Dastardly Dads: 5-year-old child "shoots himself"; was at home with father (Mesa, Arizona)

Contrary to fathers' rights propaganda, father perpetrators (along with stepdads and caretaker boyfrends) dominate the most vicious crimes against children: sexual assault, abusive head trauma, murder-suicides, crimes involving gun violence, and other similar forms of physically violent/fatal child abuse. And as more dads are providing child care (either because mom is working and can't find other care, or because dads are increasingly getting unsupervised visitation/custody through the family courts), more dads are are being found guilty of basic child abuse and neglect as well.

10/25/15 -Because of severe time constraints, we are no longer able to do regular updates at Dastardly Dads. We will occasionally post articles on general studies on child abuse/domestic violence, news pieces involving abusive fathers in custody/visitation situations. We wil also be updating the Killer Dads and Custody lists, while looking for a better, more accessible platform for the data.

7/11/16 - We started this blog on June 24, 2009--just over seven years. And like all good things, it's time to bring this project to a close. It has served its purpose. We have close to 10,500 postings regarding fathers and child abuse, with hundred of those cases being enabled by the family courts, social services, and others in authority. The documentation is clear. It is now time to stop documenting and put that energy into changing the situation that puts thousands of mothers and children at risk every day.

Monday, June 29, 2009

5-year-old child "shoots himself"; was at home with father (Mesa, Arizona)

While using what was presumably his UNNAMED DAD's gun, a five-year-old child has supposedly shot himself. He was under the father's supervision at the time.

http://www.azcentral.com/12news/news/articles/2009/06/29/20090629mr-childshot0629ON-CP.html

Mesa 5-year-old shoots self in stomach

Jun. 29, 2009 10:34 AMThe Arizona Republic

A 5-year-old boy apparently shot himself today in the stomach while playing with a gun, Maricopa County Sheriff's Office reported.

The child was reported not breathing as he was being loaded into a helicopter at a home near University Drive and Crismon Road.

Rural Metro reported that the boy was home with his father when he found a 9 mm. handgun and pulled the trigger.

The father called 911, told operators the boy wasn't breathing, and was guided over the phone to administering CPR.

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5-year-old child "shoots himself"; was at home with father (Mesa, Arizona)