Mon Jul 16, 2012, 07:25 AM

Detroit police: Girl, 4, shoots self with father's gun

Police say a 4-year-old Detroit girl accidentally shot herself after finding a gun in a vehicle.

Authorities tell WDIV-TV the child discovered her father's Glock 9 mm pistol in the glove box of his sport utility vehicle and fired a round into her thigh early today.
She's in stable condition at a Detroit hospital.

http://www.freep.com/article/20120716/NEWS01/120716003/Detroit-police-Girl-shoots-self-with-father-s-gun?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

Yep, handguns are just a tool, like a hammer, screw driver or a level. Incidents like this show why they need to be better regulated along with irresponsible owners. I hope dad does some jail time. While I'm not against owning and carrying a handgun, I think those that do need to be better trained and scrutinized.

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Detroit police: Girl, 4, shoots self with father's gun (Original post)	safeinOhio	Jul 2012	OP
Life saving tool, in the right hands...	ileus	Jul 2012	#1
No one said ban them in this post.	safeinOhio	Jul 2012	#10
why isn't it child endangerment or	gejohnston	Jul 2012	#11
Basic gun safety should be taught in public schools	slackmaster	Jul 2012	#2
I second that. nt	permatex	Jul 2012	#3
+1	Remmah2	Jul 2012	#4
Would you be happier if she'd clubbed herself into a coma	Doctor_J	Jul 2012	#5
The irony is the car she was in represents a much great threat to her life.	hack89	Jul 2012	#6
I am sorry that the little girl was shot	Meiko	Jul 2012	#7
Let's change a few words	sarisataka	Jul 2012	#8
I'm sure that there's nothing anyone can do that	HALO141	Jul 2012	#9
Looks like the father was a well trained expert because he	safeinOhio	Jul 2012	#12
You forgot the sarcasm tag, right?	ManiacJoe	Jul 2012	#13

Response to safeinOhio (Original post)

Mon Jul 16, 2012, 10:04 AM

ileus (9,210 posts)

1. Life saving tool, in the right hands...

however.com when in the hands of a novice or other untrained/undertrained/kid they can become dangerous if mishandled.

Good news was this device was chambered in a 9mm everyone knows the 9mm and 5.56 are wounding rounds not meant for serious self defense.

Bicycles are dangerous, let's ban them so fewer people die.

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Mon Jul 16, 2012, 07:56 PM

safeinOhio (7,465 posts)

10. No one said ban them in this post.

I would suggest more regulation and harsh punishment for careless handling. At least have the man charged with a felony so he can never make the same mistake again. For those that are responsible and careful, more power to them.

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Response to safeinOhio (Reply #10)

Mon Jul 16, 2012, 07:59 PM

gejohnston (12,587 posts)

11. why isn't it child endangerment or

negligent homicide?

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Mon Jul 16, 2012, 10:06 AM

slackmaster (60,567 posts)

2. Basic gun safety should be taught in public schools

Anyone who finished high school should know better than to leave an unsecured, loaded weapon where an unqualified person can get it.

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Response to slackmaster (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 16, 2012, 10:37 AM

permatex (1,299 posts)

3. I second that. nt

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Mon Jul 16, 2012, 11:03 AM

Remmah2 (3,291 posts)

4. +1

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Response to safeinOhio (Original post)

Mon Jul 16, 2012, 11:06 AM

Doctor_J (26,383 posts)

5. Would you be happier if she'd clubbed herself into a coma

with a baseball bat? Are you going to outlaw louisville sluggers?

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Mon Jul 16, 2012, 11:48 AM

hack89 (21,265 posts)

6. The irony is the car she was in represents a much great threat to her life.

In the 1 to 4 age group, car accidents and drowning represent 58 % of all accidental deaths.

Guns, interesting enough, don't even warrant their own separate category but are simply lumped in with "other injuries.".

http://www.cdc.gov/SafeChild/ChildhoodInjuryReport/Chapter3.html

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Mon Jul 16, 2012, 12:24 PM

Meiko (1,076 posts)

7. I am sorry that the little girl was shot

but her father was negligent. You never leave a gun where someone can find it,especially a child and especially in a car. You NEVER leave a gun in a car. I just read yesterday where an FBI agent lost an MP-5 and AR-15 machine guns, a hand gun, a shot gun and a bunch of other goodies when they were stolen from his car., see...even the FBI is stupid.

These accidents are preventable. Lock them up or keep them on your person, do not leave them lying around. How many times do these idiots have to be told.

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Mon Jul 16, 2012, 01:38 PM

sarisataka (2,161 posts)

8. Let's change a few words

Police say a 4-year-old Detroit girl accidentally {cut} herself after finding a {saw}in a {workshop}.

Authorities tell WDIV-TV the child discovered her father's {power saw} in the {workshop} of his {garage} and {accidentally cut} her thigh early today.
She's in stable condition at a Detroit hospital.

We would all agree it is a terrible accident for the child and the father was negligent for leaving a dangerous object, in operating condition, where a child could access it.

Would we also all agree:

Incidents like this show why they need to be better regulated along with irresponsible owners. I hope dad does some jail time. While I'm not against owning and carrying a {power saw}, I think those that do need to be better trained and scrutinized.

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Mon Jul 16, 2012, 01:56 PM

HALO141 (833 posts)