

[BoostedD1]

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/dec/30/idaho-toddler-shoots-kills-mother-walmart

Now this is no bueno...

[Joe Wiecked]

That sucks.

[Shaggin Wagon]

He's gonna be a police officer when he grows up.

[Big A]

So sad, but you are royally fucking up if a toddler has access to your firearm, no excuses whatsoever.

[LANTIRN]

So sad, but you are royally fucking up if a toddler has access to your firearm, no excuses whatsoever.

This. And a good example while off body carry is not a great idea. Also this is what happens when guns get hidden from kids and they are curious. Mine are locked in the safe and my carry piece is put away in the bedroom where my 3 year old can't get to it. However, he has been introduced to guns and basic safety when I clean mine. He sits next to me with a towel and "cleans" his toy guns and we talk about his being different and never to touch mine because they can hurt him. So far he has passed the test when I asked him if he wanted to touch a rifle, and he seems to be taking these sessions seriously, but I still am not going to leave the gun out next to him.

[soap]

thats some terrible shit to have to live with.

[SS Junk]

Wonder if whomever the kid ends up with will know what he did once he understands...

[LANTIRN]

Wonder if whomever the kid ends up with will know what he did once he understands...

That is a good question. It is definitely something you don't tell a 5 or 6 year old. I think if it was my kid I wouldn't tell them until they were much older but I don't have any idea how you have that conversation. Problem is if you don't tell them they will find out eventually and that would be an even worse shock, I would think. Hell, even at 2 years old he knows how momma is, can probably ask for her, and is going to be asking people where momma is and crying for her. Damnit that would be hard to deal with from a guardian's perspective.

[Big A]

Wonder if whomever the kid ends up with will know what he did once he understands...

Um, how about the kid's father? The husband mentioned in the article could very well be the step-dad, but still, there is no indication that the father is out of the picture.

I find quite a touch of irony in the fact that her father-in-law stated she wasn't the least be irresponsible... ...well, except for that one time where the allowed her kid to kill her.

[SS Junk]

The death of a close family member can tear a family apart. Make them all go bat shit crazy which is why I made such a generalization. So you can either open your mind to other possibilities or continue being a pompous ass like you have it figured out. Up to you.

[talisman]

Aaron, you're on a real streak lately. Might be time to step off that milk crate and remember some of the mistakes you've made in life. Luckily you're still around to have that luxury.

[Rick Modena]

I'd like to know what kind of weapon was used in this accidental shooting.

[slow99]

Aaron, you're on a real streak lately. Might be time to step off that milk crate and remember some of the mistakes you've made in life. Luckily you're still around to have that luxury.

Lately?

[yellowstang]

I'd like to know what kind of weapon was used in this accidental shooting.

I think it was s gun, but not positive.

[Big A]

Aaron, you're on a real streak lately. Might be time to step off that milk crate and remember some of the mistakes you've made in life. Luckily you're still around to have that luxury.

I am well aware of my mortality, and grateful every day that my life has turned out the way that it has thus far, in spite of the mistakes that I continue to make along the way. I will readily admit that I was "royally fucking up," and fortunately it didn't cost me my life.

I stand by my statement, and unfortunately she paid the ultimate price for her minor faux paux.