Firearm Accidents
Sir,—lt was, of course, nobody’s fault. The rifle was lying breech open, on the sofa—but nobody had put it there. There was a box of ammunition half-open on the table —but nobody had left it there. The small boy came into the room and started playing about with the rifle — but nobody had told him not to. He put a round in the rifle and closed the breech, as he had seen his elder brother do in that very room—but nobody had given his elder brother hell for loading a weapon indoors. A calendar hanging on the door offered a tempting target—but nobody told the small boy there was anyone the other side of the door. There was widespread sympathy with the family, but it was generally agreed that it was entirely accidental and nobody was to blame.—Yours, etc., ILAM. March 14, 1966.
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Press, Volume CV, Issue 31009, 15 March 1966, Page 16
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145Firearm Accidents Press, Volume CV, Issue 31009, 15 March 1966, Page 16
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