A 5-year-old Utah boy died when he accidentally shot himself with a handgun in a small town south of Salt Lake City on Thursday. Lt.

A 5-year-old Utah boy died when he accidentally shot himself with a handgun in a small town south of Salt Lake City on Thursday, police said.

Lt. Mike Wall with the Santaquin Police Department told KSL-TV the boy found a 9 mm handgun in the back room of his house and fired a single shot. The boy’s parents and siblings were inside the home when the shooting happened but were not with him in the room.

  • Hellinabucket@lemmy.worldEnglish
    362·
    3 months ago

    I saw people in a thread for a similar case this week arguing that the person who left a gun on a couch with a bunch of kids shouldn’t be held responsible.

    This country is fucked.

    • ramble81@lemm.ee
      51·
      3 months ago

      Hey come on. Personal responsibility and all that. Don’t you know that republicans think that extends to children. That’s why they want to force them to have kids and get married. “Oh, they can’t consent? Pay no mind to that part. We’ll fix that soon enough”

    • brygphilomena@lemmy.world
      3·
      3 months ago

      I can’t imagine jail time for this, but then I also can’t imagine what it’s like to go through life losing your child and knowing it’s your fault.

      To me, that would be literal hell to live with every day. No amount of jail time would come close to matching that torment.