Babysitter Shot by Angry 4-Year-Old
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 10:16 pm
Babysitter Shot by Angry 4-Year-Old
by Amy Hatch Jan 6th 2009 1:00PM
Police are scratching their heads over what to do with a 4-year-old Jackson, Ohio boy who shot his babysitter after the 18-year-old caretaker stepped on the child's foot.
Nathan Beavers was minding the boy in his grandmother's mobile home when the shooting took place. Beavers says that after he accidentally stepped on the boy's foot, the enraged child announced he was going to get a gun.
No one in the house took him seriously -- several other teens and kids were present -- but the boy ran to a nearby closet, and grabbed a gun. He then opened a drawer, took out a shell, loaded the gun and fired it at Beavers.
Beavers sustained minor wounds to his arm and side, and was treated and released from the hospital. One other teen also suffered minor injuries.
The boy is in the custody of his parents while cops figure out what to do about the incident. He may be too young to be charged. His father says the kid has seen adults fire guns before, but maintains that he was not aware that his son knew how to load and shoot the weapon. Counseling has been arranged for the young shooter.
Wow, and I thought it was bad when the kid I babysat for hid my shoes. What's next? I mean, the guy just stepped on his foot. What would have happened if he had tried to make him take a nap or sit in the naughty chair? This just goes to show that A) kids are more prone than ever to violence at younger ages and B) you need to lock up your guns, people.
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What's your take?
To me, something just doesn't look right.
1) For the lightest of PISTOLS, we know that it will still need a fairly strong grip to rack back the slide. In fact, loading a single round into a magazine, ensuring that the mag locks in place, then racking the slide seems just too complicated for a 4-yr old, not to speak of the grip strength needed. Loading the round direct into chamber of a pistol without a magazine can even be more challenging, as we all know.
2) For a REVOLVER, primary consideration again is the strength needed to pull the trigger for a single action, or of pulling back the hammer to cock a double action.
And of course there is also the matter of loading that single round- the 4-yr old boy must be very familiar in releasing the cylinder AND knowing how to lock it properly so that the single round will aline properly when the hammer is cocked!!!... Of course the boy's dad should know whether the tyke was that familiar with the gun.
OR: Could the baby-sitter have been playing with the gun and shot himself (like that dude -- star footballer player?--who shot himself in the thigh in a NY nightclub with his unlicensed FA and is now in trouble) and just claimed the boy did it? And could the cops be that dumb to fall for his story and swallowed it hook, line and sinker??? I won't be surprised, really...
by Amy Hatch Jan 6th 2009 1:00PM
Police are scratching their heads over what to do with a 4-year-old Jackson, Ohio boy who shot his babysitter after the 18-year-old caretaker stepped on the child's foot.
Nathan Beavers was minding the boy in his grandmother's mobile home when the shooting took place. Beavers says that after he accidentally stepped on the boy's foot, the enraged child announced he was going to get a gun.
No one in the house took him seriously -- several other teens and kids were present -- but the boy ran to a nearby closet, and grabbed a gun. He then opened a drawer, took out a shell, loaded the gun and fired it at Beavers.
Beavers sustained minor wounds to his arm and side, and was treated and released from the hospital. One other teen also suffered minor injuries.
The boy is in the custody of his parents while cops figure out what to do about the incident. He may be too young to be charged. His father says the kid has seen adults fire guns before, but maintains that he was not aware that his son knew how to load and shoot the weapon. Counseling has been arranged for the young shooter.
Wow, and I thought it was bad when the kid I babysat for hid my shoes. What's next? I mean, the guy just stepped on his foot. What would have happened if he had tried to make him take a nap or sit in the naughty chair? This just goes to show that A) kids are more prone than ever to violence at younger ages and B) you need to lock up your guns, people.
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What's your take?
To me, something just doesn't look right.
1) For the lightest of PISTOLS, we know that it will still need a fairly strong grip to rack back the slide. In fact, loading a single round into a magazine, ensuring that the mag locks in place, then racking the slide seems just too complicated for a 4-yr old, not to speak of the grip strength needed. Loading the round direct into chamber of a pistol without a magazine can even be more challenging, as we all know.
2) For a REVOLVER, primary consideration again is the strength needed to pull the trigger for a single action, or of pulling back the hammer to cock a double action.
And of course there is also the matter of loading that single round- the 4-yr old boy must be very familiar in releasing the cylinder AND knowing how to lock it properly so that the single round will aline properly when the hammer is cocked!!!... Of course the boy's dad should know whether the tyke was that familiar with the gun.
OR: Could the baby-sitter have been playing with the gun and shot himself (like that dude -- star footballer player?--who shot himself in the thigh in a NY nightclub with his unlicensed FA and is now in trouble) and just claimed the boy did it? And could the cops be that dumb to fall for his story and swallowed it hook, line and sinker??? I won't be surprised, really...
