Just came back to check in on the topic and saw a few things, first the gun looks to be a DAO, (don't quote me on it) but a DAO stands for Double Action Only which means there is no hammer to cock and often have no safety as DAO's require a bit more pressure acting as the safety. With that being said the whole "can a 3 year old pull the trigger on a DAO would be surprising" especially for a girl. Can the gun go off if it is dropped? Don't know, never dropped one.
And to anyone who wants to blame the child, I know you’re probably young and no kids of your own but kids don't comprehend death and what it represents. Not only that but they don't understand what the consequences of pulling the trigger are even at a much later age so they don't respect the firearm like they should. My daughter last night who is 7 broke into tears because I was explaining to her that we need to appreciate our time together because age 20 for her will be here soon and she will be off to college and getting a place of her own. She broke into tears and told me she loves me and never wants to leave her home. "What about when you get married," I asked? "I love you dad, I want to live with you forever!" she replied. I am her world right now, fearless because she knows I will always be there to protect her, and if she can't comprehend that she will become an adult then how the hell can she comprehend the concept of death?
Parents are to blame it is just that simple, owning a firearm is big responsibility and not living up to that expectation in nothing short of murder.
The mother said that the girl picked up the gun and it discharged. She made no mention of the girl pulling the trigger.
Also...why are you putting such heavy shit on your daughter when she's only 7...pull that guilt shit when she's an angry teenager and hates your guts.
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Ritsuki said:
JohannesC said:
QUOTE(Ritsuki @ Mar 9 2010, 09:57 PM) The question is how do they know that the girl mistook the gun with a Wiimote ? And srsly, I don't know any games in Wii where you must shoot yourself...
Why the gun was charged, with the security unlocked, on a table, without surveillance, accessible for a 3 years child ? Now, every medias/politics/assossiation/everything else against videogames will just say that "videogames r bad fur ur child :@" and no one will incriminate the parents for leaving a weapon on a accessible spot for a child because of this stupid gun law... Can someone tell me WTF is this country ?! I don't think that we have the same definition of "justice"
You're stupid. The parents (Namely, the father) will be held legally responsible for leaving a loaded weapon where a 3-year-old could grab it.
One look at this picture will show you why the young girl mistook the gun for the Wii peripheral
I was not blaming the girl for mistaking the gun with a controller, but the people who made the comparison. And for now, no charges has been put on the father. And is it a picture of this guy's weapon and controller ? Cuz' it's a bit easy to take some random weapon and controller who look the same...