http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/01/us/kentuc ... ?hpt=hp_t2" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;A Kentucky mother stepped outside of her home just for a few minutes, but it was long enough for her 5-year-old son to accidentally shoot his 2-year-old sister with the .22-caliber rifle he got for his birthday, state officials said.
Little Caroline Starks died Tuesday in Burkesville, in southern Kentucky, according to Cumberland County Coroner Gary White.
"The little Crickett rifle is a single-shot rifle and it has a child safety," White said of the weapon. "It's just a tragic situation."
Here is where common sense comes into play. You don't give a 5 year old a gun. Period. What does a 5 yr old need with a .22 caliber rifle? And why does a company need to make guns for a child? I'm all for the second amendment but wtf? This is clearly a bad parent. The mother should be charged with criminal negligence. Why does a 5 year old need a gun and why the hell would you leave a child alone with a gun. And apparently, the child proof safety doesn't work as intended. Too bad we can't legislate common sense.
Really. JFC. Hope this place is better Monday, because of the stupidity that has been spouted in the last day and a half is mind numbing.
