3YO Shoots Two People During ‘Youth Turkey Hunt’ In Wisconsin

[Sugar Cookie]

A 3-year-old boy shot and wounded a man and his son after mistaking them for a turkey at a Youth Turkey Hunt in Wisconsin.

The toddler was being mentored by his 34-year-old parent who aided the three-year-old in shooting the 12-gauge semiautomatic shotgun.

The two spotted motion in the woods that they mistook for a wild turkey, according to the Department of Natural Resources report.

However, a 40-year-old man and his seven-year-old child were actually in the brush 35 yards away from the shooters and were struck by pellets in the back, hands and head.

The shooting occurred Sunday, April 12, the last day of the hunt at the Honey Creek Wildlife Area near Burlington, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.

Wisconsin law allows for children of any age to hunt without completing a hunting education course so long as they are accompanied by a mentor who stays within arm’s reach.

The man and his child were hospitalized.

The adult was released the same day, but his child required an extended stay due to injuries sustained to their head, and wasn’t released for at least two days, according to the DNR report, which did not identify any of the people involved.

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3-year-old shoots two people during ‘Youth Turkey Hunt’ in Wisconsin

A man and his son were hospitalized after getting shot in the back, hands and head by a three-year-old boy during a youth hunting trip in Wisconsin.

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No 3YO should be handling a gun in any fashion.
The adult needs to be charged for the shooting and child endangerment.

 

[runninfawn]

@Sugar Cookie i was thinking the very same thing.... why introduce a child of that tender age to killing ?? wouldn't that make killing so ordinairy that a child would become de-sensitivitived (if that is a wrord lol) to killing a living thing? what is wrong with letting children be children not little adults??? if, according to the law, anyone under 18 isn't capable of seeing the "big picture" because their brains isn't fully developped why oh why do you allow a child to shoot a gun? that only gives your permission to your child to kill living things .. in this case it might be for food but mostly it is for sport, bragging rights etc

 

[Sugar Cookie]

@Sugar Cookie i was thinking the very same thing.... why introduce a child of that tender age to killing ?? wouldn't that make killing so ordinairy that a child would become de-sensitivitived (if that is a wrord lol) to killing a living thing? what is wrong with letting children be children not little adults??? if, according to the law, anyone under 18 isn't capable of seeing the "big picture" because their brains isn't fully developped why oh why do you allow a child to shoot a gun? that only gives your permission to your child to kill living things .. in this case it might be for food but mostly it is for sport, bragging rights etc

I bet there were some happy turkeys.

 

[runninfawn]

and very angry, in pain and worried people,