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Guns don't "go off." This wasn't an accident.
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Agreed. Further, so many folks (even here) assume/presume that a 5 year old cannot understand how to operate a firearm and/or cannot have a culpable mindset.
From the article linked above:
"It's a little rifle for a kid. ... The little boy's used to shooting the little gun."
So when we read of an event like this, the first instinct, even among those who are investigating the incident, is to assume "tragic accident" when, in fact, it's quite possible the 5 year old intentionally loaded the firearm, pointed it at his sister's head and pulled the trigger. Especially when the circumstances indicate that no adults witnessed the shooting.
Kids today aren't necessarily the innocent naifs we wish them to be. Many are just as capable of committing alarming crimes as any adult.