Another "Accidental" Shooting

Here's the initial story from yesterday's news about the eight-year-old boy in Maryland who shot a little girl at the day care center he was attending.

Child Shot At Day Care Center

Police in a Washington, D.C. suburb say a seven-year-old girl was shot at a day care center when a gun that was brought in by another child accidentally went off.

Police say an eight-year-old boy, who also attends the For Kids We Care day care center in Germantown, Md., had the gun in a backpack.

"He began to play with it inside the backpack when it accidentally discharged, with the bullet going through the backpack and into the arm of a seven-year-old female," Montgomery County Police spokesman Derek Baliles told CBS Radio News.

Accidental? Or is this another case of gross negligence on the part of the gun owner? If so, then surely, a few more "common-sense" gun control laws sprinkled here and there would have prevented this tragedy, right?

Not exactly. No fucking chance.

Father charged after boy shoots girl at day care center

Police: Father has extensive criminal record

Who's as stunned (peeing on the third rail kinda stunned) as I am?

GERMANTOWN, Maryland (AP) -- A 7-year-old girl was shot in the arm at a day care center Tuesday after an 8-year-old classmate brought in one of his father's guns and shot her with it it accidentally went off, authorities said.

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Police charged the 56-year-old father with leaving a firearm in a location accessible by an unsupervised minor, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and possession of a firearm by a felon.

Press release from the Brady Bunch blaming the gun, absolving the career criminal, piece-of-shit father of all wrongdoing, and calling for the imposition of additional restrictions on law-abiding gun owners, to be made public in 10...9...8...

The father has an extensive criminal record dating to the 1960s, according to court documents. It includes several convictions of assault with intent to maim and gun charges. He could be sentenced to five years in prison if convicted of being a felon in possession of a handgun and three years on the delinquency of a minor charge, authorities said.

The documents said there were "numerous" other weapons in the father's apartment that his son had access to. The man was in custody and could not immediately be reached for comment.

Remember, start with the coarser grit sandpaper (and pass the vinegar). Then work your way down to 220 grit or finer for final finishing by hand.

UPDATE: Countertop has more.