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The Kid Should Have Had a Gun to Protect Himself
ST. LOUIS -- A 7-year-old boy died Saturday after his younger brother shot him with a gun they found while hunting for Easter candy, his family told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Jermon Perry, a 7-year-old who was shot in the head about 2 p.m. in south St. Louis, police said. He died late Saturday night.
Detectives say Perry and his brothers were on the second floor of their home and their parents were downstairs when one of the boys retrieved a gun from another room.
Police said the three children were playing and somehow the gun accidentally went off.
According to the St. Louis Post Dispatch, the family believes Jermon's younger brother accidentally shot him while he sat in a chair while playing a video game.
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Re: The Kid Should Have Had a Gun to Protect Himself
A loaded gun, with no safety device on the trigger mechanism, unattended, stored in an unsecured manner, in a home with young children. The shooting was horrific, and I’m Sure the parents are grief stricken and filled with guilt, but this is not an example of responsible gun ownership.
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Re: The Kid Should Have Had a Gun to Protect Himself
....this is not an example of responsible gun ownership.
True. And, what sort of laws and/or regulations do we have to hold the parents accountable?
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