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2-yr Old Boy Accidentally Shot and Killed his 6-yr Old Sister in California

2-yr Old Boy Accidentally Shot and Killed his 6-yr Old Sister in California
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FRESNO, California - Police are trying to determine how a 2-year-old Fresno boy got ahold of a gun with which he accidentally shot and killed his 6-year-old sister. Sgt. Stephen Viveros tells the Fresno Bee the victim was playing with two other siblings in a bedroom in the family's home on Sunday when the toddler walked into the room with a loaded semi-automatic handgun. He says the boy fired a shot that mortally wounded his sister. Viveros says officers seized a... [Fresno Bee (California) / AP, via GunPolicy.org]
Source: Gun Policy News (World)

California Sister -yr Killed Shot Accidentally Boy -yr

What a tragic accident for this family. I was very careful to make sure my kids had no access to my handguns when they were little and I also made sure they knew from a real young age that guns were dangerous and never to be pointed at another. When they are were old enough 8-10 I would take them out to a range and let them fire a gun. I would use melons and frozen gallons of ice to show them what a bullet can do to someone.

I think that proper gun safety education is very important and this tragic accident proves just that.