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Another accident involving military equipment and children happened in my country, this time really close to me.

A boy found a hand grenade on his father’s warehouse and his father told him it was a real grenade but there was no danger because it was empty inside. The boy and his new toy went to a friends house and with one more boy they used the grenade to play. Well, the fuse got out and the grenade exploded hurting one of the boys. Several body injures and both thumbs had to be removed. He is 14 years old and he is a boy that attended the same daycare of my kids, my son once went to his birthday party, so my son is a little shaken with this situation.

I try to use these type of situations to advise my son of the dangers there are. Of course I can’t protect him of everything but I guess he is more aware of the dangers he might face. Of course a grenade is something not easy to find (I guess) in a family house and even if it exist it is probably well hidden but kids are curious and we have to have that in mind, because accidents do happen.

My father was a hunter and always kept the riffle in a place I knew, always unloaded but I knew where the cartridges where, I even watched my father loading the cartridges but I never touched anything. I knew it was dangerous. I guess nowadays with all the movies and video games there are, children are more curious about guns and similar devices no matter the social status.

Media and other services are using this case for, once again, ask everyone with military equipment at home to give it to the authorities to prevent accidents like this one.