Posted on 05/05/2014 11:32:22 AM PDT by PaulCruz2016
An 11-year-old New Jersey boy was shot dead over the weekend when his uncle was showing off a number of guns that he thought were unloaded, and pointed one with a laser sight at the child’s forehead.
The Pocono Record reported that State Police responded to reports of shots fired in a gated community in Delaware Township at around 5:35 p.m. on Saturday.
According to a police report, the 11-year-old child was visiting the home of his grandfather. The boy allegedly asked his uncle, 34-year-old Chad Olm, who lives in the basement, to see his gun collection.
Olm told police that he opened his security safe and began showing his weapons to the nephew, and his son, who was also present. He insisted that he did not keep the guns loaded.
After letting the boys handle three handguns — a .357 Magnum revolver, a .22 revolver and a 9 mm — he then pulled out a Glock 27 .40-caliber handgun that was equipped with a laser sight.
Olm stated that he did not check to see if there was a round in the chamber, but said that the handgun did not have a magazine in it. Olm said that he pointed the laser at the walls and ceiling. And then he pointed it at his nephew.
“Look, you have a red dot on your forehead,” Olm recalled one of the boys saying.
Olm said that when the nephew reached out for the gun, he pulled the trigger. A single bullet struck the child above the eye, causing him to start bleeding and fall over.
(Excerpt) Read more at poconorecord.com ...
Car too!
“If I drive my can drunk and kill you and your entire family, is it just an accident bob? “
Yep, still is, at least by the English definition of “accident”. I’m sorry that you’re taking the LIBERAL approach and redefining words, but this IS the definition of accident, and I prefer to stick with real, rather than made-up, definitions:
“an unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally, typically resulting in damage or injury.”
Unless you can explain to my why the killing was intentional, then I will continue to state that you DO NOT respect our language.
Pointing a gun at someone and pulling the trigger is not an accident - every action was done on purpose
OMG....wowza...
If you think this guy intentionally pointing a weapon at that kids head was somehow an accident, you haven't a clue.
I give up...Someone from the night shift can take over.
“Pointing a gun at someone and pulling the trigger is not an accident - every action was done on purpose”
I’m just trying to understand the motive for killing him. Maybe you can tell me then. I’m tired of arguing with that Bloomberg type.
Tell the guy working for dial an argument, the motive was absolute stupidity and total intentional neglect.
I do not believe that “I did not think the gun was loaded when I pointed it at that child and pulled the trigger” should be an affirmative defense.
If it is, every gang thug in the country will say the same thing when they shoot kids.
It’s not a good defense. We’re not talking about gang bangers here though, we’re talking about a kid’s uncle. A family accident as dumb as it was for it to happen.
I carry. I carry ALL the time. My kids know I have rifles but they have never seen any of my handguns. My grandchildren don't even know I have guns. Until I take them out shooting after learning about guns they won't.
I carry loaded and chambered but I would never show the gun to a kid. When I show any of my guns to friends that also carry I unload and unchamber and lock the slide open and STILL treat it as loaded.
A gun is only as safe as the operator.
I recommend to just about everyone:
1. Conceal carry
2. get a gun light enough and small enough that you won't mind carrying.
3. Once you carry don't ever not carry, that is when you will be needed.
4. Practice, practice, practice. It may be overkill but I don't like to go more than two weeks without practice.
5. Carry personal defense rounds, (Hollow Points), for safety. Never let a bullet go through anything to hit someone else.
6. Get a gun safe.
I don't normally have kids around but even when I don't I keep my carry gun up high on closet shelf when I go to bed. I'm not dressed in the morning until I have my gun on. I have respectful fear of my gun but I would have more fear without it.
Guns like gasoline, cars, power tools and many other things are potentially killers and deserve a lot of respect.
“In the minute I was gone my friend had reloaded his gun with ammo from the box and left the original 6 on the table. I was never again tempted to handle a gun without making sure it was unloaded every time it left my hand.”
Wow! Glad you didn’t learn that lesson the hard way! (As in having to buy a new water tank and drywall repair!)
“Wow! Glad you didn’t learn that lesson the hard way! (As in having to buy a new water tank and drywall repair!)”
Yes that near miss had a big impact on me. But at least my mistake wouldn’t have killed anyone. That typically requires breaking 2 or more of the rules simultaneously, like the bozo in the article.
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