Authorities in Louisiana don’t know how a 5-year-old boy managed to shoot a 3-year-old boy, but they are pretty sure that people taking care of the children are lying about the incident.
According to The News Star,
Monroe Police Sgt. Mark Johnson said officers responded to reports that
a 3-year-old had been shot by a 5-year-old playing with a gun after 1
p.m. on Thursday [Aug. 1].
“We think there may be more going on than we’ve
been told,” Johnson explained. “This is a serious situation. Some people
may have given us untruthful statements.”
One day later:
A child shot at a Dixie Avenue residence in Monroe died Friday after being taken off life support.
According
to Sgt. Mark Johnson, the child, whose name was not released, was
declared dead around 1:30 p.m. Friday [Aug. 2] at St. Francis Medical Center.
Around 1 p.m. Thursday, police responded to 201 Dixie Avenue in relation to the shooting of a 3-year-old child.
An investigation revealed the child was shot by a 5-year-old and the 3-year-old’s mother rushed him to the hospital.
Part of the what the NRA says is true. It
is the guns, but it's also ignorant, reckless, irresponsible people who own guns.
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free
State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be
infringed.
How does a well regulated militia come to include people who leave loaded guns around accessible to toddlers and children? Where is the regulation? Who is responsible for the killings? How long will we allow such senseless deaths to continue?
