I can say this. My four year old would be capable (physically) of performing this action. Now, that said, he would never do this, and would not be able to anyway because my shotguns are not readily accessible to him. In addition, even at four he has been taught very stringently about guns by me in a safe, controlled manner (as have my other children).Purplehood wrote:When I heard this on the radio my first conclusion was that the babysitter wounded himself playing around with the gun, and tried to pass it off on an irate 4 year old. I just really really have a difficult time thinking that the little boy could have managed this, though I do not rule it out.
But from a purely physical point of view, it is technically possible for him to hold a shotgun and fire it. He is quite tall and strong for his age.