American Childhood Amusement
Worldwide, 80% of the
children killed with firearms are killed in the United States.
The longer I live, the more I
wonder if a just God would not lower the curtain on "the American
experiment."
We are an insane people.
"Deus perdere vult, dementat prius."
"Those whom the gods
would destroy, the first make crazy."
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Gun Cartoons and Gun Violence
Biography
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April 9, 2013
Ocean County prosecutor's office spokesman Al Della Fave
confirmed Brandon Holt had died but said he couldn't provide further
details.
Toms River police Chief Michael Mastronardy said Holt was
pronounced dead at 5 p.m. Tuesday, nearly 24 hours after the shooting occurred
in a neighborhood that residents described as "very quiet."A
6-year-old boy who was accidentally shot in the head by a 4-year-old playmate
has died from his wounds, authorities said Tuesday night.
The 4-year-old, whose name was withheld, was
not injured.
Prosecutor Joseph Coronato, speaking earlier
Tuesday at a news conference, said the boy got the .22-caliber rifle from his
home and it discharged accidentally Monday evening. The children, whose
families live in the neighborhood, were about 15 yards apart.
The younger boy's mother called 911 to report
the shooting, Coronato said.
Coronato said it was too early in the
investigation to know whether anyone would be charged. He would not say who
owned the gun or speculate on how the 4-year-old got it.
Mastronardy called the shooting tragic and
said it affected the whole community, a sentiment shared by those who live
there.
One resident said the two families had not
lived in the neighborhood for long and she did not know them well.
"I'm sad for the children involved and
their families, but I'm angry with whoever owns that gun and allowed a little
child to get hold of it. A 4-year-old can't load a gun," said Debi Coto,
who lives a few doors down. "I had just been telling my sister how nice it
is to see kids playing together and enjoying themselves, and then this
happens."
Coto said the 4-year-old's mother seemed very
upset in the minutes after the shooting and appeared to be trying to comprehend
what had happened.
The shooting came just days after a 4-year-old
boy in Tennessee grabbed a loaded gun at a family cookout and accidentally shot
to death the wife of a sheriff's deputy and amid debate over gun control laws
in the wake of December's Newtown, Conn., elementary school massacre.
© 2013 The Associated
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