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See what the author did there? "Clearly the issue of parental responsibility is at the center of this tragedy. But..." Knowing pro-gun folks will counter his emotional argument for more gun control, he acknowledges the point about responsibility and adds, "But..."Here's How the Rifle That Just Killed a 2-Year-Old Girl Is Marketed for Kids
On Tuesday, inside a rural Kentucky home, a five-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his two-year-old sister. The boy had been playing with a .22 caliber single-shot Crickett rifle made and marketed for kids. The children's mother was reportedly outside the house when the shooting took place, and apparently didn't know that the gun contained a shell.
"Just one of those crazy accidents," said the Cumberland County coroner, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader.
Clearly the issue of parental responsibility is at the center of this tragedy. But against the backdrop of the Newtown massacre and ongoing national debate over regulating firearms, it also points back to the big business of guns—including how the industry profits from products aimed at children.
Also, the phrase, "products aimed at children" I thought was especially clever. Mark Follman? Clearly a hack to be reckoned with.
- Keith
