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A Chicago father has been charged after his son accidentally shot himself with a gun that he was given as a Christmas present.
According to Park Ridge Police Cmdr. Jason Leavitt, the 14-year-old boy shot himself in the leg on Jan. 6. However, police did not reveal the shooting to the media until 17 days later.
The gunshot wound was not life-threatening.
The boys father, 52-year-old Joseph Streff, was charged with reckless conduct four days after the shooting. Records indicated that Streff and his son lived at different addresses.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/28/chicago-14-year-old-shoots-himself-with-gun-dad-gave-him-for-christmas/
Daddy would have been better off giving his kid a pit bull puppy instead. They're way more safer than guns in the hands of a 14 YO.
get the red out
(13,466 posts)There have been so many who died as a result of parents being careless in giving them guns.
I am glad the Dad has to face some consequences for this.
Egnever
(21,506 posts)I don't often see that in cases like this. Needs to happen much more IMHO.
B Calm
(28,762 posts)hack89
(39,171 posts)Hoyt
(54,770 posts)hack89
(39,171 posts)my entire family shoots but I keep tight control of the weapons.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)incident and spent a number of years in jail. Indoctrinating kids into gun culture isn't wise nowadays, IMO.
hack89
(39,171 posts)I have been shooting for decades. So far not a single person I shoot with or their kids have ever committed a crime with a gun.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)right before . . . . . . .
hack89
(39,171 posts)so I don't know exactly what they thought or said.
People I personally know are not killing others and that is good enough for me.
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hack89
(39,171 posts)Oh god, tell me you're not serious??????
If not, then
Crunchy Frog
(26,587 posts)That's a rather crude strawman parody picture of the views of most gun regulation advocates. You'll need to be a little less obvious if you want to run under the radar any length of time.
B Calm
(28,762 posts)CreekDog
(46,192 posts)people with guns shouldn't be idiots. sounds effective.
hack89
(39,171 posts)I oppose registration and an AWB. In this particular case it should be against the law for anyone under 18 to have unsupervised access to a gun.