There was a lot of poor choices working in concert to allow this accident to even happen, but based off the article there was nothing maliciously stupid, or grossly negligent in the context of rural southern AZ.
What does that mean? Negligence is not a regional concept?
The difference between negligence and gross negligence is quite significant, and contextually dependent.
This family lives near the border in a rural desert, which is typically flat, open, and sparsely populated.
ATVs are a pretty common way to get around, even for younger kids, and so is target shooting.
Poor choices were clearly made (negligence), but nothing either party did was done with a reckless indifference and disregard for life or property (gross negligence). At least, assuming no other facts come out that significantly alter what was said in the article.
If this same incident occurred in the middle of an urban, or even suburban, city with a medium to high population density, then it would be grossly negligent to have kids on ATVs, or to shoot .22 caliber air rifles.
Context matters.
You know, whenever a kid gets accidentally shot, I think of all the other 359x359 directions the bullet could have gone and wonder how many millions of stray shots are flying around.
an air rifle can kill?? wtf kind of air rifle is this?
I’m sure a paint ball to the eye could potentially kill someone too.
Just another NRA Freedom Celebration™ folks, nothing to see here.
Just another moron who either didn’t read, or understand the article, and definitely doesn’t understand the realities of living in a rural desert like southern Arizona.
I read the article. And how about you see someone about that temper of yours, eh? Getting so angry that you insult random people in the internet? You might want to see someone about that.
Better stiffen up, kid, or you won’t survive the Internet. If you took that as temper, you’re too soft to be out here.
So you’re a perfectly normal and well adjusted person that makes unoriginal glib jokes about the death of a 8 year old, but I need professional help for calling you out in an manor that you find too aggressive?
If only she had a gun to defend herself with!
I feel like by the time the tide turns on gun control people will be so frustrated that repeal of the second will be on the table.
This isn’t a gun control issue.
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It’s wild you’re even questioning whether air powered firearms should be treated the same as a rimfire or centre fire firearm.
There are countries where people require a regular firearm license to own an airsoft gun let alone an airgun.
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