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-Short Attention Span Theater-
No more "24" for you, kid
2006-03-15
A 3-year-old boy shot his mother in the knee with a 9mm handgun he had found under a couch cushion over the weekend, police said. It was the second time the boy had handled the gun on Sunday.
"Jack Junior, I told you to leave that alone."
The mother had taken the gun away from the child and removed the bullets apparently overlooking one in the chamber and put the weapon back on the couch. When the boy picked the gun up a second time, it fired. "It appears to be accidental," said St. Paul police spokesman Pete Crum.
Or he was trying to get Mom to tell him where the canisters of nerve gas cookies are hidden....
The woman was taken to Regions Hospital, with non-life-threatening injuries. "It could have been much more tragic had the child shot himself or hit the woman in a more vital area," Crum said. The boy was put in the care of his father.
Two suggestions. (1) Keep the kid away from Mom's for now. (2) When he reaches the age of 7, make sure he takes the NRA safety course. Okay, (3) Start him with a .22. Shoot 'n See targets make a great stocking stuffer at XMAS, too.
Posted by:Steve

#8  DB,

She isn't eligible for a Darwin Award. She's already reproduced.
Posted by: Eric Jablow   2006-03-15 21:42  

#7  In the 24 episode in question, Jack was careful to shot the woman in the leg below the knee. That way, the woman would continue to be fully ambulatory.

Typical 3-year-old, however, only observing part of what happened. I suggest having mom replay this episode until it is fully comprehended. Then give Jr. a cookie and send him to bed. Remember: this is Minnesota nice.
Posted by: Captain America   2006-03-15 17:26  

#6  Quick, set up a perimeter before he hacks into the server.....
Posted by: Steve   2006-03-15 16:33  

#5  I'd like to wait till daddy gets home, BUT WE DON'T HAVE TIME. Tell me where the cookies are now!
Posted by: Ebbavising Phong8496   2006-03-15 14:24  

#4  Damn, she was this close to a Darwin Award!
Posted by: Desert Blondie   2006-03-15 13:39  

#3  This family now has a baseline for discussion for the rest of his life. "Yes I crashed the car but at least I didn't shoot mom." Why Mom didn't put the weapon away is beyoond me.
Posted by: Cyber Sarge   2006-03-15 13:39  

#2  "When the boy picked the gun up a second time, it fired."

Why do reporters always get the pronouns wrong? "It fired" should read, "He fired it." The handgun did not suddenly become sentient and decide to be malicious nor are handguns manufactured to randomly go off without outside influence. But then, that wouldn't fit the reporters agenda.
Posted by: psychohillbilly   2006-03-15 13:38  

#1  Idiots like this make it harder for the rest of us gun nuts. Come on, one is always in the chamber, that's why you visually check.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2006-03-15 13:35  

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