Kentucky girl, 2, accidentally shot, killed by brother, 5

[Matt Murdock]

Kentucky girl, 2, shot dead by brother, 5, who was playing with gun he'd been given as a gift

Caroline Sparks, 2, was killed after being shot by her 5-year-old sibling with his own .22 caliber rifle. The county coroner has ruled the death ‘just one of those crazy accidents.’

BURKESVILLE, Ky. – A 5-year-old U.S. boy accidentally shot his 2-year-old sister to death with a rifle he had received as a gift last year, authorities said.

The children’s mother was home at the time Tuesday afternoon but had stepped out to the front porch for a few minutes and “she heard the gun go off,” Cumberland County Coroner Gary White said. He said the rifle was kept in a corner, and the family didn’t realize a bullet was left inside it.

White told the Lexington Herald-Leader newspaper the boy received the .22-calibre rifle, especially made for children, as a gift.

White identified the gun as a Crickett, referring to a company that specifically makes guns, clothes and books for children. “It’s a little rifle for a kid. … The little boy’s used to shooting the little gun.”

The shooting, while accidental, highlights a cultural divide in the U.S. debate over gun control, which again became a top issue after 20 young children and six adults were shot dead at a Connecticut school in December. While many urban and suburban areas work to keep guns out of the hands of children, it’s not uncommon for youths in rural areas to own guns for target practice and hunting.

“Down in Kentucky where we’re from, you know, guns are passed down from generation to generation. You start at a young age with guns for hunting and everything,” White said.

“Accidents happen with guns. They thought the gun was actually unloaded, and it wasn’t,” the coroner said.

White said the girl died of a single gunshot wound to the chest area.

It is not clear whether any charges will be filed, said Kentucky State Police spokesman Trooper Billy Gregory.

The AP is not identifying the children because of their ages.

Keystone Sporting Arms produced 60,000 Crickett and Chipmunk rifles in 2008, according to its website. It also makes guns for adults. The smaller guns come in all sorts of colours, including blue and pink.

The company’s slogan is “my first rifle,” and its website has a “Kids Corner” section with photos of children at shooting ranges and on bird and deer hunts.

“The goal of KSA is to instil gun safety in the minds of youth shooters and encourage them to gain the knowledge and respect that hunting and shooting activities require and deserve,” the website said.

No one at the company answered the phone Wednesday.

A package of gun control measures proposed by President Barack Obama after the December school shooting has largely failed so far in Congress.

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[BKP]

What crazy man would give a 5 year old a rifle? And who the fuck makes rifles for children ? Even BB guns are dangerous for them, but a .22 calibre?

[Mikal]

Hey man it wasn't the guns fault, if there was a good guy there with a gun to shoot the 5 year old brother it would never have happend = What Americans will say.

Seriously, the US is a joke, you're all deluded into thinking your little shitty guns are a good thing, hilarious.

What crazy man would give a 5 year old a rifle? And who the f**k makes rifles for children ? Even BB guns are dangerous for them, but a .22 calibre?

I had a BB gun once, the police took it off me when I was playing with it in the street, maybe America should be more like this.

[Matt Murdock]

What crazy man would give a 5 year old a rifle? And who the f**k makes rifles for children ? Even BB guns are dangerous for them, but a .22 calibre?

Only in 'murica


 :ps: I'm 19 and my parents never allowed me to buy even a BB gun. The only guns I played with were either the ones used to shoot the balloons in a controlled environment (even those containing matchsticks, not bullets) or laser toy gun, you aim, you shoot, censor catches it, throws up plastic bottle
orrrr

The ones that came with Nintendo game boy, to play Duck Hunt.

[ElMartu]

USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA

[EliteTerm]

What crazy man would give a 5 year old a rifle? And who the f**k makes rifles for children ? Even BB guns are dangerous for them, but a .22 calibre?

“Down in Kentucky where we’re from, you know, guns are passed down from generation to generation. You start at a young age with guns for hunting and everything,” White said.

I would say it's the parents' fault for not being safe with it (checking to make sure it's unloaded & locked somewhere like a safe).

Hey man it wasn't the guns fault, if there was a good guy there with a gun to shoot the 5 year old brother it would never have happend = What Americans will say.

Sigh. You'll never understand it.

Seriously, the US is a joke, you're all deluded into thinking your little shitty guns are a good thing, hilarious.
I had a BB gun once, the police took it off me when I was playing with it in the street, maybe America should be more like this.

The last time they tried to confiscate weapons, it started a revolution.

[Mikal]

Sigh. You'll never understand it.

I understand you're one of those gun addicts and thinks everytime someone is shot, something other than the gun is to blame.
What would you say if someone shot one of your family members? Would you say to get rid of guns then? Well, saying that, you'd probibly call some other gun buddies and go on a human hunting spree.

The last time they tried to confiscate weapons, it started a revolution.

America hasn't had any good revolutions, there won't be one until guns have been removed, don't know why you need them all anyway, it's absolutely pathetic. How can a country call themselves civilized when nearly EVERYONE is armed to their teeth? Even 5 year olds!
Honestly are you all just paranoid or just stuck in some deluded addiction? It's hard to tell as lots of Americans seem to think the government is going to kill you all and steal your lunch money.

USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA

You know they only chant that when something good happens!

[Brian]

Well, what it is in america. in some places, you life out of range of citys, quite far. and if someone comes to lets say. rob you or kidnap you. it takes quite a few minutes, sometimes even hours. Thats one of the reasons guns are allowed there.

[Xaera]

dafuq is that fuckin awfull ofc i love guns but :s i cant say anything else ..

[Matt Murdock]

Well, what it is in america. in some places, you life out of range of citys, quite far. and if someone comes to lets say. rob you or kidnap you. it takes quite a few minutes, sometimes even hours. Thats one of the reasons guns are allowed there.

..yeah right 5 year olds need guns for self protection. His 2 year old sister tried to rape him probably, right?

[Rick.]

..yeah right 5 year olds need guns for self protection. His 2 year old sister tried to rape him probably, right?

Not sure you got the point. Not funny either.

[Matt Murdock]

Not sure you got the point. Not funny either.

Indeed, it does seem funny at first, that's why I added the innocent girl's picture. Which retarded parents gift gun to a 5 year old? And then no one will get punished for the death of a little girl? Even grandparents making comments like “It was just a tragic accident.

“I just know she is in heaven right now and I know she is in the good hands of the Lord.”

What the actual fuck? Some people just don't deserve to have kids.

[[WS]Jacob]

"Accidentally". What kid "accidentally" gets a gun and shoots someone?

[Mikal]

Well, what it is in america. in some places, you life out of range of citys, quite far. and if someone comes to lets say. rob you or kidnap you. it takes quite a few minutes, sometimes even hours. Thats one of the reasons guns are allowed there.

Criminals tend to be more in cities/urban environments, not towns, villages and forests. :roll:

..yeah right 5 year olds need guns for self protection. His 2 year old sister tried to rape him probably, right?

You mean, you're from Washington DC and you don't support guns???! :poke:

Not sure you got the point. Not funny either.

Whats the point? There is none other than guns are stupid.

“I just know she is in heaven right now and I know she is in the good hands of the Lord.”

Only in 'Merica.

"Accidentally". What kid "accidentally" gets a gun and shoots someone?

The kid who's parents gave him a gun, honestly it's like giving a 2 year old a samurai sword, either the parents were retarded, or they were just another couple of American gun addicts.

[[WS]Jacob]

The kid who's parents gave him a gun, honestly it's like giving a 2 year old a samurai sword, either the parents were retarded, or they were just another couple of American gun addicts.

Absolutley another case of bad parenting. Giving a 5 year old child a gun for a gift is extremely stupid (it's worse than extremely). I hope the parents are tearing their brains out to put them back in correctly and that the girl goes back to haunt them.