Latest Breaking News

Judi Lynn

(160,545 posts) Mon Feb 22, 2016, 06:14 PM Feb 2016

Man arrested after 6-year-old fires gun placed in diaper bag

Source: Associated Press

Man arrested after 6-year-old fires gun placed in diaper bag

Updated 3:49 pm, Monday, February 22, 2016

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa police have arrested a 37-year-old man after a 6-year-old boy found the man's gun in a diaper bag and fired a round.

According to a news release from the police department, Ricardo Candelario Marquez put his gun in his girlfriend's diaper bag Sunday and then walked to a fishing pier, leaving the bag unattended.

The boy found the gun and fired it. Police said he suffered a small abrasion on his upper lip from the recoil.

A responding officer saw Marquez trying to dispose of the gun in the bay. He was also charged with culpable negligence and tampering with evidence. It's unclear whether he's retained an attorney.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Man-arrested-after-6-year-old-fires-gun-placed-in-6847452.php

11 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Man arrested after 6-year-old fires gun placed in diaper bag (Original Post) Judi Lynn Feb 2016 OP

But he NEEDED the firearm to protect his girlfriend and her son! valerief Feb 2016 #1

The answer is that we must arm 6 year-olds. onehandle Feb 2016 #2

Really hoping you meant that as sarcasm. ManiacJoe Feb 2016 #6

There are some here that you would have to ask that question of. onehandle Feb 2016 #8

Jeezus Tab Feb 2016 #3

Yet another "responsible gun owner". Binkie The Clown Feb 2016 #4

He's gun fishing I guess. kairos12 Feb 2016 #5

ISIS might attack a fishing pier at any time IronLionZion Feb 2016 #7

The ones that shot themselves don't count. Turbineguy Feb 2016 #9

Never a good diaper around with a gun. Javaman Feb 2016 #10

At least no one is dead and the idiot is being charged. More often someone dies-- tblue37 Feb 2016 #11

valerief

(53,235 posts)

1. But he NEEDED the firearm to protect his girlfriend and her son!

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 06:18 PM

Feb 2016

Cuz libertea and the gaud-given 2nd Amendment. In the original Constitution. Like Jesus and George Washington wrote it.

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

2. The answer is that we must arm 6 year-olds.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 06:20 PM

Feb 2016

If he had his own gun, then he would have a gun he was familiar with, and would have never fired the other gun.

The answer is always, moar gunz.

ManiacJoe

(10,136 posts)

6. Really hoping you meant that as sarcasm.

Reply to onehandle (Reply #2)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 07:01 PM

Feb 2016

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

8. There are some here that you would have to ask that question of.

Reply to ManiacJoe (Reply #6)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 08:47 PM

Feb 2016

Me? No.

Pure anti-gun nut sarcasm.

Tab

(11,093 posts)

3. Jeezus

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 06:20 PM

Feb 2016

People criticize me for advocating for disarmament (not a big fight yet) but it's exactly shit like this.

Oh, on edit, would a father with a gun protect himself from his 6-year old with a gun?

If not, we assuredly have a gun problem.

Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts)

4. Yet another "responsible gun owner".

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 06:34 PM

Feb 2016

Seems like every gun owner in the world is a "responsible gun owner" right up until the moment when yet another tragedy happens.

kairos12

(12,862 posts)

5. He's gun fishing I guess.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 06:59 PM

Feb 2016

IronLionZion

(45,453 posts)

7. ISIS might attack a fishing pier at any time

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 08:31 PM

Feb 2016

where we least expect. Also we might have to overthrow the resulting caliphate at any time, so be locked and loaded just in case.

At least the kid didn't shoot anyone this time and the guy got arrested.

43 young children have put a bullet in somebody last year.

Turbineguy

(37,343 posts)

9. The ones that shot themselves don't count.

Reply to IronLionZion (Reply #7)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 10:16 PM

Feb 2016

It's their own decision.

Javaman

(62,530 posts)

10. Never a good diaper around with a gun.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue Feb 23, 2016, 10:10 AM

Feb 2016

moron with a gun.

tblue37

(65,403 posts)

11. At least no one is dead and the idiot is being charged. More often someone dies--

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue Feb 23, 2016, 12:39 PM

Feb 2016

usually a kid--and the cops say, "Eh, tragic accident. Waddaya gonna do?" And the idiot who left a loaded gun where a little kid could get it is sympathized with and never punished in any way.

Reply to this discussion