Abby Zwerner: Six-year-old who shot his teacher used mother's gun

[Scott]

 

A six-year-old child used his mother's legally purchased handgun to shoot his teacher at a US school, police say.

In a news conference on Monday, police in Virginia said the child brought the pistol to school in his backpack.

The child intentionally shot his teacher, Abigail 'Abby' Zwerner, during class on Friday. Police say she managed to escort her students to safety before calling for help for herself.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64210387

[Tug]

Abby continues to improve I’m wishing her a speedy and full recovery the mother of the little monster needs a real serious look imo just sad hang in there Abby we are pulling for you!

[DeaconJohn]

A case could be made for criminal negligence on the part of the gun owner - his mother reportedly.

Not much information about the child's family is being given.

I wonder why that is.

[bangon04]

and the NRA will insist that it is the shooter motive, not the availability of guns...........

 

anybody remember this?: 

https://edition.cnn.com/2014/12/30/us/idaho-walmart-shooting-accident-mother-toddler/index.html

Edited January 10, 2023 by bangon04

[metisdead]

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[jesimps]

1 hour ago, bangon04 said:

and the NRA will insist that it is the shooter motive, not the availability of guns...........

 

anybody remember this?: 

https://edition.cnn.com/2014/12/30/us/idaho-walmart-shooting-accident-mother-toddler/index.html

Well it is, of course. The gun would still be laying where the mother put it otherwise.

[riclag]

Millions and millions of guns owned  legally by millions of Americans!

Whats the chances of a 6 year old finding her parents gun unsecured!

 

That parent broke the law by not securing their gun and should be held responsible!

Gun trigger locks work for the most part only when they are used and installed properly!

Unfortunately there is very little facts about this very unusual event.

 

"In no way do I believe we were fully prepared for a 6-year-old to bring a weapon to school and shoot his teacher," Parker said

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/6-year-old-who-shot-teacher-abigail-zwerner-mothers-gun-newport-news-virginia-police-say

 

 

[Bluespunk]

2 hours ago, DeaconJohn said:

A case could be made for criminal negligence on the part of the gun owner - his mother reportedly.

Not much information about the child's family is being given.

I wonder why that is.

Why do you wonder about that?

[RichardColeman]

3 hours ago, DeaconJohn said:

Not much information about the child's family is being given.

I wonder why that is.

Probably does not fit the narrative 

[DeaconJohn]

45 minutes ago, Bluespunk said:

Why do you wonder about that?

Because I'm always looking for signs that racial media bias is coming to an end in the US and they can call a spade a spade without fear of being cancelled... or worse.

[metisdead]

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[Bluespunk]

35 minutes ago, DeaconJohn said:

Because I'm always looking for signs that racial media bias is coming to an end in the US and they can call a spade a spade without fear of being cancelled... or worse.

Yeah right...sure. 

 

It is fairly common not to identify children of this age accused of crimes.

 

More likely than conspiracy theory fears or claims about imagined cancelling...

[Bkk Brian]

On 1/10/2023 at 3:44 PM, riclag said:

Millions and millions of guns owned  legally by millions of Americans!

Whats the chances of a 6 year old finding her parents gun unsecured!

 

That parent broke the law by not securing their gun and should be held responsible!

Gun trigger locks work for the most part only when they are used and installed properly!

Unfortunately there is very little facts about this very unusual event.

 

"In no way do I believe we were fully prepared for a 6-year-old to bring a weapon to school and shoot his teacher," Parker said

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/6-year-old-who-shot-teacher-abigail-zwerner-mothers-gun-newport-news-virginia-police-say

 

 

Whats the chances of a 6 year old finding her parents gun unsecured!

 

Not as uncommon as you may think. Here's another case from yesterday, luckily this time nobody was injured.

 

"The mayor added: "I appreciate the quick action taken by the Beech Grove Police Department to secure the small child and the gun in question."

 

Father arrested on live TV after toddler seen waving a loaded handgun outside their apartment

A father has been arrested after a toddler was seen holding a loaded handgun outside their apartment in Indiana.

Footage from a neighbour's security camera had shown the toddler holding the pistol in the hallway of the complex in the city of Beech Grove and at one point pulling the trigger.

https://news.sky.com/story/father-arrested-on-live-tv-after-toddler-seen-waving-a-loaded-handgun-outside-their-apartment-12788446

 

 

 

Edited January 17, 2023 by Bkk Brian

[Tug]

On 1/10/2023 at 12:44 AM, riclag said:

Millions and millions of guns owned  legally by millions of Americans!

Whats the chances of a 6 year old finding her parents gun unsecured!

 

That parent broke the law by not securing their gun and should be held responsible!

Gun trigger locks work for the most part only when they are used and installed properly!

Unfortunately there is very little facts about this very unusual event.

 

"In no way do I believe we were fully prepared for a 6-year-old to bring a weapon to school and shoot his teacher," Parker said

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/6-year-old-who-shot-teacher-abigail-zwerner-mothers-gun-newport-news-virginia-police-say

 

 

my brother in law when he was a kid accidentally shot and killed his brother when he was about the same age fortunately with a loving and forgiving family he (mostly) survived the trauma of blowing his brother’s brains out it still effects him to this day he is in his 70s it’s just one part of gun control we need the safe child proof storage of guns we need more powerful laws concerning guns no if ands or butts!