FGS when will they learn? Guns aren't toys.

[saggarmakersbottomknocker]

Girl, 3 shot by sister

This is almost 1 year to the day that dd's friend was killed by an air rifle.

I hope she survives.

god that's awful.

shocked about your dd's friend that's so tragic

How sad. I hope the 6yo isn't made to feel responsible for this - that lies with the idiot who left the gun in her house.

I'd also be surprised if she could load it herself. Pellets are quite fiddly and it should have a safety catch as well. My own air-gun is also incredibly hard to load, I have to break it over my thigh - no way would my DD be strong enough to do it. But then it's locked in the gun cupboard anyway.

The boy who shot dd's friend went to court accused of manslaughter. They were 12.
He was found not guilty. The owner of the gun who was the father of a third boy wasn't charged AFAIK.

I would have thought it must have been loaded already in this case.

I think this is definately a case that the person who owned the gun was responsible for the accident. The adults who were looking after these children should be facing criminal charges.

Frightening, on so many levels.

(and not far from me, not that that's relevant).

Just made me feel so sick rebel - especially after 'nursing' dd through a difficult weekend. I thought 'God, not again!'

Its just been on the news that an 11 yo boy has been shot dead whilst playing foot ball, this happened in an area I went to school .What is the world coming too

Yes, it must have brought back terrible memories for your DD Saggars.

Side topic, I work with a woman who knows the lad who fired the shot. (Didn't know her at the time iykwim).

How is DD?

She's OK rebel, thanks.

Small world isn't it?

Certainly is!