[Colonel Kangaroo]

A baby dead, parents devastated and a five year old boy is going to grow up thinking about this day. A news story can not be any sadder.

[Colonel Kangaroo]

I should have attributed this story to the New York Daily News, not the Post.

[chessplayer]

“Although the safety lock was on, the family says they didn’t realize a shell was still inside the firearm.”

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IT WAS THEIR JOB TO CHECK AND MAKE SURE there were no bullets in it. Is that so difficult????????? Good grief, stuff like this pisses me of. RIP little girl. You’re away from people and I hope in a better place.

[pennyfarmer]

Although the safety lock was on, the family says they didn’t realize a shell was still inside the firearm.

Impossible. The lock on the cricket rifle is a bolt lock that does not allow the bolt to close when it is engaged. Those guns require the firing pin to be manually cocked before firing (meaning the pin does not cock when the bolt is actuated). I have never "given" my kids their own guns except a BB gun. Our family has guns that kids can shoot but they are not their own guns.

[Jet Jaguar]

[chris37]

What kind of a$$hole gives a 5 year old a rifle?

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

This may be crude but the boy has a good chance of growing up to be a Democratic candidate for President.

http://barrybradford.com/2012/11/13/adlai-stevenson-and-the-killing-of-ruth-merwin/

[BigCinBigD]

Was Raylan Givens in the area?

[TigersEye]

Sharon Rengers, a longtime child advocate at Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville, said making and marketing weapons specifically for children was “mind-boggling.”

Bubblegum would probably boggle Sharon's mind.

[TangoLimaSierra]

The company’s phone went unanswered Thursday.

Why the hell call the manufacturer? Do they call Ford when there's a hit and run?

[Smokin' Joe]

Especially since the main safety lock on a Cricket keeps the bolt from being closed. They were designed that way so parents could lock the bolt open.

[silverleaf]

stupid irresponsible parents, dead baby, permamently damaged child

you cannot legislatee against all forms of stupid

[Theophilus]

This happened in Chuck Yeager's family. He went on to accidentally gun down and entire herd of cows while demonstrating a 50 Cal as a young NCO. But he still became an American hero by respecting, not fearing, dangerous things.

Children need to be continuously taught to respect all dangerous things and possibilities. When tragedy inevitably happens, it's an opportunity to teach them again.

[ThePatriotsFlag]

Too bad we don’t have a law against STUPID parents.