Father of 4-Year-Old N.J. Boy Who Shot Friend Is Charged
NEWARK (Reuters) - Police in New Jersey have arrested the father of a 4-year-old boy who fatally shot a 6-year-old friend while playing with one of the father's guns, which had been left unsecured in a bedroom.
The Atlantic City prosecutor's office charged 33-year-old Anthony Senatore with six counts of endangering the welfare of a child and one disorderly persons charge for allowing minors access to a loaded firearm.
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2013/05/14/us/14reuters-usa-guns-newjersey-child.html?hp
For those wondering why this comes now, over a month after the incident, perhaps this will help explain:
Authorities found four other weapons unsecured in the house, including a Stevens 12-gauge shotgun, a Remington 12-gauge shotgun and two Harrington & Richardson shotguns, according to prosecutors. The weapons were also accessible to Senatore's other children, ages 8 and 12, prosecutors said
Yes, after his child picked up a loaded .22 and killed a neighbor's child, the father still had four shotguns sitting around unsecured for his kids to play with.
Wonder if the NRA will protest this obvious intrusion into Second Amendment rights?
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