5 years old boy killed his sister

by: Takeshi

Original Sources
1)  Boy, 5, kills sister with his gun
2) Should adults have the right to carry a concealed handgun?


      Children can get their guns before they go to school in southern Kentucky. Stephanie Sparks did not pay enough attention as her 5 years old son played with the gun. During she go outside briefly a horrific accident happened. The boy, Kristian, killed his 2 years old sister, Caroline, with a shot to the chest of her on the last Tuesday. The rifle of Kristian was in a corner of the house, and the family did not know that  a bullet had been left in it.


A rifle similar to the one the 5-year-old used.



      In the US, 48 states of the 50 allow people to carry of concealed guns. In my country, we usually cannot have a gun except people who have special permission like police. When I came the US, I asked my host father. "Do you have own gun?" He said yes. I heard from him that most American people have own guns for self-defense because there are many barbaric crimes. Apparently it may be a good action for a defense   against someone who attacks you. Even so, however, it is not good that every people can own their guns, including just 5-year-old boy. We need to remember that firearms can save your life but also kill yourself.

 

 

 

 
Map showing the concealed weapon laws of each state.

 

 

 

      I want to show another point. I think that people would get be used to guns too much if they start to have guns in childhood. Inevitably people should feel fear about using firearms. A gun can kill someone. A rifle can destroy someone’s life. A firearm can make sorrowful incidence. People who can use guns should never forget these facts. It is not until forgetting the facts that a pitiful incidence can happen. As you know, gun control is a controversial problem in the US. I hope that this mournful incidence gets to be an important opportunity to think about the control.