Mississippi boy, 9, shoots sister, 13, over video game controller, police say

[Steeleballz 7,550]

 

   Sad story. Some will blame the kid, some will blame the parents, some will blame the video game, and a few will blame the gun.  Any time a child gets a hold of a gun like this, there is an irresponsible adult somewhere behind the scenes. Unfortunately a young girl paid with her life for her parents mistakes. 

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/03/19/boy-shoots-sister-video-game/437207002/

 

A 13-year-old girl has died after authorities say she was shot Saturday by her 9-year-old brother, local media reported.

Monroe County Sheriff Cecil Cantrell said the girl would not give up a video game controller when her brother wanted it. 

Cantrell said she was shot in the back of the head, and that the bullet went through her brain.

The girl was rushed to Le Bonheur's Children's Hospital in Memphis. Cantrell said late Sunday that she died of her injuries, WLOV-TV and other media reported.

Authorities don't yet know how the child had access to the weapon they say he used to shoot his sister. It's also unclear how much knowledge the boy had of the dangers of guns.

[smilesammich 10,727]

8 hours ago, Steeleballz said:

 

   Sad story. Some will blame the kid, some will blame the parents, some will blame the video game, and a few will blame the gun.  Any time a child gets a hold of a gun like this, there is an irresponsible adult somewhere behind the scenes. Unfortunately a young girl paid with her life for her parents mistakes. 

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/03/19/boy-shoots-sister-video-game/437207002/

 

A 13-year-old girl has died after authorities say she was shot Saturday by her 9-year-old brother, local media reported.

Monroe County Sheriff Cecil Cantrell said the girl would not give up a video game controller when her brother wanted it. 

Cantrell said she was shot in the back of the head, and that the bullet went through her brain.

The girl was rushed to Le Bonheur's Children's Hospital in Memphis. Cantrell said late Sunday that she died of her injuries, WLOV-TV and other media reported.

Authorities don't yet know how the child had access to the weapon they say he used to shoot his sister. It's also unclear how much knowledge the boy had of the dangers of guns.

i wonder how common it is, to have a gun just lying around the house for a kid to pick up like that.

[charmander 692]

25 minutes ago, smilesammich said:

i wonder how common it is, to have a gun just lying around the house for a kid to pick up like that.

I still remember this one from 2016. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/06/26/new-jersey-mother-charged-after-5-year-old-son-fatally-shoots-little-brother/?utm_term=.43fc1df4a5cb

 

Then little google search reveals more

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/boy-3-shot-by-6-year-old-brother-police-say/

https://www.cnn.com/2013/05/01/us/kentucky-accidential-shooting/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2013/04/09/us/new-jersey-child-shooting/index.html

[smilesammich 10,727]

5 minutes ago, charmander said:

I still remember this one from 2016. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/06/26/new-jersey-mother-charged-after-5-year-old-son-fatally-shoots-little-brother/?utm_term=.43fc1df4a5cb

 

Then little google search reveals more

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/boy-3-shot-by-6-year-old-brother-police-say/

https://www.cnn.com/2013/05/01/us/kentucky-accidential-shooting/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2013/04/09/us/new-jersey-child-shooting/index.html

happens pretty frequently.  seems there are too many gun owners who are ridiculously irresponsible.

https://www.mrt.com/news/crime/article/4-year-old-girl-shot-in-West-Virginia-12762513.php

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Father-Arrested-After-Boy-Accidentally-Shoots-Girl-With-Unsecured-Gun-444478593.html

[cyclone27 710]

Trigger lock and in a safe - def irresponsible parent. 

[smilesammich 10,727]

14 minutes ago, cyclone27 said:

Trigger lock and in a safe - def irresponsible parent. 

irresponsible gun owner.

[Merle 458]

53 minutes ago, smilesammich said:

irresponsible gun owner.

Too bad they didnt educate their kids about guns. Actually,  the NRA provides classes for that.

[smilesammich 10,727]

30 minutes ago, Merle said:

Too bad they didnt educate their kids about guns. Actually,  the NRA provides classes for that.

too bad they didn't keep their guns properly stored.

[bcking 3,157]

34 minutes ago, Merle said:

Too bad they didnt educate their kids about guns. Actually,  the NRA provides classes for that.

The child was 9 years old. Even with proper education, the adult still should have kept the gun locked unloaded in a safe place where a child doesn't have access.

 

Children that young may be able to understand the education (though even that would vary depending on the maturity of the child), but they are also prone to emotional outbursts that frequently create periods where they don't think about consequences. Even if this boy had education about guns, and would go to the shooting range with his parent, that wouldn't have necessarily prevented this. He acted out in a moment of rage where he wasn't thinking in a calm, collected way. When children are upset they often don't consider consequences, and don't consider their choices. That's true even for some adults, but is far more common in children. 

 

The image of a 9 year old boy shooting his sister in the back of the head is harrowing.

[JimandChristy 1,689]

Only in America.

[Sonea 138]

6 minutes ago, JimandChristy said:

Only in America.

A brief google search says otherwise. First one that pops up for me is in South Africa.

[JimandChristy 1,689]

5 minutes ago, Sonea said:

A brief google search says otherwise. First one that pops up for me is in South Africa.

First world countries.....OECD nations.

Edited March 20, 2018 by JimandChristy

[Sonea 138]

6 minutes ago, JimandChristy said:

First world countries.....OECD nations.

Sure, Canada pops up too.

[JimandChristy 1,689]

1 minute ago, Sonea said:

Sure, Canada pops up too.

Same alarmingly regularity as the USA?

[Sonea 138]

2 minutes ago, JimandChristy said:

Same alarmingly regularity as the USA?

Generally speaking everything gun related (homicides etc.) are about 1/7th the US.