Reports: Father accidentally shoots, kills 10-month-old son in front of family

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10. Horrible tragedy

That whole family's lives changed in one split second. Prayers to all of them. I can't imagine the depth of the grief and trauma they must be feeling.

IMO, our gun culture tries to make it seem as if guns are almost toys. That helps sell more guns. "Shooting sports are safe and fun, etc." We hear it over and over until some gun owners lose the feeling of danger around a firearm and maybe start thinking of it not as a dangerous weapon so much as merely a loud toy.

When we lose that feeling of danger and get too comfortable with anything dangerous, we'll neglect to follow safety rules. With guns, we'll forget "Never point a gun at anything you don't want to shoot" and that "all guns are loaded until you see that they are not." The consequences are unspeakably tragic when these simple rules are not followed.