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I'm confused about where to put this one so I'll just put it here.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/21/justice/no...?hpt=hp_t2

(CNN) -- A 2-year-old girl fatally shot herself in Fayetteville, North Carolina, over the weekend, and the toddler's father faces involuntary manslaughter charges, police said.

Melvin Andre Clark Jr., 19, who was arrested Sunday, also was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, Fayetteville police spokesman Lt. Todd Joyce said.

Ah ha! Fairly straightforward, eh?

But wait......

Just six months ago....

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/natio...g/2064627/

LEBANON, Tenn. — A 4-year-old who picked up a gun at a family cookout killed the wife of a Wilson County sheriff's deputy, authorities said Monday.

Josephine G. Fanning, 48, died Saturday at her home about 7 miles south of Lebanon, according to the Wilson County Sheriff's Office.

The shooting occurred while her husband, Wilson County Deputy Daniel Fanning, 51, was with another relative looking at guns in a bedroom of their home, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

The 4-year-old and Josephine Fanning walked into the bedroom where a loaded weapon was on top of the bed, TBI spokeswoman Kristin Helm said. The boy picked up the gun and fired one round that struck Josephine Fanning.

No charges are pending, but the state is continuing to investigate, Helm said.

"(It) appears accidental at this time," Helm said.

So, when there is a cop involved it is "accidental" and a terrible tragedy. But when it is a civilian it is involuntary manslaughter?
Both men owned the guns in question. Both failed to properly secure them. Neither pulled the trigger. But we get a vastly disparate outcome thanks to our marvelous judicial system!