[buggyone]

I read in the Daily Sun today about the shooting of a 7 year old boy in Tampa.

He was at home with his grandmother (age 63) and the boy got up at 1:30 a.m. And his grandmother heard the noise, took her .22 pistol, fired once in the dark toward the sound, hit her target, and the 7 year old is in critical condition.

Every time I read of a family member being accidentally shot makes me wonder why some people insist on owning guns. Home defense is the usual reason given but then a family tragedy happens too often. Yes, even once is too often.

Will it do the state of Florida any good to put the grandmother in prison? No, she will be punished everyday just remembering what she did to this child.

[Tennisnut]

Guns do not kill people, people kill people. Even a 63 year old Grandmother.

[Microcodeboy]

As she should!! He was not shot by a gun. He was shot by a stupid careless person. She should be punished! So if she did not have a gun, likely she would have hit him with a bat of some other thing. There is a simple rule for anyone who strikes out, regardless of the tool used: KNOW YOUR TARGET or DO NOT ATTACK. Poor kid. He is the only victim here.

[billethkid]

Originally Posted by Microcodeboy

As she should!! He was not shot by a gun. He was shot by a stupid careless person. She should be punished! So if she did not have a gun, likely she would have hit him with a bat of some other thing. There is a simple rule for anyone who strikes out, regardless of the tool used: KNOW YOUR TARGET or DO NOT ATTACK. Poor kid. He is the only victim here.

I disagree, the other victim in these incidents are the other 99% that do home defense correctly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sunnyatlast]

Originally Posted by buggyone

I read in the Daily Sun today about the shooting of a 7 year old boy in Tampa.

He was at home with his grandmother (age 63) and the boy got up at 1:30 a.m. And his grandmother heard the noise, took her .22 pistol, fired once in the dark toward the sound, hit her target, and the 7 year old is in critical condition.

Every time I read of a family member being accidentally shot makes me wonder why some people insist on owning guns. Home defense is the usual reason given but then a family tragedy happens too often. Yes, even once is too often.

Will it do the state of Florida any good to put the grandmother in prison? No, she will be punished everyday just remembering what she did to this child.

This account of the story could also have read like this:

"He was at home with his grandmother (age 63) and the boy got up at 1:30 a.m. And his grandmother heard the noise, took her baseball bat, swung it with all her might once in the dark toward the sound, hit her target, and the 7 year old is in critical condition.

Every time I read of a family member being accidentally hit over the head with a baseball bat makes me wonder why some people insist on owning baseball bats. Home defense is the usual reason given but then a family tragedy happens too often. Yes, even once is too often.

Will it do the state of Florida any good to put the grandmother in prison? No, she will be punished everyday just remembering what she did to this child."

[buggyone]

Originally Posted by sunnyatlast

This account of the story could also have read like this:

"He was at home with his grandmother (age 63) and the boy got up at 1:30 a.m. And his grandmother heard the noise, took her baseball bat, swung it with all her might once in the dark toward the sound, hit her target, and the 7 year old is in critical condition.

Every time I read of a family member being accidentally hit over the head with a baseball bat makes me wonder why some people insist on owning baseball bats. Home defense is the usual reason given but then a family tragedy happens too often. Yes, even once is too often.

Will it do the state of Florida any good to put the grandmother in prison? No, she will be punished everyday just remembering what she did to this child."

However, look at what ACTUALLY happened. I don't think playing the "it could have been" game is useful in a tragic situation.

[Microcodeboy]

The point is being missed here: Be mad at overreactive stupid people. Not the gun.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by Tennisnut

Guns do not kill people, people kill people. Even a 63 year old Grandmother.

I so disagree with this. Guns don't kill people. People don't kill people. People with guns kill people.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by Tennisnut

Guns do not kill people, people kill people. Even a 63 year old Grandmother.

Here's my take... Guns don't kill people. People don't kill people. People with guns kill people.

[Polar Bear]

Originally Posted by CFrance

...Guns don't kill people. People don't kill people. People with guns kill people.

People without guns kill people. Guns without people don't kill people.

[buggyone]

Originally Posted by Polar Bear

People without guns kill people. Guns without people don't kill people.

In this instance, a person with a gun critically wounded a 7 year old boy in the middle of the night after mistaken him for an intruder.

Is there any way to put a good spin on that? No.

[Polar Bear]

Originally Posted by buggyone

In this instance, a person with a gun critically wounded a 7 year old boy in the middle of the night after mistaken him for an intruder.

Is there any way to put a good spin on that? No.

Couldn't agree more. Not sure why you quoted my post. It certainly wasn't an attempt to put a good spin on anything. It was simply a statement of fact.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by Polar Bear

People without guns kill people. Guns without people don't kill people.

No person, without a gun, found it easier to kill people than did those with a gun.
My theory and I'm stickin' with it.

[2BNTV]

Another sickening story. IMHO

Another story that reinforces my belief that guns laws need to be enacted to prevent this sort of episode, but that ain't going to happen!

If they couldn't get laws after Newtown, they won't get them anytime soon!

A gun should not be in the possession of someone who is not responsible or doesn't think straight.

Very sad.

[TNLAKEPANDA]

That is always very sad but the gun is not the problem. People are the problems and you just can't fix stupid! If you are an anti gun person fine don't own a gun. You could also put a bit sign in your yard (if TV allowed it) stating the you do not believe in guns. Do not tell other people that they can not protect their family and themselves. Read the Constitution and move to another country if you don't like ours.