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Kansas 7-Year-old Dead Because of Dad's and Brothers' Negligence

Posted on the 16 April 2013 by Mikeb302000
Tragic: Gavin was rushed to the local hospital and airlifted to Wichita from there but still did not survive
Local news reports
The 7-year-old boy who was shot Friday, died at 6:44 p.m. Saturday at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Saline County Sheriff Glen Kochanowski said Sunday morning.
In an email from the Sheriff's office, the boy was identified as Gavin Brummett from northeastern Saline County.
The sheriff's office reported that Gavin had been with his brothers and his father, Rodney Lee Brummett Jr.,shooting a Master Piece Arms semi-automatic 9 millimeter handgun. Kochanowski confirmed Sunday that Gavin was shooting the gun. 
The case is still being investigated and the sheriff's office is awaiting results of an autopsy that will be performed Monday.
The gun-nut family of father and (living) sons should be doing their mourning in the local jail. Then, upon release they should surrender all their guns.
Oh, the horror of being unprotected, of being deprived of the best tools for self defense, cry the gun-rights fanatics. But, how about the horror of allowing a 7-year-old to shoot a gun he couldn't handle?
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