If only there was a good 4-year-old with a gun to stop him.
He couldn’t wait until he got to a school? Kids these days… no self control. /s
The child’s mother said she and her son stopped at Burger King to get breakfast when she learned that her dog had been run over and killed. She said that in her grief, she did not notice that her son had grabbed a Glock from the truck’s glove compartment.
The woman said the child pointed the gun at her and fired, hitting his own index finger.
Officers responded to the Burger King in Dacula, Georgia, where they found the child. He was taken to a children’s hospital for treatment.
Gun safety expert Tim Downing said there are a few things parents should remember to prevent accidental shootings.
Well i feel bad for the dog.
WTF was the dog doing running around loose to begin with?
WTF was the kid doing in the front seat (which is illegal in Georgia, except when the back seat doesn’t exist or something like that) to begin with?
There are so many kinds of negligence going on here even before you start considering the gun!
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I can only guess this was an old-school regular-cab pickup truck with the dog in the bed, but what self-respecting hick still drives a truck like that in 2026?Edit: video shows the truck was an extended-cab; no excuse for the kid to be in the front.)There are so many kinds of negligence going on here even before you start considering the gun!
Uh, it’s pronounced “freedom”!
*laughs in hick*
And not the kid?
Dog died… kid shot his finger probably gone… but will be fine… loaded gun in the glove box… this could have been prevented…
I’ve kept my pistol in the glovebox, with it locked, and my kids are all grown.
I cannot imagine keeping it in an unlocked glove box, loaded and chambered, with a four year old in the front seat.
Yeah that
I wonder what country that could be?
The kid was immediately offered a job at ICE and his Mom was to, as a senior firearms safety trainer.
“A few things parents should remember…”
Not reproducing would be a start.
Where did he mean to shoot himself?
This is why it’s so important to teach kids to shoot early. My two year old loves to drop mag and show clear on her nerf gun, it’s super cute
I’m confused the article says the kid pointed the gun at the mother and pulled the trigger. What part of that means he shot himself?
Every gun owner thinks they’re a responsible gun owner.
Many of them are correct.
Doesn’t matter. It’s like saying most pilots will not crash a plane. All Americans are at risk because they let some irresponsible people own guns
Genuinely unsure what point you’re making with the plane crash thing… yes, most pilots don’t crash? Sometimes they do, and we accept that risk because of the utility flying provides. It feels like you’re trying to advocate for tighter gun control with an argument against it
Most even! But that’s not as exciting as building a worldview around freaky shit that makes the news
Why engage with the issue and propose solutions when you can jerk yourself off over how much better you are than the victims?
I’m better than the dipshit that left a loaded gun in an unlocked glovebox with a 4 year old in the car.
The victim here is a child. Not the negligent “rEsPoNsIbLe GuN oWnEr” that left a loaded gun where a 4 year old could both access and use it.
Maybe you actually are a responsible gun owner. I doubt that sincerely since you’re acting like the perpetrator is the victim.
Many of them outside of the states are correct
Tell me his parent(s) will go to jail.
“B…b…but we need guns to overthrow a tyrannical government”
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Why look at Iran when we can look at the US and how all those guns are being used to enforce the tyranny rather than fight against it 😂
… they do it better than US?
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As opposed to people slowly disappearing, I guess ?
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It only takes a C in history to understand: those are citizens, and this is tyranny.
Common sense says they are definitely fighting (or fought) for survival
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Poor puppy.
Our 4 year olds need better training.
Glad they ruled out attempted suicide in the headline
Ended up being attempted matricide
