The child saw the handgun in the parents’ bedroom and put it in his mouth, where it went off.
At least the Legislature has its priorities straight. 
ASHEBORO, N.C. — A 2-year-old boy was accidentally shot when the toddler found an unsecured handgun at his residence on Spring Valley Road, just outside the Asheboro city limits, Saturday afternoon just before 2 p.m.
Randolph County Sheriff’s Det. M. Reynolds said the father rushed the child to Randolph Hospital. He was then transported to Brenner Children’s Hospital in Winston-Salem. Reynolds said the latest information from the hospital was that the child was expected to survive.
Reynolds said the family — mom, dad and three older siblings — were at home at the time. The child saw the handgun in the parents’ bedroom and put it in his mouth, where it went off.
“This was a very tragic accident. It is so fortunate that the little boy is expected to survive,” Reynolds said.
RALEIGH, N.C. — State House lawmakers voted Wednesday to forbid law enforcement officers from destroying fully-operating firearms, even if they were used in a crime.
House Bill 714, "Disposal of Abandoned Firearms," says that, if a firearm is fully functioning and still has a legible identification number, sheriffs and other law enforcement officers cannot destroy it, regardless of its background.
Instead, they would have to sell it at a public auction to a licensed dealer or permit-holder, keep it for department use or training or donate it to a museum or historical society.
Judges would no longer have the authority to order the destruction of a weapon confiscated in a criminal case.
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how every on-line purchase they make gives their address to someone who will have exact locations of "supply dumps" all over the country 
An honest to goodness internet psychic.
If that's what you want to believe, have at it, I don't care what you think the implication is.
gundaMENTALISTs.
is that the best ya got?
You gonna answer the questions pending? Or should I take it that you've been bested again?
Nothing to see here, move along.
Legislators give away AR-15s for donations. Banks, radio stations, charities give them away. And Libertarians give free rifles to people in zero tolerance cities, and they all defy all regulations. They are favored as Christmas and birthday gifts for children.
Gun owners open carry so they can intimidate people at public meetings. Some cities and states mandate a gun in every home. This won't stop in states calling deaths and injuries accidents. It will keep going on.
I'm less affected at the deaths in these gun worshipping families than I was before. They have escaped this blighted world, it's possible their families will learn nothing, since the law keeps on giving them a free pass.
The people I'm concerned with are the peaceful ones who have to live alongside this mentality. And how easily gun owners are believing they have reasons to kill others. Some say they are ready to kill a lot of people for political reasons, or just for coming for their guns. Buying a machine gun or assault rifle with the ability to shoot many rounds as if in a war zone is a plan to commit mass murder.
See the pregnant mother. No doubt this picture will be an iconic image in their home as her child is born and grows up. We will have to live with these gun worshippers.
...Jadarrius shot himself and now, Walker...is being charged with culpable negligence, which is a third degree felony.
His Uncle, 29-year-old Jeffrey Walker, left the gun in the room he shared with the toddler, where he found it in a backpack. Walker purchased the gun at a gun shop in the Tampa Bay area and also had a concealed weapons permit.
Tragically, the child's parents, 21-year-old Jasmine Bell and 22-year-old Trentin Speights, were in their bedroom at the time of the shooting...
http://globalgrind.com/news/3-year-old-jadarrius-speights-shoots-kills-himself-uncles-gun-tampa-photos
This was a permitted gun. Not saying he should not be charged, but the application of these laws seems uneven given so many are not charged. That may mean that the law is going to take a harder look at these deaths, which seem to be happening every day now.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014477845#post89
I don't see any difference in this case, and this Uncle appeared to have done everything right, including keeping it out of sight, except the gun was loaded.
Walker was a law-abiding gun owner, did it all the right way, even had a CCW. But it wasn't called an accident, was it?
My conclusion is that just being 'blah' in the USA carries an inherently unjust penalty.
it's not like babies world wide put objects in their mouths every day.
Really? I mean, seriously?
Yeah, you're right, places with "higher rates" have a much bigger problem than places that lead the nation in actual numbers. 
That the gun-murder capitol of the nation has a lower "rate" than other places with far less of a problem in the eyes of some folks, shows what a farce "rates" are, and is illustrative of why that particular form of "measure" is chosen by them.
I live near a small town we'll just call bumfuck, for sake of discussion.
"Bumfuck" has a real, factual and true population of 34 people.
If someone commits suicide in "Bumfuck" with a gun, thats 1 in 34.
Thats a RATE of 2941 per 100k. If one were to look ONLY at that rate, it would seem bumfuck has a suicide epidemic of monumental proportions on their hands, wouldn't it? Gee, is there something in their water or what?
What the "rate" folks do, is to note places like Montana and other states/places with a small population, and then use a rate based on that small population.
On the other side of the coin, a larger population example of say 20 million, with the same rate, would have 1188200 hypothetical suicides. For sake of discussion, well call it "megaville".
So say this hypothetical city of megaville DOES have a gun suicide epidemic. Say 100000 commit suicide with guns. Thats 200 per 100k. A rate roughly 14.5 times lower that Bumfuck. If one ignores the exact numbers, it sure looks like bumfuck has a huge problem on their hands, compared to megaville, doesnt it?
Have a nice day.
If you have a kid that should be your number one responsibility as a parent, bar none!!!!! I'm tired of reading these senseless tragedy stories that could easily be prevented had these stupid fucking parents taken the one precaution any parent should take. If you have kids keep your guns locked up. If you can't do that then don't own guns. It's that simple! 
That people would develop a blase attitude toward guns is no surprise: the idea that guns are just another tool promotes such stupidity. The NRA, the gun manufacturers, and their imbecile dupes (the poor dumb clowns think any of this is about the "constitution" or "liberty" or "tyrannical government"
promote this idea. And when a two year old eats a barrel and it goes boom, they all tut-tut the parents. Check yourselves, you monumental assholes: you did this with your bullshit.
Seems they're quite good at it.
