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Accidental Shooting Sends 7-Year-Old to Hospital

by KREX News Room
by Kristina Kuestner

Story Created: Dec 27, 2012 at 11:45 PM MDT

Story Updated: Dec 29, 2012 at 12:02 AM MDT

CLIFTON, Colo.- Mesa County Sheriff's Deputies responded to 3220 East Hall Court Thursday evening for a 7-year-old boy who shot another child inside the home.

The boy was taken to the local hospital with non life threatening injuries and was later released.

The incident is currently under investigation and no further details were provided by authorities.

NewsChannel 5 will continue to update you as more information becomes available.

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drhoecker said on Friday, Dec 28 at 9:33 AM

you gun owners need to practice safe ownership of your firearms. children need your help to keep them safe. why make us all lose our guns over incidents like this? be responsible or sell your guns!

DR said on Friday, Dec 28 at 11:55 AM

I agree with drhoecker. This is a tragedy that could have been prevented. So sad for the kids and angry at the "responsible" adult in the house.

Gun owner grandma said on Friday, Dec 28 at 1:44 PM

Most of us Gun owners DO PRACTICE safety, BUT, KIDS being kids like to get into everything, only because the adults get the cops called on them for disciplining their children & try to teach right from wrong. You can thank the violent video games & the government telling us we do not have the brains to raise our children. I was raised in a home full of guns, and was taught at a very early age NOT TO TOUCH or get slapped. SO back up DR and get a look from both sides.

Anonymous said on Friday, Dec 28 at 3:12 PM

What you guys don't get is that the kids were not playing with the gun, for some stupid reason it was left in the hall way loaded and when the kids saw it, the little girl was trying to be responsible and put it away so her brother wouldn't get it, it went off in her hand, it was an accident that could have been prevented if the gun would have been put up but it shouldn't have been loaded in the first place, there mother was being irresponsible having it out at all. Thank God that he didnt loose his life over this. And may God be with his sister who blames herself for this horrible accident when it was her mothers fault not hers.

NotDrHoecker said on Friday, Dec 28 at 3:41 PM

Ah, another anti-gun bandwagon idiot putting in his two cents. Enlighten us D.S., does your' scalpel make incisions by itself or does it require a hand to do the job? Do you always blame the tool or the individual wielding it?

Get it together said on Sunday, Dec 30 at 1:06 PM

What in the hell could make these parents leave a loaded gun? wow talk about stupied these poor kids have nothing to look forward to in life but jail with parents like that.

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