Thursday, May 08, 2014

We're the Only Ones Teaching Our Children Well Enough

A child somehow managed to grab a New Jersey police chief’s service weapon Tuesday afternoon and shoot him in the leg. [More]

When I think of all those times my children grabbed my gun and shot me ... thank goodness a trained professional was on scene.

"The child, described as a preteen"? That seems less like toddler impulsiveness and more like daddy issues...

[Via Harvey]

2 comments:

Chris Mallory said...

So, will charges be filed against this government employee for not securing his firearm and letting a child access it? Or will he be given "professional courtesy"?

Kent McManigal said...

The kid had the right idea, but just aimed too low (both literally and figuratively). The kid saw his/her parents being robbed, and disarmed the gang's gunman and shot him with his own weapon. That's a proper response to an armed robbery in progress. Why people pretend the right thing to do changes when the robbers wear badges or sit behind a counter bewilders me.

(Yeah, I know the kid probably didn't really do it on purpose. Too bad.)