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A 5 year old in Kentucky unintentionally shot his 2 year old sister with a rifle designed for children and given to him as a birthday present.<\/h4>\n

Caroline\u2019s death was ruled accidental and no charges will be filed against her 5-year-old brother. \u00a0But what about charges against the parent who gave the child the gun, the parent who failed to remove the bullet, or the manufacturer who markets guns for 4 year olds as “My first rifle?”\u00a0<\/b><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe little Crickett rifle is a single-shot rifle and it has a child safety,\u201d the Coroner said.<\/b>\u00a0\u201cThis was just a tragic accident.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my fifteen years as coroner, this is the first such case,\u201d he said.<\/b>\u00a0\u201cIt is very, very rare.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When children die in the streets of Chicago from illegal guns, it\u2019s called bad parenting.<\/b>\u00a0But when 2-year-olds die in their own home with legal weapons given to kindergarteners as gifts, it\u2019s a \u201ctragic accident?<\/b>\u201d \u00a0Nor is this an isolated incident: a\u00a0\u00a0six-year-old\u00a0\u00a0died from injuries sustained when his 4-year-old neighbor shot him in the head with a 22-caliber rifle Monday evening as they played between their New Jersey homes
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A 5 year old in Kentucky unintentionally shot his 2 year old sister with a rifle designed for children and given to him as a birthday present. Caroline\u2019s death was ruled accidental and no charges will be filed against her 5-year-old brother. \u00a0But what about charges against the parent who gave the child the gun, […]<\/p>\n

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