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Originally Posted by Kizzy
Could a 2yr old really have enough strength to pull the trigger, wouldn't it break it's arm going off?...
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Wouldn't necessarily break it's arm as that's usually from holding a gun TOO firmly - the kick would just have sent it flying out of the toddler's hand if it wasn't holding on tightly.
HOWEVER - I personally would say that you're right, normally a two year old would definitely NOT have the grip strength to pull a trigger. Which makes this whole scenario seem a bit "off". By design, a trigger needs quite firm, deliberate pressure to be applied to fire the gun, specifically so that they DON'T go off accidentally.
I guess it's possible if the infant somehow got its entire fist around the trigger. Or maybe there was something wrong with the gun. Definitely couldn't have pulled the trigger with a finger.