Two year old girl has been shot by her four year old brother in Las Vegas

tallus

Good lord I just heard on the RTE news that a two year old girl has been shot in the head by her four year old brother.
Unbelievable!
Not sure if she's alive or dead.
*edit*
After a quick web search, thankfully the girl is still alive but critical. It is unknown if her father will face charges as the gun was not as securely held as it should have been.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/5750313/us-toddler-shot-by-four-year-old-brother/

mike65

Remember guns don't kill toddlers, 4 year olds do. Keep saying it.

MizzLolly

Link? Link?


Poor little thing, hope she's alright.

My name is URL

Holy craps

Saibh

Two children of pre-school age have shot and wounded other youngsters in separate incidents in the US.

A three-year-old boy shot his four-year-old brother in Gray Court, South Carolina, with a .22-calibre handgun.
The injured child, who was airlifted to hospital with a gunshot wound to his stomach, has undergone surgery and is expected to recover.
The boys and their father had stayed overnight at a family friend's house when the younger brother woke up, found the gun under his bed and accidentally fired at his brother, Sheriff Ricky Chastain said.
He added: "Kids see things on TV, the toy guns, the three-year-old probably didn't know what he had as far as any intentions of hurting his brother.
"This is something the family will be dealing with for some time."
In the other incident, a two-year-old girl is in a critical condition in hospital after being shot by her four-year-old brother at their home in Las Vegas.
The children's father was at the house when the shooting happened, police said.
Officers are investigating how the boy managed to get hold of the 9mm handgun he fired at his sister.
Police spokesman Bill Cassell said: "While the brother was holding the weapon it discharged, striking his sister's torso."
He added: "At this time it appears the (boy) was able to gain access to the weapon because it was improperly secured."
The shootings came less than a week after a five-year-old boy shot and killed himself with a handgun in his father's vehicle outside a pharmacy in Las Vegas.
His father, 31-year-old Alex Kopystenski, has been charged with child endangerment.

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mikom

tallus wrote: »

Two year old girl has shot by her four year old brother in Las Vegas

Were they having a race?

goldenbrown

it happens weekly in America

they fixed slavery now they need to fix gun ownership...

goldenbrown

mike65 wrote: »

Remember guns don't kill toddlers, 4 year olds do. Keep saying it.

once again.....spot on hubble dude

Morrisseeee

From RTE.ie

A two-year-old girl is in a critical condition after being shot by her four-year-old brother at their home in Las Vegas.
Local media said the girl's brother found a loaded 9mm handgun inside the home.
It went off while he was holding it, striking his sister in her torso.
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According to police, the children's father was home at the time and the gun appears to have been improperly secured. << doh !!

head versus torso : just shows how rumouors are spread ! :eek::pac:

tallus

mikom wrote: »

Were they having a race?

Oops how do I edit a thread title ?

Maddison

The world haz gone mad, mad I tells ya:eek:

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

http://www.imperfectparent.com/topics/2008/05/30/toddler-trips-and-falls-on-a-knife/

http://www.wlwt.com/news/19537044/detail.html


it's about god damn time america wised up and started punishing it's citizens for knife ownership, you can harp on about the right to cut steaks all you want but here in europe we know that a good spoon will do the trick!

Ghost Train

just sibling rivalry I guess

Stercus Accidit

Captain Mords Spiced 42 inch Bum wrote: »

it's about god damn time america wised up and started punishing it's citizens for knife ownership, you can harp on about the right to cut steaks all you want but here in europe we know that a good spoon will do the trick!

Don't get me started on them danged auto-mobiles.

Sulmac

I blame the parents, it's clearly their fault.

They should have given the girl a gun to defend herself with.

[/gun nut stance on gun control]

Mossy Monk

Poor parenting.

orestes

Marilyn Manson and GTA strike again

JONJO THE MISER

Americans are so Stupid god help us how did they become the superpower of the world.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

they waited until all the other super powers had spent four years beating the living ****e out of each other and then sauntered in at the end to mop up.

aDeener

orestes wrote: »

Marilyn Manson and GTA strike again

the 4 year old liked the look of his sisters hat

ChocolateSauce

She must have been comin' right for him! He has his rights.

Overheal

mike65 wrote: »

Remember guns don't kill toddlers, 4 year olds do. Keep saying it.

In this case, the Father, for not handling his firearm the way it should have been: far out of reach of children.

TheAlmightyArse

Stercus Accidit wrote: »

Don't get me started on them danged auto-mobiles.

Captain Mords Spiced 42 inch Bum wrote: »

it's about god damn time america wised up and started punishing it's citizens for knife ownership, you can harp on about the right to cut steaks all you want but here in europe we know that a good spoon will do the trick!

I think the difference is cars and kitchen knives have uses outside of seriously injuring people.

Manic Moran

TheAlmightyArse wrote: »

I think the difference is cars and kitchen knives have uses outside of seriously injuring people.

Nothing wrong with shooting people as long as the right people get shot. Also this week, in Louisiana, a ten-year-old at home alone with his younger sister grabbed a hold of a parent's loaded firearm. He shot at three men who had broken into the house, and had them cornered in a closet.
Linky

Ever notice how those instances of firearms use doing good tend not to be brought up on Boards, and only ever people bring up the unfortunate instances before tut-tutting on the matter?

Four is a little young to be leaving loaded firearms around unattended, but that doesn't mean that firearms are always a bad thing to leave lying around. They tend to give you a fighting chance. Even if you're ten years old.

In this case, the Father, for not handling his firearm the way it should have been: far out of reach of children.

I would caveat that by saying "out of reach of children that age"

NTM

AnnaC

these people should not be allowed have kids! such irresponsibility is unbelievable in this day and age.

DonkeyStyle \o/

Manic Moran wrote: »

Also this week, in Louisiana, a ten-year-old at home alone with his younger sister grabbed a hold of a parent's loaded firearm. He shot at three men who had broken into the house, and had them cornered in a closet.
Linky

Brilliant.