Guns and tots

**min0 lee** · 12-06-2007, 04:42 PM

Police Say 2-Year-Old Shoots, Kills Man - Local News Story - KNSD | San Diego

Police Say Gun Was On Table

POSTED: 8:04 am PST December 6, 2007

BRUNSWICK, Ga. -- A 22-year-old man died after he was shot in the head by a 2-year-old who picked up a gun from a table.

According to the Brunswick Police Department, Curtis Gabriel Collins was shot about 8:30 p.m. in a Brunswick recording studio Tuesday night.

He was rushed to a hospital, where doctors said he could not be revived, WJXT-TV in Jacksonville reported.

Investigators said Collins was shot when a child grabbed a loaded gun on a table. The gun went off, hitting Collins as he sat on a nearby sofa.

Authorities have called the shooting accidental.

Collins' family said he was doing what he loved when he died. They said he was working on a CD at a recording studio, trying to make it in the music industry.

"He was good-hearted person. He liked to make people laugh. He loved to sing and dance," said Valas Thorpe, Collins' fiancée, who is due to give birth to their child in February.

Brunswick Police Chief Edna Johnson said the gun did not belong to Collins.

"Obviously, someone wasn't watching, and the child was able to play with the gun, and the gun discharged," Johnson said.

She had a strong message for people who have guns and children.

"We recommend to every resident, make sure that you have your guns and loaded weapons in a locked, secure place that's away from any child. When we do that, we have a more secure home and secure environment," said Johnson.

Thorpe said her fiancé's shooting death makes no sense and that she has a lot of unanswered questions.

"I can't see how a 2-year-old could pull the trigger," Thorpe said.

Collins' family members said they do not know the toddler involved, but said they believe the child was the son of a friend.

The case, the 16th homicide of 2007 in Brunswick, remains under investigation by police.

**DOMS** · 12-06-2007, 05:11 PM

Whoever owns that gun should be charged with manslaughter...at least.

**bio-chem** · 12-06-2007, 06:28 PM

better the guy than the kid.

**evanps** · 12-06-2007, 06:31 PM

or the guy and the kid. That's the trouble with kids these days, no discipline!

**Vieope** · 12-06-2007, 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by min0 lee

Authorities have called the shooting accidental.

Really?

**min0 lee** · 12-06-2007, 06:49 PM

Originally Posted by Vieope

Really?

Me personally, I don't believe it.
I say we ban two-year-olds before the menace is any more out of control than he already is.
Try him as an adult! He knew what he was doing! Don't use his age as an excuse, we have to set an example somewhere.

His classmates will surely be impressed.

**evanps** · 12-06-2007, 06:58 PM

Originally Posted by min0 lee

Me personally, I don't believe it.
I say we ban two-year-olds before the menace is any more out of control than he already is.
Try him as an adult! He knew what he was doing! Don't use his age as an excuse, we have to set an example somewhere.

His classmates will surely be impressed.

That's what I'm saying. Too many freedoms for children based on age, I guarantee the boy had an inner dialogue something like this "I'm two whatta they gonna do? Besides I can't listen to this guy sing anymore........as a bonus, later i can blame the murders of my college roommates on this experience."

**min0 lee** · 12-06-2007, 06:58 PM

He approves.....

**min0 lee** · 12-06-2007, 07:00 PM

Originally Posted by evanps

That's what I'm saying. Too many freedoms for children based on age, I guarantee the boy had an inner dialogue something like this "I'm two whatta they gonna do? Besides I can't listen to this guy sing anymore........as a bonus, later i can blame the murders of my college roommates on this experience."

Exactly..

**Vieope** · 12-06-2007, 07:01 PM

Originally Posted by min0 lee

Me personally, I don't believe it.
I say we ban two-year-olds before the menace is any more out of control than he already is.
Try him as an adult! He knew what he was doing! Don't use his age as an excuse, we have to set an example somewhere.

His classmates will surely be impressed.

They are bastards, well some of them, they keep spreading shit everywhere and often talking in criminal language that I cant understand. Their bed has bars, their cells will have bars.

**min0 lee** · 12-06-2007, 07:15 PM

I say we let him hang.

**fufu** · 12-06-2007, 10:16 PM

Who the hell leaves a loaded gun on a table that a 2 year can reach?

**fufu** · 12-06-2007, 10:19 PM

and holy christ, the guy had a pregnant fiance. That is just plain awful.

**BoneCrusher** · 12-06-2007, 10:32 PM

Darwinism in action. The species benefits from this.

**PreMier** · 12-07-2007, 09:06 AM

Originally Posted by BoneCrusher

Darwinism in action. The species benefits from this.

i agree.

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