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Re: 2 children injured in shooting at home Letter sent (and published) to Nashua (NH) Telegraph newspaper after factually incorrect assertions about firearms.... --- Mitchell McConnell Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 16:51:37 -0800 (PST) From: Mitchell McConnell Reply-to: m.mcconnell@computer.org  Subject: Re: 2 children injured in shooting at home (3/14/01) To: Nashua Telegraph The news article about the accidental shooting in New Ipswich makes a common, though unfortunate, mistake in stating that "the gun discharged accidentally". Informed people know that there are no "accidental" discharges, only negligent ones. It is reasonable to describe the fact of the shooting as accidental, but not the discharge of the gun. Modern guns are almost impossible to cause to fire without consciously putting one's finger on the trigger and pulling it. Finally, all children should be taught the fundamental firearms safety rules: 1.Always keep the gun pointed in a safe direction. 2.Always keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot. 3.Always keep the gun unloaded until ready to use. The Telegraph would do its readers a service by publicizing these regularly. Mitchell J. McConnell P.O. Box 609 Brookline, NH 03033 Work: 978-691-6488 Home: 603-672-7608 To Get Your Letters Printed Here Click here and read submission guidelines.