Police say a mother is facing a child endangerment charge after her toddler found a gun in her purse and accidentally fired it in a southern Ohio Walmart store last week
We’ll start off by saying no, accidental discharges and negligent discharges are not interchangeable and do not mean the same thing. But they both can happen. I’ve seen the term accidental discharge used by the media and firearm owners when they should have used the term negligent discharge.
Let’s take a look at the definitions of both:
Accidental: happening by chance, unintentionally, or unexpectedly.
Negligent: failing to take proper care in doing something.
Yeah, but they’re not talking about the legal charge. They’re talking about the use of the word “accidently” in the title. It’s not an accident, it’s negligence.
Sorry… you think letting a toddler get ahold of your loaded gun isn’t child endangerment?
They are saying it should be characterized as negligent instead of accidental.
https://www.usacarry.com/accidental-discharge-negligent-discharge/
Okay, but she’s been charged with child endangerment…
They aren’t saying that she shouldn’t be charged with child endangerment.
Yeah, but they’re not talking about the legal charge. They’re talking about the use of the word “accidently” in the title. It’s not an accident, it’s negligence.