Accidental Toddler Shooting Rocks Rural Kentucky, Where Rifles For Kindergarteners Are Commonplace

[DonViejo]

DYLAN LOVAN AND TRAVIS LOLLER MAY 2, 2013, 8:35 AM

BURKESVILLE, Ky. (AP) — As Stephanie Sparks cleaned the kitchen, her 5-year-old son, Kristian, began playing with a rifle he was given last year. She stepped out onto the front porch, poured grease out of a frying pan for the dogs and “heard the gun go off,” a Kentucky coroner said.

Authorities said the boy had fatally shot his 2-year-old sister, Caroline, in the chest.

In rural southern Kentucky, far removed from the national debate over gun control, where some children get their first guns even before they start first grade, the accident stunned the community.

Kristian’s rifle was kept in a corner of the mobile home, and the family didn’t realize a bullet had been left in it, Cumberland County Coroner Gary White said.

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[alsame]

1. So a 5 year old begins

'playing' with a rifle indoors and the mother decides that's a good time to step outside? Jesus.

[kestrel91316]

2. Ms. Sparks needs to spend a few years in prison for that

level of gross negligence.

[Lizzie Poppet]

4. Agreed. That was criminal negligence.

She could (and should) be prosecuted for negligent homicide, IMO.

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. Nothing like a lethal toy to keep your kids busy.

This mindset is beyond disgusting.