Absolutely, this was a terrible tragedy. However, how old was the brother that pulled the trigger? Was he old enough to know better? Even if it had been a BB pistol, pointing it at his brother and pulling the trigger was unacceptable. Was this truly an accident or negligent behavior by an older brother? As soon as they are old enough to understand, all children should be taught gun safety and the consequences of mishandling firearms. As far as children dying from gun accidents, 2010 figures from the CDC list firearm deaths as 1.5% of all unintentional fatalities of children 14 and under. Motor vehicle accidents were number one at 34%, suffocation number two at 27%, drowning number three at 18%, fires number four at 7%, etc. Firearm deaths were number eight on the list.
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