4-year-old KC girl dies after being shot by 6-year-old boy

[proud2BlibKansan]

A 4-year-old Kansas City girl shot in the head earlier this month by another child who found a gun on a chair has died, police said today.

Trinity Ross, who turned 4 just three days before the shooting, was declared brain dead last week, police said. She later was removed from a ventilator.

Police were called to the girl’s home in the 10500 block of Monroe Avenue just before noon Jan. 10. Officers found Trinity lying on her back on the living room floor near the television with a gunshot wound to her forehead. Two relatives, boys ages 5 and 6, were standing in the corner of the living room.

A 58-year-old woman who lives at the home said Trinity is her husband’s daughter. The girl had just gotten out of the Freda Markley Early Childhood Center at 11:30 a.m. The woman was watching the three kids. She left them in the living room while she went outside to get something from her car, police said. She heard a gunshot, ran back inside and found Trinity wounded.

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/01/22/4025115/4-year-old-kc-girl-dies-after.html#storylink=cpy

[liberal N proud]

1. Children killing children with adult killing machines

Maybe if she had a gun, this wouldn't have happened.

[KansDem]

2. "...who found a gun on a chair..."

You mean this woman was going to watch these kids with a gun laying nearby?!!

What's wrong with people??!!!

[jberryhill]

8. Clearly, the chair is at fault

[proud2BlibKansan]

9. Other reports say she didn't know it was there.

Someone else in the family had put it there.

[abelenkpe]

3. K&R

everyday....everyday

[Whovian]

4. Four years old. Makes me want to cry.

[ManiacJoe]

5. Proper storage of dangerous tools is a good thing.

[Duckhunter935]

6. called child proofing your house

It used to be done, this is sad

[Laochtine]

7. We must love our children

Do I have to say this, if I do we are lost.

[barbtries]

10. the woman hasn't been arrested?

wouldn't that be a case of felonious neglect?

just think, if there hadn't been a gun there, the little girl would probably still be alive.

[seabeyond]

11. per the article she did not know it was there. was a relatives gun, under a coat on the chair.

arrest her? or the person that owns the gun and put it there.

[laundry_queen]

12. Both. nt

[seabeyond]

14. she didnt know the gun was there. what do you want from her. that makes no sense. nt

[laundry_queen]

16. Of course that's what she's going to say

I don't believe a word of it.

[seabeyond]

17. that is a different story. nt

[barbtries]

13. it just seems that there should be a consequence

to such deadly carelessness. her or the other person. jeez.

[seabeyond]

15. again, how do you go after a person when they do not know there is any danger there? that makes no

sense. i totally get going after the person that left the gun. that is his/her responsibility. to secure the gun. but, a person that does not even know it is there???

[Blue_Tires]

24. Well, so far the story is light on who else lives in the house

and who the gun actually belongs to...

[Rex]

18. This when I think of the term 'gun control'.

TO me 'gun control' is making sure your GUN is NOT sitting on a chair with kids around!

RIP child.

[kestrel91316]

19. Arm the tots with Bushmasters and this sort of thing won't happen.

[Blanks]

22. Now you're talkin'. It's the only answer. eom

[LeftinOH]

20. Irresponsible gun owner is responsible. n/t

[KamaAina]

21. If only the 4-year-old had been armed.

[SheilaT]

23. Another responsible gun owner.

Yep. Every single gun owner claims to be responsible. So how in the world do all these things happen?

One good thing (if I can use the word good here) in the wake of Sandy Hook is that many more shooting deaths are making news, even making national news that wouldn't have just over a month ago. Maybe, if there is the constant drum beat of all these deaths (30 a day approximately) then the gun apologists will finally begin to understand how constant and unremitting the gun deaths really are, and how something must be done to stop them.

Personally, I'd go for outright confiscation, but I realize that's not a popular stand.