I've been thinking about this family and this child all day yesterday and today. While I feel for the parents as most of you conveyed below, I can't even imagine how that young 12 year old boy feels knowing he shot and killed his younger brother by accident. This will affect the rest of his life.

This is absolutely devistating.

Parents ....PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE .... lock up any guns you have and keep any ammo in another location. This could have easily been avoided.

My heart goes out to this family.

such a young life to end. My condolences to this family.

No parent should have to outlive a child. I think it's a pretty good bet that the father will have to face some sort of charges, that's the way our system operates (not that I agree with it). Most of us have no concept of the amount of grief that this father (and family) are going through.

It's unfortunate and reprehensible that some of the local loony toons liberals will use this as a cause to call for gun control. More children die from smothering to death with a crib pillow than from accidental gun shot wounds. You are hundreds of thousands times more likely to die from a doctor's mistake.

I think that the best that any of us could (or should) do is offer our compassion and our prayers for tis family.

Truly sad for the family as a whole.. But this is 2009, the father sould have known better to have a loaded gun around that could be easily accesed by the kids..The gun was left on the kitchen table, thats asking for trouble..

As a former law enforcement officer, I always kept my guns in a locked & secure area, its basic common sense 101, even if there is no kids in the home at the time..My gun stays locked and has a trigger lock as well, the father cost his his life.. I hate to pile on the family during this time of grief, but he should be charged..

I'm sure the father already feels like dying himself, but leaving a loaded gun on the table unattended around 10, and 12 year old boys is grounds for a charge of negligent homicide. I don't propose such a charge for I am sure the pain the father feels is worse than any state mandated punishment could ever be. My heart goes out to the family.

My sympathy goes out to the family, I cannot envision the loss. I am curious to know if the father had taken any gun safety programs available or if he had prior military experience. This is very heartbreaking and I mean to disrespect no one but am interested to know if gun accidents like these involve firearm education. I have some friends that have shot their own vehicles and an uncle who has accidentally discharged his rifle into the air at deer camp and the list goes on and on with crazy close calls. ALL these have been because they grew up around guns and didn't need any more education, a typical macho reaction. Guys go to class and take your kids. I take the class every time my children do and reiterate gun safety whenever we shoot, you can't bring that bullet back once it leaves the barrel. God be with you. Every year we get these sad reminders.

preventable.
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