2013-05-02, 04:05 PM
Words Wrote:A gun fired by accident doesn't really surprise me. It's something that happens often, everywhere and to people of all ages. Accidents are accidents.
People being stupid doesn't surprise me that much either. They're everywhere too.
The only thing that baffles me is the fact that there's a company who produces/sells guns to children. The whole "they come in colors kid like" just makes me sick. It's just insane and unjustifiable.
I could not agree more on the last part. When I read the article I kept looking for a line saying that it was a toy gun but no, this was somehow a loaded gun that could kill, only it was supposedly 'child safe'. Let's get real, there's only three kinds of guns that are child safe: Toy guns, unloaded guns and guns that are supervised all the time.
The tragedy in this article is deplorable in so many ways but it's made so much so when one considers that Kinder Joy eggs are banned in case some kid eats the contents, some students have been suspended for bringing in cutlery so they can eat and there was a kid once who nearly got into trouble making a patriotic display that guess what, had mini guns on it. Forget the raging arguments about gun control: Where's the common sense and due judgement in these issues?
Placing kids in a bubble won't keep them safe forever, neither does giving them something they're not ready for make them more independent. Laws and rules cannot ever substitute for a good education and life lessons.