Boy accidentally shot to death near Grande Cache, Alta.

"Every gun is loaded." If I had a dime for every time I heard my dad say that growing up, I could retire already.

First off, kudos to the reporter who wrote this for getting it right. The firearm was accidentally fired, it didn't just magically 'go off'.

Second, WTF is with whoever left a loaded and chambered weapon around children who were not instructed on how to handle the weapon? That's just nuts and now that person has a dead child on their conscience.

I was always taught as a child that guns are not toys. It still pisses me off when the neighbourhood untamed child creatures point toy guns at me.

This.

How sad.

This situation happens too often that a child accidentally kills another child with a weapon they should not have had easy access to. A completely preventable tragedy.

I just hate it when my gun cabinet magically pops open, cable lock falls off (yes I cable lock already locked up weapons) and rounds and bolts that are stored in the opposite side of the house load themselves into the rifle.

If this is rural property aren't certain residences like farms allowed one unlocked firearm handy? The idea for it to be ready in case you need to shoot whatever is attacking your livestock? Pretty sure there is something like this, my farmer friend, in Manitoba, was explaining this.

If so might explain why it was unlocked. That said, saving a few livestock or protecting a child, you're call I guess.