Comments on: Children and Guns: Accidental Gun Deaths Among Children

By: chris

chris — Tue, 24 May 2011 01:33:41 +0000

A close family friend lost their 2 year old child this past
Weekend as a result of this child getting a hold of her mommy’s pink 38 special and pulled the trigger, the gun discharged and hit the child in the face.Such tragedies are completely unfathomable and avoidable. I pray that another family doesn’t have to suffer the loss of a child, or the pain,
Regret and remorse this family feels. Please look at safety precautions as a necessary practice rather than an after thought.
I wouldn’t wish this pain on anyone! I pray this family pulls through this!

By: Dyann

Dyann — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 03:04:48 +0000

i have to agree wit the point made that gun is dangerous and children should not be allowed to play with them. parents need to keep their gun is a safe place where the children CAN NOTget to them. they need to stop thinking that the children are going to do the right thing and dont play with the guns. children will be children, they are naturally curious. out of sight for ALL children

By: melissa

melissa — Thu, 06 May 2010 03:01:33 +0000

If you look at statistics kids are not only finding guns in their homes they are also finding guns in their friends home. If a kid see’s a friend with a gun and does not know that their in a bad situation then things can get really bad. Accidents happen and parents think that if they ignore the fact of guns because then their children will be safe, but then why don’t we just ignore the facts of drugs too then cause maybe then our kids will be safe. Ignoring the problems does not make them go away and does not make a safer community! Making our children aware of all the dangers in life and what to do so they are safe is our responsibility as parents as a community. I think teaching children about guns should be as serious as teaching them about drugs and alcohol!

By: Caleb

Caleb — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:49:19 +0000

While I think guns should remain legal, I disagree with you on one thing. The real reason why kids die around guns is not because they weren’t taught about them, it was because the children had them. I don’t care if your seven year is educated about guns, he should not under any circumstances have access to them.

By: Ryan Marshall

Ryan Marshall — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:35:59 +0000

I could not agree more. I was raised around guns and have shot competitively since I was 8 years old and I have never had a mishap or close call because no1 my dad taught me gun safety from the age of 3. No 2 he dispelled all the curiosity by letting my shoot and handle guns as long as I was under his supervision. So he never said this is bad and dangerous, don’t touch! He let me know that guns are inanimate objects, they are not to be feared just respected for what they can do. The only thing that makes them dangerous or active is the person handling them. So by showing them the respect they deserve and never being absent minded when handling or transporting or storing a gun you take away it’s power to harm you or others.