The AMA opposes any law that bars doctors from having conversations about gun safety, do you agree?

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154. So, whose job should it have been to talk to the parents of this dead 2 year old?

From Kentucky, just about a year ago -


2 year-old shot by brother, 5


New story: Police: 'Too early to know' about charges in death of 2-year-old shot by brother, 5

A 5-year-old boy who was playing with a .22-caliber rifle accidentally shot and killed his 2-year-old sister in Cumberland County on Tuesday afternoon, according to a news release from the state police.

The shooting happened just after 1 p.m. at a home on Lawson's Bottom Road.

The 2-year-old was taken to Cumberland County Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead. An autopsy has been scheduled for Wednesday.

Cumberland County Coroner Gary White identified the girl as Caroline Sparks.

He said the children's mother was at home when the shooting occurred, and the gun was a gift the boy received last year.

"It's a Crickett," he said. "It's a little rifle for a kid. ...The little boy's used to shooting the little gun."

White said the gun was kept in a corner, and the family did not realize a shell had been left in it.

He said the shooting will be ruled accidental.

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2013/04/30/2621458/5-year-old-boy-accidentally-shoots.html#storylink=cpy

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The bolding above is mine. There are any number of other links to this story. In one of them, the above official said, "It's just one of those crazy accidents." Like hell it is. Those parents chose to give their 4 year old a rifle for his birthday, and a year later, his sister is dead because they "didn't realize it was loaded." They are the parents. It was their responsibility to know, and to keep the damn gun where the kids couldn't get at it.

Stories like this are why I ask parents about access to firearms at their kids health and wellness videos, and why I will continue to do so. I do not have to be a gun safety expert to address this situation.