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Jeanne and Sean Caroline have lived through a nightmare no parent should ever have to endure, the loss of their 12-year-old son. Named Sean, after his father, the 7th grader was killed in 2003 when he was accidentally shot by a classmate. Sean and a few friends had skipped school for an afternoon, gone to a friend's home and found a gun. While they were playing, Sean was shot in the head and died. This is the sort of story that makes my blood run cold. As parents we walk by our children's sides as they learn to toddle, then trot and later run with abandon. We make sure there are not small objects strewn upon our carpets so that they won't choke when they are small. We feed them healthy foods and teach them to look both ways when they cross the streets. But when they are out of eyesight and at another person's house, we cannot canvas the rooms looking for sharp objects or loaded, unlocked guns. Children are curious. More often than not, children will not check to see if the gun is locked or loaded, most will not even know how to do so. Many are likely to point the gun at a friend and say, "Bang! You're dead." And sometimes, as with young Sean, their friend will end up dead.
The Caroline's lost their son in a terrible way; nothing will ever change that fact. Having never experienced their pain, I can not begin to put into words what they must feel on a daily basis. It has been three years since they lost their son, but his loss must always be with them. They have created a wonderful website that chronicles their son's death and hosts many informative articles. Hopefully the information can help educate people about the importance of gun safety.
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6-22-2006 @ 7:15PM
ann adams said...Yes. Surely we can all get behind education and gun safety regardless of our personal feelings. I probably haven't done enough to educate my girls about guns beyond "don't touch" and "tell grandma immediately".
However, we live in a community where gunfire is all too common. We found a loaded weapon in our own garbage can a few months ago. My husband stood guard while I ran for my phone to call the police. What if it had been one of the girls taking out the garbage? They often do. Would they have known not to touch it or would they have tried to bring it to me?
Scary.
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6-22-2006 @ 9:59PM
Angie said...I read some of the family's story, and it is so heart-breaking. I have a friend that lost a daughter six years ago, and the pain she feels is staggering. I also feel terrible for the boy that killed this child. I can't imagine ever getting over that. My prayers are with the family. I hope these senseless, preventable deaths are avoided in the future.
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6-22-2006 @ 11:48PM
Jeanne Caroline said...Heather,
You read the article that was written right after the death of the most precious thing in my life; my little boy Seanne. In that article I stated that I was waiting for a sign, a big beautiful butterfly! Seanne knew how much I love the "flutter-bys".
But what nobody knows is that in my prayers to my child, I ask for a certain one, a colored one, just to make sure it is him and to land on me to let me know he is happy and at peace.
When I seen the article just now, I couldn't believe what I saw; for I asked him to send a "big blue" one.
I cried with joy Heather, for how could have you known!
Seannes Mom
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6-23-2006 @ 8:40AM
meg said...I do not understand, how in this day and age, Americans are keeping loaded guns unlocked in their homes. It boggles my mind that it is not common knowledge to keep those damn things locked up, ESPECIALLY if there are children around. And honestly, people should not be allowed to have handguns in the first place. This is not the Wild West. We are a civilized people and do not need to draw guns at threats and injustices. You want to keep a shotgun to scare off intruders, great, lets get rid of handguns. They are not necessary.
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6-24-2006 @ 12:24AM
Uncle Scott said...The little boy in this article is my nephew. You never think that something like this can happen to your family. You think and worry that it could, but in the back of your mind, we think that this just happens to other people/families. When we hear about a tragic story of a child death we feel sad and then right back into our "comfort zone". In the trials that followed Seans death, we found out many things. He didn't play with the gun as the children who were there testified it scared him, he actually hid twice. The third time he didn't hide and that was the fatal shot that took his life. We also found out in court that this gun that the father stored under the couch fully loaded and unlocked had been brought out several times throughout months before Seans death in front of many other kids. It was a time bomb ready to go off and it did with my 12 year old nephew. If Sean would have live that day, that gun would have taken the life of another child. Peer pressure came into play that day for some of the kids that were there, especially Sean. The boy that pulled the fatal shot was older and Sean wanted to fit in. We will miss Sean forever. He was a remarkable child.
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6-25-2006 @ 1:11AM
Ann Marie Crowell said...I have met both Jeanne and Sean (Seannes parents) through PAX/Real Solutions to Gun Violence. I can relate to them on equal terms due to the fact that we also lost our 12 year old son, Brian. When Jeanne heard me tell my story on National ASK Day last year, she was amazed at the similarities of our stories. Whenever I speak to groups of parents I always mention how I belong to a group that does NOT want any new members. Our son died on Christmas Eve 1997. Since that time I have been on a mission to educate parents and gun owners about the need to have all guns stored properly and not to be accessible to children. It is in working to get this important message out that we can also keep Seanne and Brian's spirits alive. I am so happy that I was able to meet Jeanne and Sean and now we have a special friendship and can lean on each other for support.
Ann Marie Crowell e-mail rememberingbrian@aol.com
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