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5-year-old Louisiana boy dead in accidental shooting
MARRERO, La. -- A 5-year-old child outside New Orleans has died after authorities say his 9-year-old brother accidentally shot him in the head.
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Commander John Fortunato says in a statement that deputies responded Tuesday evening to a report of a child shot at a Marrero home.
Deputies found 5-year-old Melvin Brady in a bedroom closet with a gunshot wound to his head. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Fortunato says that according to a preliminary investigation, the victim and his 9-year-old brother were playing in the closet when the two discovered a handgun. As the older brother handled the handgun, it discharged once, striking the younger child.
At the time of the incident, the children were home alone.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/louisiana-boy-dead-accidental-shooting/
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Commander John Fortunato says in a statement that deputies responded Tuesday evening to a report of a child shot at a Marrero home.
Deputies found 5-year-old Melvin Brady in a bedroom closet with a gunshot wound to his head. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Fortunato says that according to a preliminary investigation, the victim and his 9-year-old brother were playing in the closet when the two discovered a handgun. As the older brother handled the handgun, it discharged once, striking the younger child.
At the time of the incident, the children were home alone.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/louisiana-boy-dead-accidental-shooting/
Another tragic "accident" where the blame is being placed on a 9-year-old for "discovering" a gun and handling it. The right-wing gun lobby says that we don't need any more laws to prevent this kind of "accident" because it would lead to eventual confiscation of their precious. Should these "responsible" gun owners be allowed to keep their weapons?
The fact is that we DO need more laws to prevent this all too familiar kind of "accident." If responsible gun owners can't be trusted to keep their weapons out of the hands of children, then Eddie Eagle (and ILA/NRA propaganda) has failed and should be replaced with mandatory home storage laws for guns.
Vote for a Democrat who will vote for legislation to protect our children from the gun violence epidemic in this country.
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