A 3-year-old girl found a loaded gun in a bedroom and fatally shot herself in the head. She did not make it when they arrived in the hospital.
The child and her family are visiting at Lemoore from Southern California when the incident happened. CBS reported that "Lemoore police Detective Matthew Smith told The Fresno Bee the apartment where the tragic incident happened Saturday is occupied by two roommates who were away at the time." The gun is registered to a friend of one of the roommates, according to Smith.
How many times would gun owners have to be reminded to be responsible of their own guns? Nobody would have wanted it to happen but the fact remains, gun owners should be responsible. The gun owner in the incident together with the roommate will both be facing problems with some court charges. As the investigation shows progress, possible charges like reckless endangerment of a child resulting in death and negligent storage of a firearm could be filed.
Based on a report about the trends in gun ownership, "The household ownership of firearms has declined in recent decades." However, why are accidents like the California incident still happen? Everyday, there is a significant volume of reports about gun irresponsibility. Some parents are anxious about their kids and some kids get psychologically abused because of their parents who use guns just for fun.
US has a population of 300 Million and according to statistics, there are 270 Million registered firearms in America for civilians alone. This is almost enough to protect every child, woman, and man in this country. Nonetheless, even if America has the highest gun ownership in the globe, why is it that this country is also the highest when it comes to homicide incidents involving guns?
It may take some decades before the problem with gun use irresponsibility in America is totally solved. Share your comments and thoughts on this.
