Boy drowns in Eagan pool

[NanceGreggs]

2. Stories like this ...

... ARE truly awful.

It is unfortunate that children drown in pools, often despite every safety precaution being taken that such an accident doesn't happen.

As for firearm-related deaths, we're talking there about 100% preventable "accidents" (e.g. firearms safely stored and locked, so that no child - nor any adult - can access them and fire them, "accidentally" or otherwise.)

Children who accidentally drown in pools were not thrown into the deep end by adults. Children who are accidentally shot - or who accidentally shoot others - ARE thrown into the deep end by adults who stand poolside, horrified!, while insisting they have no idea how such a tragedy could have happened.