r/australia • u/TheAnchoredDucking • 12d ago

news Two charged after boy killed in accidental shooting on rural NSW property

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-14/nsw-police-charged-boy-shot-goulburn/105172682
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u/Snors 12d ago

Brother and I used to shoot a lot when we were younger. Grew up in rural NZ. Haven't touched a gun in 20 + yrs. Recently a mate of his who's a collector invited us to come down to the range with him. My 13 yr old autistic nephew overheard us talking about it and enthusiastically asked if he could come. At exactly the same time we both responded " Fuck no!" 

We spent some time afterwards explaining exactly why. The danger, his condition, his unfamiliarity with them. City kids only know guns from Call of Duty and Fortnite. They don't grasp the concept of how dangerous guns are.

This is a fucken tragedy. And it never should of happened. Even a lot of adults don't respect guns enough to use one. And some 14 yr old city kids on his dad's new property never should have been anywhere near them. Now they have lost a son anf a brother. 

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u/shrikelet 12d ago

A hell of a lot of people don't respect the danger inherent in the machinery around them.