Sheriff: 4-Year-Old Fatally Shoots Himself At Day Care

The NRA Must Be Very Proud

From a report of a terrible tragedy by            

ORANGE, Va. (AP) — Virginia authorities say a 4-year-old boy fatally shot himself at the home of his child care provider, which is also the home of a Stafford County sheriff's deputy.

The Orange County Sheriff's Office said in a statement Tuesday that the child was pronounced dead Monday, the sheriff's deputy wasn't home and the gun was not a service weapon. The statement also says an autopsy is being conducted and more details won't be released until the Orange County Sheriff's Office's investigation is complete.

The Stafford County Sheriff's office says the deputy began working for the agency in December 2016 and is still in the academy.

If the gun lobby ever understands that those who support stricter gun laws are not interested in taking away Constitutional rights but want to have greater gun safety then maybe these tragedies will be reduced.  In the meantime maybe the people that run and fund the NRA and similar groups will take a moment and think about what they are doing to real people.