CHILD SHOOTINGS

[Mr. Blue]

I’ve noticed a fair number of accidental shootings in the news by very young children, say, 5 years of age and under who’ve managed to come into possession of a friend or family member’s handgun in some manner or another. Without knowing the identity of the firearms themselves I’m thinking that the light trigger pull and possibly no safety of many striker fired guns must be a major player in these incidents as it’s hard to believe that a child could muster the strength to fire most SA/DA or true double action handguns in most cases. While irresponsible firearm management by the owners will always be the main factor, I can’t help but think these tragedies are more likely to continue to occur nowadays. Any thoughts on this matter? Or am I presuming too much about the probability of the action playing a role?

This is the worst thread I have ever witnessed. The problem here is the foundation of thinking. Every anti-gun politician has implemented gun laws because of EXACTLY the way you are thinking. “Lets not be responsible, lets blame the gun.” Knives are much more accessible than guns mechanically speaking. One sharp edge, vs a pull of a trigger....a magazine needed to be loaded, a magazine needed to be inserted. This rationale imposes the idea that shiny colored guns are also to blame. Or whatever nonsense to create to blame the gun, gun industry, gun owners and ultimately the 2nd amendment. People are going to die from guns, thats the reality. However, every living thing dies one day. It’s up to you and yours to protect you and yours the best you can.

[Mr. Blue]

I did, in case you didn't notice
That itself doesn't change the fact that OP is a shill in my opinion. Educating the shill is time-wasting activity.

100%

[igs]

No, the mechanical attributes are not the factor. It is the absolute and total negligence of adults that is the issue.

Mechanical attributes absolutely are a factor even with adults.

[Kurgan]

I lock up my guns when anyone is in my house, child, adult, whoever. (Other than what I'm carrying on my person).

It's part of being a responsible gun owner.

[CHansen]

yeah-like I said-I don't advocate getting rid of the guns. I asked if there's a relationship between an increase in such accidents and the gun's design. Oh well. maybe people don't like the answer or something.

[CHansen]

OP, are you personally witnessing these accidents or reading about them? Please post links to "more such accidents".

I said in the OP that I've read about many recently and am wondering if they're related to light pull triggers-that's about it.

[CHansen]

I did, in case you didn't notice
That itself doesn't change the fact that OP is a shill in my opinion. Educating the shill is time-wasting activity.

I asked an honest question-didn't even get around to suggesting that there may be some answer other than better adult responsibility. But some prefer the attack mode I guess.

[CHansen]

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[Mr. Blue]

yeah-like I said-I don't advocate getting rid of the guns. I asked if there's a relationship between an increase in such accidents and the gun's design. Oh well. maybe people don't like the answer or something.

[ar15barrels]

If we just got rid of the cars, we'd save thousands of lives.

And stop millions of injuries...

https://www.nsc.org/road-safety/safe...2018%20figures.

[DrjonesUSA]

No, the mechanical attributes are not the factor. It is the absolute and total negligence of adults that is the issue.

I mean, if you keep an AR with a loaded mag but chamber empty, or a shotgun with tube filled, but chamber empty; how many shootings have happened where the child actually chambered a round in an otherwise un-chambered firearm, prior to shooting?

Of course the utmost care needs to be taken, just curious.

[DrjonesUSA]

While this is a gun forum the opportunity to save young lives would be see much more results in other more significant areas of danger. The old "if it just saves one life" has always been a ruse for the real agenda to justify authoritarianism - exert control and remove freedom.

Yep, agree completely!!!

From the CDC website
The leading causes of injury death differed by age group:
*For children less than 1 year of age, two–thirds of injury deaths were due to suffocation.
*Drowning was the leading cause injury death for those 1 to 4 years of age.
*For children 5 to 19 years of age, the most injury deaths were due to being an occupant in a motor vehicle traffic crash.

Bingo. Came here to post this.

Everyone talking about this has their pools gated off and covered, doesn't have any errant buckets or ponds on their property, etc, right?

[lastinline]

Mechanical attributes absolutely are a factor even with adults.

No.
Those adults have not been properly taught safe gun handling practices. There are four primary rules, that if adhered to eliminate such occurrences.

[-hanko]

I think OP is a shill.

And what's he shilling for??

[AregularGuy]

Yeah! What kind of new trollery is this? Post some links of the numerous recent cases.

OP, are you personally witnessing these accidents or reading about them? Please post links to "more such accidents".

2 pages in and the OP has yet to link or paste any info to which he is referring, many recent incidents. While the topic might be something to discuss, the insinuation that there are somehow many events or increasing events recently is BS.