(November 15, 2017 at 10:14 am)Khemikal Wrote:(November 15, 2017 at 2:03 am)Divinity Wrote: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alyssa-scot...olice-say/
15 year old girl killed in a hunting accident.
Isn't one of the common rules of Gun Safety NOT to hand someone a loaded gun? These things could be prevented, if only we required some sort of... I don't know licensing and training. But that's just fucking crazy. What's next? Licensing and training required to drive a car? Pfft!
In the context of a youth hunt you pretty much have to hand the kid a loaded gun. The alternative is to let them waltz around in the woods with the gun themselves. A bad idea. In this case....they were climbing trees with a loaded gun, safety off, and somebody..apparently, grabbed it by the fucking trigger. This is far more idiotic than handing someone a chambered round. Were they worried that the deer might attack on their descent or something..had to keep their rifle at the ready for a counterassualt?
I find that stories like these commonly employ euphemisms like "went off" or "handed x a gun" and "accident"..effectively masking how stupid, and criminal, the whole sorry affair actually was. Sounds like manslaughter to me. If I was the girls father, I'd be contemplating a "tragic accident" of my own involving the "family friend". I somehow doubt that the law, or society, would grant me the sort of leniency that we routinely parse out for "accidental" shootings.
I've never accidentally shot a thing in my fucking life. I don't believe that it's possible. The mechanics of it are too ridiculous to entertain as an actual thing that happens. People -negligently- shoot things, and get negligently shot..however....with some regularity.
There ought to be something like negligent homicide or involuntary manslaughter that the dumb shit can be charged with. Someone is dead because of this dumb shit.
If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around.