Oregon Teen Killed in Accidental Shooting

Local news reports A high school student was killed Thursday night when a friend’s hunting rifle accidentally discharged at a home in Drain, Douglas County sheriff’s officials said. Deputies learned that the victim was at a 15-year-old friend’s home when the boys decided to handle a hunting rifle that belonged to the younger teen, officials said. The younger boy was handing the rifle to his friend when it accidentally discharged. The 16-year-old died at the scene, officials said. You see, it wasn't the younger boy's fault, it was the gun's fault.  The "RILFE accidentally discharged." The writers of these articles use the English language for a living.  They purposely phrase it in the passive voice to lessen the responsibility of the human person who negligently pulled the trigger. Young teens are too young to handle guns without adult supervision. Gun-rights fanatics keep telling us about training and education, about demystifying the gun, yet we keep reading stories like this. Whenever a kid is hurt with a gun, an adult should be held accountable. What's your opinion?  Please leave a comment.