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Gun Tragedy at Alabama Lawmaker's Home - Ernie Yarbrough's 6-Year-Old Son Accidentally Shoots Teen Brother · Fresh Intelligence

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  [SPEAKER_01]: Here's fresh intelligence first to start your day.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The six-year-old son of Alabama Republican representative Ernie Yarbro accidentally shot his 13-year-old brother at their home.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The incident occurred when the younger child accessed his father's.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: 556 caliber-r-style rifle from a bedroom, injuring the older boy in the shoulder.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He's expected to make a full recovery after treatment at a local hospital.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Thanks be to God, all as well.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: A flesh wound only, Yarbro said in a text to the Alabama Daily News.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He has been playing basketball with me tonight.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Yarbro, his wife.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: and their two other children were present during the event, which local authorities have labeled an accident.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The Lawrence County District Attorney's Office is investigating.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Yarbro, a strong proponent of the Second Amendment, has served in the Alabama House since 2022 and previously sponsored a bill aimed at prohibiting red flag laws that restrict firearm access for potentially unstable individuals.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: His anti-red flag gun seizure act did not pass in 2023 or 2025.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The possibility of charges against the parents remains uncertain.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Critics have voiced their concerns.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: With one stating on Reddit, folks, get a gun safe, and another claiming, Representative Yarbro belongs in prison.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Completely pointless and avoidable tragedy.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Some believe that parents should face criminal charges if a child accesses an unsecured firearm.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Local attorney Mark McDaniel noted that charges could be warranted if negligence is proven.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: If you've got a loaded gun and you've got children in the house, you've got to worry about possible criminal prosecution.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He told WHNT.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: McDaniel emphasized the necessity of proper gun storage to prevent such incidents, stating that merely keeping a gun in a closet is inadequate.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Indicated that parents could potentially face charges of reckless or negligent assault, depending on the findings of the ongoing investigation.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The parent can be held responsible.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: For the fact that they were negligent and having the gun out there where a child could get to it, he explained.