Child shoots self with gun thought to be a Wiimote - Page 2

**DrunkN** · 03-11-2010, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Kong

Are you implying a 3 year old girl is weaker than a 3 year old boy?

David could not see the pictures.

And I think this situation is more the fault of the parents, if not a cover up story. It's like Tenser said, you don't take your eyes off a kid long enough for them to shoot themselves in the stomach when a gun with the safety off is in their accessibility.

**lestat7902** · 03-11-2010, 04:24 PM

the 3 year old might not have realized that the gun was being held backwards and just pushed on the trigger with her thumbs. as much as i appreciate my gun owner rights i am daily reminded that people aren't also born with right to common sense. to quote House... "People are idiots."

**Kugyince** · 03-11-2010, 05:13 PM

A three-year-old is strong enough to pick up and aim a gun.

**david man45** · 03-11-2010, 05:21 PM

@Kong, I doubt at that age there isnt any difference in there strength, no.

**jim5cents** · 03-11-2010, 05:33 PM

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKFwBdvH20g]YouTube - 3 year old learing to shoot.[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGkRKT0Q-L4&feature=related]YouTube - 3 year old learning to shoot[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMHTfHiH_tk&feature=related]YouTube - LOL - Little Kid Shoots Gun And Falls Over[/ame]

**samejamesbond** · 03-11-2010, 05:43 PM

That's really disturbing material.

**jim5cents** · 03-11-2010, 05:59 PM

the only one that i find disturbing is the last one.

in the first two, there are obvious safety precautions that are taken, and are performed under adult supervision.

in each of these cases, the parents have elected to own firearms and to expose their kids to them. in the first two examples, i think it is done correctly, maybe a little early, but at least it is done correctly.

the last kid will end up on an epic fail poster someday, i promise.

**Slime Slayer** · 03-11-2010, 05:59 PM

I'm just realising now, why the heck is anyone relating this incident to a wii-mote?
A kid took a gun and shot herself in the stomach, the wii-mote thing is nothing more than a way for the parents to take the blame off of their negligence and put it on something else.

**jim5cents** · 03-11-2010, 06:05 PM

i think someone was trying to make a connection to foulplay, implying that a 3 year old does not have the strength or dexterity to shoot themselves.

here is what happened.

pops has his gun out, he is a hick, proud of his gun, probably been drinking. passes out, kid picks up gun, shoots self, dies. parents are young, immature, ignorant, and say "oh it is an accident, it was the toy's fault...couldn't be our own fault, billy ray is an excellent father and bobbie jo is an excellent mother.

**Kong** · 03-11-2010, 06:11 PM

Yes, important point, the kid did not do this because the gun looked like a Wiimote. She did it because there was a loaded gun with the safety off within easy reach on a coffee table at her height while she was unsupervised. It could have looked like a pile of dog poop and she still probably would have put it up to her stomach and squeezed.

It is a bit more stupid of the parents if they knew their kid played with a toy that looked exactly like the real gun for 15 hours a day but ultimately that has nothing to do with it.

**jim5cents** · 03-11-2010, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by kong

It could have looked like a pile of dog poop and she still probably would have put it up to her stomach and squeezed.

fail on my part, first time i read that, i pictured the kid eating the poop and i was thinking...how did she squeeze her stomach?

**Kugyince** · 03-11-2010, 06:36 PM

I like this scenerio better:

Mom and/or pops conspire to kill kid. Mom and/or pops shoots kid. Mom and/or pops blames Wiimote to make it look accidental.

**KingRanech** · 03-11-2010, 06:42 PM

I for one think this is a sign to destroy our wiis.

**Kong** · 03-11-2010, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Tenser

I like this scenerio better:

Mom and/or pops conspire to kill kid. Mom and/or pops shoots kid. Mom and/or pops blames Wiimote to make it look accidental.

Mom and pop sue Nintendo, make millions and don't have to feed whining kid anymore.

**nikegirl2012** · 03-11-2010, 07:09 PM

honestly, even if the kids are being taught in a "safe environment", it's still wrong. Then again I'm totally against guns and violence (except video games, yeah kinda hypocritical but it helps release frustrations), but you have to consider, some kids, even if they learn what guns are and how they work when they are little, it doesn't mean they won't have accidents(not so accidental accidents) when they grow up. If there's a gun lying around and the person goes crazy for a moment there, he could do something stupid, having or not having knowledge of the use of firearms.

**samejamesbond** · 03-11-2010, 08:03 PM

Quite the ludicrous theory Tenser.

**Kugyince** · 03-11-2010, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by samejamesbond

Quite the ludicrous theory Tenser.

I hope so. But it's the only logical one.

How often do three-year-olds shoot themselves with ready-to-fire guns while their mother is in the same room with them?