Parent's Talk: Minneapolis Child Shooting Brings Up Questions
Child safety, supervision, guns in the household are all topics in the death of a Minneapolis 2-year-old boy shot by his 4-year-old sibling.
News that a 4-year-old boy shot his 2-year-old brother in Minneapolis can place a whirring amount of questions spinning through any parent's head. What happened? How did the child get a loaded gun? What is the appropriate amount of supervision for young children when there are weapons in the home? What are the best ways to keep your family safe with any kind of weapons in the home? The following information has been released by the Minneapolis PD: Just after 12:45 this afternoon (Dec. 5) Minneapolis Police officers in the First Precinct responded to a shooting involving a child victim in the 1900 block of 7th Street South. Officers found a two-year-old boy who had apparently been accidentally shot by his four-year-old brother. The four-…
David F
2:14 pm on Thursday, December 6, 2012
for better or worst over 50% of the US households have guns and just like seat belts I am sure plenty don't take gun safety classes or use gun locks. The US is also the largest exporter of weapons in the world many of the weapons are now in the streets of Libya and Syria. The US DOD has promoted a strong weapons manufacturing capability and has promoted exports to help the manufacturers stay … more ›