An Oakley father accidentally shot his 5-year-old son in the chest Sunday night when he was cleaning his AR-15-style semi-automatic rifle and pulled the trigger by mistake, police said. More:
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Why clean guns, with kids running around.? Can Dad read English Safety Instructions.?
It seems like if you're cleaning your AR15 the first thing you do is pull your BCG…..
The pandemic was fake, freedom guy
Endless prayers to this child and to the family of the child.
im calling this allBS how can you clean a gun with out looking to see if there anything in it be for you do it i think he did not want the kid are it ws not his kid trying to get rid of the kid i hear this all the time and im usually right i can read people and i know when they are lying when someone lying to me i knoe it i just dot say anything i need to hear his sis side of the story then ill know if he telling the truth are not
Man she got some tig ol bits.
The father is a total idiot and should be locked up. It's 100% negligent.
What's the fool doing with that kind of gun? Jail.
As a responsible gun owner especially with children present, shouldn’t it come natural to clear the weapon first before doing anything let alone pointing at your child’s direction and pulling the trigger?
Father is an idiot…
Idiots with guns
On purpose……….most men would never even aim it at ANYTHING or anyone they love.
lol. “Shall not be infringed.” You sure about that? ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT? So many cracks to slip through for this to happen. Happy to pry that gun from this failed father’s cold dead hands.
Who's that Sloth looking Cos-PlayTriot that shot his own eye out? Any similarities?
These cleaning discharge incidents happen all the time. This clown is a totally irresponsible gun owner.
If you served you know to check the weapon before cleaning, no one should own guns that hasn't served. Period
Yep he is going to prison. That kid probably wont make it
too dumb to own a firearm
1. Treat all guns as if they are loaded.
2. Keep the gun pointed in the safest possible direction.
3. Keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to shoot.
4. Know your target, its surroundings, and beyond.
Man! This is so sad 😢💔😢 My heart aches 💔💔💔💔 I don't clean my firearm in the presence of others.
The Republican "answer' to tragedies like this? "More guns".
Reminds me of the parent that accidentally runs over their kid in the driveway while backing up. Obviously the only evidence needed to prohibit cars for EVERYONE.
Firearm deaths is an American epidemic and yet people call it “an accident” 🤨
"May have been negligence involved"? If not then it was intentional.
Is it just me or have the news headlines been wild the last three months? Maybe me. Take care.
Asian
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 that the little boy surivives
Cleaning the rifle but not knowing there was a round in the chamber…..so he just pulls the trigger? He's either severely lying or severely negligent which means it's probably both, but labeling it "accidental" is a stretch.
Go get'em . . . USA USA USA!❤
This is what happens when firearms ownership and training is demonized. People have them but are ignorant and negligent with them because they are looked at like they are crazy just for having them.
No, he was not cleaning it. Dad was being an idiot and ended up shooting his kid. Every gun owner in the world will tell you that you have to unload the gun before you can clean it. Anyone who claims they were cleaning their gun and it "went off" is lying about what happened.
charge him
Cleaning a fully loaded gun especially a rifle is the first red flag 😡
There are too many people who have no business owning guns.
This guy broke multiple, if not all the firearms safety rules. VERIFY THET THE WEAPON IS UNLOADED. Treat EVERY weapon as if it were loaded. Never point the muzzle at anything that you are not willing to destroy. O ow what is beyond your target. KEEP YOUR FINGER OUT OF THE TRIGGER GUARD UNTIL YOU ARE READY TO SHOOT. A very negligent discharge. This is why the rules MUST be strictly followed.
Accident ? Smdh
There should have never been a round in the chamber
No excuse he should have made sure there was no one around and cleared the rifle without pulling the trigger!!!!!!
What’s wrong with you were you at the range???? Your stuff needs to be put away
So much stupidity and negligence. Honestly father needs have firearms removed for life. If you can’t abide by the firearms cardinal rules you shouldn’t have one. So lucky the kid was only grazed and didn’t hit anyone else.
They always got an excuse baked into the headlines when the perpetrator is white!!!! 👨🏼 Who cleans a loaded gun?
Media coverage frequently appears to frame white perpetrators with implicit justification within the headlines. "Accidentally?”