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Deputy leaves gun on bed, daughter picks it up and shoots her sister
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Veronica Rocha
10 hrs ago
A 10-year-old girl accidentally shot her 8-year-old sister with her father's service weapon Friday morning after he left it on the bed while getting ready for work, police said.
The girl's injury does not appear to be life threatening, Fresno Police Lt. Joe Gomez said.
The girls' father is a deputy with the Madera County Sheriff's Department, Fresno Police Lt. Joe Gomez said. The man was getting ready for work about 7:48 a.m. and placed his service weapon on the bed before heading into the bathroom, Gomez said.
There was one bullet in the handgun's chamber. The magazine had been removed, he said.
While he was in the bathroom, his daughters entered the bedroom.
The older girl picked up the handgun and accidentally shot her younger sister, Gomez said.
Officers arrived at the home in the area of Bullard and Cornelia avenues and found the injured girl.
The girl suffered one gunshot wound to her lower torso and was taken to an area hospital, where she was in stable condition.
Gomez, who also has two young daughters, said that as a police officer, he worries about keeping his weapon out of reach of his daughters and younger family members.
The question for law enforcement officers who take their guns home with them is, "What do you do with your weapon?" he said.
This article hit a nerve with me. So I bring it to your attention to maybe help out another kid.
The officer in this story did a few things in my opinion, that were unsafe and wrong.
But I will not talk about coulda,woulda, shoulda,
What I want to talk about is how your guns are represented in your home.
Do you keep them locked up? Telling your kids they are not to be seen or touched?
That to me is the wrong thing to do.
A child is curious, inquisitive, And they SEE everything, Hear everything.
IN MY Opinion, You should sit down with your kids and tell them all about your weapon, let the hold it, talk about it.
The whole time, you should be explaining safety in handling, while you explain how it works.
they will become familiar with it, it will not be the exciting "thing" hid away.
In my opinion, iIf you lock your weapon away, keep it hid, you are waving a curiosity red flag at your child and he/she will pick it up the first chance they get.
Take the mystery away from it, they will see it and shrug. "oh that is JUST daddys gun" :2cents:
I hope the little girl heals 100% and her sister's mental psyche heals 100% also
Deputy leaves gun on bed, daughter picks it up and shoots her sister
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Veronica Rocha
10 hrs ago
A 10-year-old girl accidentally shot her 8-year-old sister with her father's service weapon Friday morning after he left it on the bed while getting ready for work, police said.
The girl's injury does not appear to be life threatening, Fresno Police Lt. Joe Gomez said.
The girls' father is a deputy with the Madera County Sheriff's Department, Fresno Police Lt. Joe Gomez said. The man was getting ready for work about 7:48 a.m. and placed his service weapon on the bed before heading into the bathroom, Gomez said.
There was one bullet in the handgun's chamber. The magazine had been removed, he said.
While he was in the bathroom, his daughters entered the bedroom.
The older girl picked up the handgun and accidentally shot her younger sister, Gomez said.
Officers arrived at the home in the area of Bullard and Cornelia avenues and found the injured girl.
The girl suffered one gunshot wound to her lower torso and was taken to an area hospital, where she was in stable condition.
Gomez, who also has two young daughters, said that as a police officer, he worries about keeping his weapon out of reach of his daughters and younger family members.
The question for law enforcement officers who take their guns home with them is, "What do you do with your weapon?" he said.
This article hit a nerve with me. So I bring it to your attention to maybe help out another kid.
The officer in this story did a few things in my opinion, that were unsafe and wrong.
But I will not talk about coulda,woulda, shoulda,
What I want to talk about is how your guns are represented in your home.
Do you keep them locked up? Telling your kids they are not to be seen or touched?
That to me is the wrong thing to do.
A child is curious, inquisitive, And they SEE everything, Hear everything.
IN MY Opinion, You should sit down with your kids and tell them all about your weapon, let the hold it, talk about it.
The whole time, you should be explaining safety in handling, while you explain how it works.
they will become familiar with it, it will not be the exciting "thing" hid away.
In my opinion, iIf you lock your weapon away, keep it hid, you are waving a curiosity red flag at your child and he/she will pick it up the first chance they get.
Take the mystery away from it, they will see it and shrug. "oh that is JUST daddys gun" :2cents:
I hope the little girl heals 100% and her sister's mental psyche heals 100% also