Bullet From Father's Gun Hits Daughter

[UpTheIrons]

I always hate the wording in articles like this - "cleaning his gun in the living room when it discharged one round." The fault is always shifted to the gun. IT discharged a round. Next time I get pulled over for speeding I'm going to tell the officer that my car was going 80mph, not me. Give IT the ticket. Journalists love to depict guns as objects capable of "going off" or "discharging a round."

But, the journalists are only being fair. After all, don't you see and read all those stories like: "SUV strikes building" or "Man run over by runaway SUV" or "Truck strikes mailbox". <sarcasm> They know that these inanimate objects really do possess a life force that takes over when we least expect it. </sarcasm>

[cougartex]

EVERY time I touch a gun, the FIRST thing I do is drop the mag and clear the action. The only time the gun is "loaded" is when it is on my person (holstered of course) or being put in a gun safe. When the gun is unholstered to be put away, the barrell is ALWAYS straight down while the mag is released and the action gets cleared (I always keep one in the chamber when I am out and about).

I have written and rewritten what I think of the guy that did it...I couldnt keep it safe for 9 years old (I couldnt keep it 90 years old and under)

I hope the poor girl makes a full recovery.

My thoughts and prayers go out to the little girl and her family.