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Another Bad Gun Owner
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1256641/Girl-kills-mistaking-handgun-Wii-control.html
I posted this here because there is no "Horrible Story" thread.
A U.S. toddler accidently killed herself after mistaking her stepfather's handgun for a Nintendo Wii control.
Cheyenne Alexis McKeehan, three, shot herself in the stomach with the .380 caliber, semi-automatic weapon after finding it lying on a table in the living room.
Her mother was sitting at the computer just a few feet away while her three-month-old brother was also playing nearby.
Investigators today said that the child had probably mistaken the weapon for a Wii control.
Her mother, Tina Ann Cronberger, 32, told them Cheyenne had played on the games consol for days at a time.
Wilson County Sheriff Terry Ashe displayed two guns taken from the home - one the Wii controller and the other the handgun which killed Cheyenne.
'You can see by the comparison of the toy weapon and the real weapon that there's little chance a three-year-old would differentiate between the two,' Ashe said.
'If you have a live handgun with a toy that looks the same - for parents some bells and whistles need to go off.
'Right now it's a terrible tragedy investigation.'
The tragedy unfolded in Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee, on Sunday evening after Cheynne's stepfather Douglas Cronberger, 32, heard a prowler outside the property.
He fetched his gun, which he usually kept unloaded in a cabinet and went to investigate. After failing to find anyone, he left the gun in the living room and went to bed.
A short time later, Cheyenne short herself. She was taken to hospital but pronounced dead on arrival.
There has been no decision if any charges will be filed against the child's parents at this stage.
he left the gun in the living room and went to bed. A short time later, Cheyenne short herself.
He left his gun out AND his kid, THEN went to bed? How wrong is this????
I posted this here because there is no "Horrible Story" thread.
A U.S. toddler accidently killed herself after mistaking her stepfather's handgun for a Nintendo Wii control.
Cheyenne Alexis McKeehan, three, shot herself in the stomach with the .380 caliber, semi-automatic weapon after finding it lying on a table in the living room.
Her mother was sitting at the computer just a few feet away while her three-month-old brother was also playing nearby.
Investigators today said that the child had probably mistaken the weapon for a Wii control.
Her mother, Tina Ann Cronberger, 32, told them Cheyenne had played on the games consol for days at a time.
Wilson County Sheriff Terry Ashe displayed two guns taken from the home - one the Wii controller and the other the handgun which killed Cheyenne.
'You can see by the comparison of the toy weapon and the real weapon that there's little chance a three-year-old would differentiate between the two,' Ashe said.
'If you have a live handgun with a toy that looks the same - for parents some bells and whistles need to go off.
'Right now it's a terrible tragedy investigation.'
The tragedy unfolded in Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee, on Sunday evening after Cheynne's stepfather Douglas Cronberger, 32, heard a prowler outside the property.
He fetched his gun, which he usually kept unloaded in a cabinet and went to investigate. After failing to find anyone, he left the gun in the living room and went to bed.
A short time later, Cheyenne short herself. She was taken to hospital but pronounced dead on arrival.
There has been no decision if any charges will be filed against the child's parents at this stage.
he left the gun in the living room and went to bed. A short time later, Cheyenne short herself.
He left his gun out AND his kid, THEN went to bed? How wrong is this????
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There are no words to express this senseless death, what was he thinking or not! People like him should never have guns. My sympathy goes out to the family. 
So sad. Prayers inbound.
Well I expect the media will take this and run with it.
A senseless tragedy that could have / should have, been avoided.
I've said it a hundred times and I will continue to.
We need to police our own community and take the time to educate people who just don't know better.
You know the ones - I see them at the range as often as you do.
Take a few minutes. Be friendly. And offer CONSTRUCTIVE guidance and help where you can. It pays off for all of us.
I believe that if we are on course and can leave our ego's at the door a wee bit, the LIF patch on a shirt or hat could be a very welcomed site at any of the local ranges.
Everyone was a newbie at some point. Remember the person that mentored you? Helped you clear that jam? Gave you some real, unopinionated answers?
Be THAT guy. It'll pay off for all of us.
A senseless tragedy that could have / should have, been avoided.
I've said it a hundred times and I will continue to.
We need to police our own community and take the time to educate people who just don't know better.
You know the ones - I see them at the range as often as you do.
Take a few minutes. Be friendly. And offer CONSTRUCTIVE guidance and help where you can. It pays off for all of us.
I believe that if we are on course and can leave our ego's at the door a wee bit, the LIF patch on a shirt or hat could be a very welcomed site at any of the local ranges.
Everyone was a newbie at some point. Remember the person that mentored you? Helped you clear that jam? Gave you some real, unopinionated answers?
Be THAT guy. It'll pay off for all of us.
Weird part for me:
Its a Sunday evening, the dad goes outside, comes back in, goes to bed. Even if he is working the 5am shift, likely he isn't in bed before 9-10pm. Yet the kid is not only awake, but turning the TV on to play Wii?
Something just sounds off in the story. Ok maybe the kid wakes up at 2-3 can't sleep, cries for parents. but up at say 10-12 in the night, playing Wii. hmmm
Its a Sunday evening, the dad goes outside, comes back in, goes to bed. Even if he is working the 5am shift, likely he isn't in bed before 9-10pm. Yet the kid is not only awake, but turning the TV on to play Wii?
Something just sounds off in the story. Ok maybe the kid wakes up at 2-3 can't sleep, cries for parents. but up at say 10-12 in the night, playing Wii. hmmm
Really weird part:BirdistheWord said:Weird part for me:
Its a Sunday evening, the dad goes outside, comes back in, goes to bed. Even if he is working the 5am shift, likely he isn't in bed before 9-10pm. Yet the kid is not only awake, but turning the TV on to play Wii?
Something just sounds off in the story. Ok maybe the kid wakes up at 2-3 can't sleep, cries for parents. but up at say 10-12 in the night, playing Wii. hmmm
"Her mother was sitting at the computer just a few feet away while her three-month-old brother was also playing nearby."
Something sounds very fishy with the dad. He knows to keep the gun locked up, unloaded. Now he is going to bed before the entire family, but leaves the gun out.
A locked up, unloaded gun is useless in the event of a home invasion. Not defending the guy, a loaded gun doesn't belong on the kitchen table where your children are playing, but I think keeping a gun handy and ready to go is prudent.BirdistheWord said:Something sounds very fishy with the dad. He knows to keep the gun locked up, unloaded. Now he is going to bed before the entire family, but leaves the gun out.
In this state the father would be arrested and charged with child endangerment and possibly manslaughter. I guess in TN they are more lax about these things.
Snow, the article said the father kept the gun was locked and unloaded, not I.
snowblind said:A locked up, unloaded gun is useless in the event of a home invasion. Not defending the guy, a loaded gun doesn't belong on the kitchen table where your children are playing, but I think keeping a gun handy and ready to go is prudent.
I was replying to the part where you said he knows, as in he knows better. I disagree with that part.BirdistheWord said:Snow, the article said the father kept the gun was locked and unloaded, not I.
Oh ok, well, i guess the balance is being ready to repel an invader and this type of thing happening. Sounds like this guy had some element of sense until this incident.
Well said.PandM said:Well I expect the media will take this and run with it.
A senseless tragedy that could have / should have, been avoided.
I've said it a hundred times and I will continue to.
We need to police our own community and take the time to educate people who just don't know better.
You know the ones - I see them at the range as often as you do.
Take a few minutes. Be friendly. And offer CONSTRUCTIVE guidance and help where you can. It pays off for all of us.
I believe that if we are on course and can leave our ego's at the door a wee bit, the LIF patch on a shirt or hat could be a very welcomed site at any of the local ranges.
Everyone was a newbie at some point. Remember the person that mentored you? Helped you clear that jam? Gave you some real, unopinionated answers?
Be THAT guy. It'll pay off for all of us.
sad story but i will wait for all the info to come out untill i call someone stupid.
no matter how tired and dumb you are from wakeing up in the middle of the night to load up and look for a intruder with the wife on the computor and the kid playing the wii , neve leave you firearm unattended. how hard was it to unload and store it before you crash again. was there a 911 call of a possible prowler. or do we have to wait for all the info to surface.
no matter how tired and dumb you are from wakeing up in the middle of the night to load up and look for a intruder with the wife on the computor and the kid playing the wii , neve leave you firearm unattended. how hard was it to unload and store it before you crash again. was there a 911 call of a possible prowler. or do we have to wait for all the info to surface.
My personal rule; a firearm does not leave my hands unless it is unloaded and cleared, if even for a moment, I won't even put a loaded rifle down on the table at the range to look through a spotting scope, if I put it down then it's not capable of firing. If everyone followed that rule, this would not happen. It's just stupid to put a gun down on the table with kids around, either this guy was being that careless, or something else happened in this event that we're not aware of yet. And anyways, why is a three year old playing Wii games that use a gun controller? At that age they are too young to understand guns, little children should be taught to never touch a gun, and there should never be a chance for them to touch one anyway.
Extreme sad those little S&W's dont have a safety also just a heavy trigger pull. Prayers go out to the family.
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