So apparently it takes 8 days to decide if an adult is responsible for their gun killing a 2 month old. Whether the adult left the gun lying around or if they accidentally pulled the trigger or set it down when it went off, that is both negligence. I cannot believe charges have not been filed yet. This is absurd Hey gun owners. It would be nice to see you guys speak out against this. And all other incidents. http://lancasteronline.com/article/...-shooting-of-infant.html#.Ur3knAAAgzs.twitter A national gun control organization is blasting local authorities for not filing charges immediately in the Christmas Eve shooting of a 2-month-old East Lampeter Township girl. Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense In America on Thursday called on Lancaster County District Attorney Craig Stedman to arrest the person in possession of the gun that shot and killed Kestyn Davis. RELATED: 2-month-old victim in Lancaster County homicide identified "Mothers across the country are heartbroken about the loss of yet another child to preventable gun violence, and we expect an adult to be held accountable for such a negligent act," the group's founder Shannon Watts said in a phone interview Friday. Stedman said Friday afternoon he hopes that by Tuesday he can determine whether charges are appropriate. He said his decision will be based solely on the particular facts of the case and nothing else. Police said the girl, daughter of G. Scott and Alyssa Davis, was struck by a bullet fired from a family member's gun. She was taken to Lancaster General Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The child was shot just after 2 p.m. Tuesday and died of a single gunshot wound to the abdomen, according to the results of an autopsy performed Thursday morning. Stedman said East Lampeter Township police "have not yet completed their investigation, let alone made the facts public, so any opinion as to the appropriate outcome of this case is necessarily uninformed." Lancaster County Coroner Dr. Steven Diamantoni officially ruled the death a homicide, but cautioned that this doesn't indicate a criminal action took place. Stedman said investigators know who fired the handgun that killed the girl, but he declined to reveal the name. Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America was founded by Watts, a mother of five, in the wake of the Sandy Hook shooting one year ago. The group boasts more than 100,000 members and a chapter in every state across the country. Watts said members of the Pennsylvania organization are shocked and devastated that charges have yet to be filed against the family member who was "criminally negligent in the way they handled a handgun." Stedman said he will be taking a measured approach to arrive at a just and fair decision at the appropriate time. "As I have stated, gun ownership carries serious responsibility but outside influences and interest groups cannot and will not factor in anything I do with this case," he said. Moms Demand Action are calling on Pennsylvania lawmakers to propose and pass laws that hold adults accountable if their negligence results in the shooting of a child. Under current law, Stedman said, the state can charge a person with reckless endangerment in these types of cases. Watts said that for too long the gun lobby has protected gun owners from being liable for gun-related deaths. "Shooting and killing a human being due to an unsecured firearm should and must be considered more severe than an accident," she said. Read more: http://lancasteronline.com/article/...nfant.html#.Ur3knAAAgzs.twitter#ixzz2oizm2ySx
It has been 3 days. I am all for holding parents accountable for negligence like this, but there is no need to rush to indictments- let them finish their investigation and proceed.
Sure....Easy Peasy If a dumb buttock adult leaves a weapon in easy access to a child and something bad happens then prosecute them for negligence...Anything else?
OH and the same holds true for adults who allow very young children to ride their bikes without adult supervision, or who allow easy access to the very young to pools, or adults who allow young children to ride in a vehicle unrestrained. I am sure there are many more eh?
Definitely. Rushing something like this could see some who should be punished getting off on a technicality. Or conversely see someone railroaded when cooler heads would have prevailed.
It's about negligence....yes? - - - Updated - - - Reminds me of a famous self defense case in Florida eh?
Or simply remove your bias against guns and accept the fact that there are far more dangerous things in this world than firearms.
