Michigan 3-year-old shoots mother in the head

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Michigan 3-year-old shoots mother in the head

Updated 6:49 pm, Saturday, February 20, 2016

KENTWOOD, Mich. (AP) — Police say a 3-year-old Michigan boy accidentally shot his mother in the head but she is expected to survive.

Kentwood, Michigan police told the Grand Rapids Press (http://bit.ly/1mPklHr ) that the woman was shot in the back of the head. She was conscious and talking with first responders at the scene.

Sgt. Stephanie Morningstar could not immediately provide more details of the incident at a private home.

Kentwood is 10 miles south of Grand Rapids in western Michigan.

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[trillion]

1. What can you say, poor woman and check if she should be arrested because her 3 yo had access to a

gun?

[MariaThinks]

17. this should cause revulsion of the nra and gun loving philosophy - but it won't

they'll talk about stuff what will never help.

- arrest the woman
- more education (who would pay for it? how would it be mandated? isn't that against the mutated interpretation of the 2nd amendment).

and when all has been said and done, this will be forgotten and we'll move to the next gun related massacre. There was one in Michigan recently.

[lark]

30. She absolutely should be arrested.

Not only did the 3 year old have access to a gun, it wasn't locked and it was loaded and obviously ready to go. Getting shot herself isn't sufficient, it easily could have been the baby himself.

[LonePirate]

2. Another sad story due to the out of control gun culture in this country.

[Tab]

3. Oh, for chrissake

This country, I swear, needs to be disarmed. Not more gun control. Simple disarmament.

[GGJohn]

7. And just how do you plan on accomplishing that without starting a civil war? eom.

[Tab]

9. It may actually require one.

We've had them before, on intractable issues.

[GGJohn]

10. Despite what you may want,

this country will never be disarmed, and quite frankly, I don't want the police or the military to be the only ones with firearms.

[MillennialDem]

22. I also don't want the police and military to be the only ones with tanks. Oh wait

[GGJohn]

23. You do know that you can own a fully functioning tank don't you?

But I don't want the police to have any Armored vehicles either, the military, that's ok as long as they're not used on American citizens.

[MillennialDem]

27. Pretty cost prohibitive. The number of fully functional tanks that would be used on

American police or military (outside of captured ones) would be zero.

[LanternWaste]

47. Absolutism is indeed, the last refuge of the irrational, the myopic and the dogmatic

"this country will never be disarmed..."

Absolutism is indeed, the last refuge of the irrational, the myopic and the dogmatic. You allow the wish to be the father of the thought and in doing so, receive all the credibility you indeed, warrant.

[GGJohn]

48. Translation please. eom.

[rjsquirrel]

53. Yeah right

Because you armed citizens will surely stand your ground against RPGs and .50 cal machine guns and APCs (never mind close air support) with your AR-15s

lol.

[GGJohn]

54. What makes you think the military will turn against the American population?

[sarisataka]

37. The last Civil War

had over one million casualties with ~620,000 killed in action and ~50,000 civilians dead. Historians are calculation however that those number may be 20% too low.

The 1860 census put the US population at 31,443,321. Today our population is about 10x that of 1860. I will let you figure the human cost of another civil war.

[crim son]

42. Remove your weapon

and you will be useless in a civil war.

[GGJohn]

43. And how do you plan on removing over 300 million privately owned firearms?

You really think Americans will stand for this?
The latest poll shows that 75% of Americans support private ownership of firearms, so, how do you get past that?

[SwankyXomb]

20. Never happen

The gun scum will fight to your last breath for their right to shoot whoever they want, whenever they want, wherever they want.

[GGJohn]

24. ....

The gun scum will fight to your last breath for their right to shoot whoever they want, whenever they want, wherever they want.

Really? Can you point out that right?

[MillennialDem]

28. Nah, it's more about threatening people.

[MillennialDem]

32. I did not say that. Wrong poster smart guy.

[GGJohn]

34. You're right, and I deleted it.

Sorry about that, long night last night, Mountain Lion got into our calf pens and killed 2 of our calves.

[Chakab]

4. Another responsible gunowner.

[840high]

25. .^that

[MyOwnPeace]

5. But, but,,

she would have been safer if she, too, had a gun!!!!

There, I beat the NRA to it!

[Vinca]

6. She did. Apparently her toddler disarmed her.

As long as everyone in this country can have as many weapons of any kind that they want, families will be burying the victims. The lady is lucky to be alive. I hope she faces criminal charges for leaving a loaded gun laying around. Not that it will matter much. Most likely the moron next door does the very same thing.

[Art_from_Ark]

8. I'm glad there were never any lethal weapons in my house

when I was growing up. I think everyone had a BB gun, because the manufacturer was right there in town. But we all grew out of that by our early teens.

[IrishEyes]

18. There was never a gun in my house when I was a kid.

My parents would never have allowed it. No one in my family has ever shot a gun except those that had been in the military. Also, my brother is a police officer so he has a gun. I can't imagine owning a gun personally. I would feel unsafe having it in my home.

[trillion]

36. My family either. My dad made a very good decision on not having them around.

It was a fun, carefree childhood.

[GGJohn]

39. All of my brothers and sisters grew up around firearms,

and we had a fun, carefree childhood, so what's your point?

Millions of children grow up around and use firearms and still have a fun, carefree childhood.

[ileus]

11. On your person or locked up....also a sidearm with a safety like the Shield

may have helped.


I know a lot of people don't like a safety on a SD firearm, but IMHO it's worth the extra training.

[skepticscott]

12. Do we need more details?

We've heard this story so many times, we can pretty much fill them in ourselves. Dumbassed, reckless parent leaves a loaded, unsecured firearm where a small child can get at it...etc., etc.

[trillion]

38. The detail that will be coming is no charges were pressed becuase it was an unfortunate "accident."

Just like drunk drivers killing people was an unfortunate "accident" in the early 80's and it took years of MADD to change that opinion. We need to change it on guns.

[skepticscott]

45. Well, in this case, they won't file charges

Because the person they would charge is probably also the one that got shot. But it's true that if someone else had been shot instead (like the 3 year old's older sibling), they would probably still regard it as an "accident". The best thing to do in the aftermath of an incident like this is to reinforce the notion that there are no accidents with guns.

[LannyDeVaney]

13. I really don't want to jump to any conclusions ...

until I know the race of the mother. And the religion of the toddler. And what the toddler was wearing. And the father.

But not the gun. The gun is irrelevant.

[llmart]

14. Seems there were quite a few shootings......

in Michigan this weekend. Michigan is vying in a race to the bottom.

This is what happens when you have a love affair with guns.

[eggplant]

21. Poisoning people with lead in the water apparently isn't working fast enough. :( n/t

[Locrian]

15. we'll be seeing more of this

I live ~ 200 miles from there and this whole area is in love with guns. SW Michigan is especially conservative country.

And *everybody* is getting one and carrying - usually with a round chambered and ready to go. Cause if ya don't -well then what good is it if you have to shoot quick? People who have absolutely zero real need except a perceived fear and that they're better off with one "just in case". People with zero training, zero experience, zero safety mindset (I won't get into the mindset that is required to be on 24/7 *alert* *danger* *fear*). No balance of consequences, no realization of responsibility.

It's almost as if they're treating them as iPhones. A status and group thing. Lots of young, women, esp men - all "into" them and especially thinking that carrying them around is no big deal. Cause "just in case".


Disclaimer: as always - there are exceptions and "responsible" people with real needs etc. And THEY should be the MOST pissed and upset about these incidents.

[alcibiades_mystery]

16. Pew pew

East Gunistan.

[valerief]

19. Serves her right for letting a baby have access to a gun. Of course, if she'd given the baby

gun training, it would be a different story. (NRA logic)

[awake]

26. I nominate the mom for this years Darwin Award

[-none]

33. Not eligible, she survived.

Only the dead ca receive the award.

[tblue37]

41. More important is that she has already reproduced, so she hasn't eliminated her genes from future

generations. No Darwin Award for her.

[lark]

29. 2 gun accidents posted here in 2 days.

Yet many claim there are almost no gun accidents? Wonder why?

[rusty fender]

35. Guns don't kill people,

babies kill people

[IronLionZion]

40. ISIS recruitment is getting younger

We must defend ourselves against dangerous 3 year olds

http://www.snopes.com/toddlers-killed-americans-terrorists/

[Person 2713]

46. The women would have been OK if she didn't have a toddler

It s not da gunz

[ManiacJoe]

44. There is no excuse for leaving firearms unsecured.

[maxsolomon]

49. Then why aren't the negligent penalized in these cases?

"It's just a tragic accident". "they've suffered enough".

Mom needs to go to the hoosegow for a spell, once she's patched up. And lose her right to carry a gun, at least temporarily. Negligence should carry consequences.

[ManiacJoe]

50. That would be an excellent question for the prosecuting attorneys.

I agree with you.

[alcibiades_mystery]

51. Pew pew

East Gunistan.

[Dont call me Shirley]

52. Can the gun makers now be legislated into safety mechanisms on guns now?! This is crazy-making!