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Why wouldn't the "adult" just get the gun themselves? Why was the babysitter even messing around with the gun in the first place? If they were so incompetent, why didn't they just leave the gun alone? You're right, something doesn't add up here.

BTW, the most likely outcome is that the lawyers will pocket millions of dollars and the kid will get a coupon for $100 off future medical care.

"Why wouldn't the "adult" just get the gun themselves? "

The article said that the babysitter was a " a family friend who was living with them in their home temporarily", so probably didn't know where the gun was.

From the little info in the article, it sure sounds like the adult, who was a 20 year old IRRESPONSIBLE adult, obviously, was curious and asked the kid to get the gun.

And of course, suppose the kid just went and got the gun. What is the babysitter for, except to WATCH the kid. First of all he shouldn't have even let the kid get the gun, or then immediately lock it up, or put it away, NOT to fiddle with it. I don't buy this unloading story.

I think the defense attorney should have followed up in his questioning on the kid's statement that an adult asked him to bring the guy. Looks like another case of who had the best attorney.