A "Stray" Bullet

I watched a story on the news today about Nicolas Tijerina, a young man who walked across the stage with the assistance of a walker at his high school graduation.  He had been injured when he was at middle school basketball tryouts in Tx in 2011 when he was hit by a "stray bullet". What is a "stray bullet"?  That statement puts the blame on the bullet and takes away any blame from whoever shot it.  The bullet didn't just wander off and speed into this boy's spine.  Someone shot it.  That someone was Dustin Wesley Cook, a "competitive marksman" who ultimately wound up with 3 years probation after paralyzing one boy and causing another boy to have a kidney removed. Cook is a free man today although Nicolas and Edson, the other boy who was also hit by a "stray bullet", will never be the same.  I say There is No Such Thing as a "Stray Bullet".  They don't go shooting off all by themselves.  That terminology should not even exist.  People need to be held responsible for their actions.  Gun owners need to be held responsible for anything that happens with their guns. A gun is for shooting and is a weapon that is made for killing.  If you chose to own one, there are no accidents.  You chose to own a weapon that is meant to kill.   No, guns don't kill people.  Bullets don't go stray on their own and kill people either.  People kill other people using guns.  An "accidental death" from a gunshot is different than many other accidental deaths because the cause of death is from a weapon that was created to kill.  People drown in water, but water wasn't created to kill.  People die in car crashes, but cars weren't created to kill.  Guns are weapons whose purpose is to kill.  If you don't want to kill, you don't need a gun.  In order to get a driver's license, people have to watch videos about car wrecks and things that can go wrong.  Before being allowed to purchase a gun, in addition to rigorous training and background checks, people should have to watch videos about "accidental" gun deaths.  They need to be fully aware of the fact that they are purchasing an item that is intended for killing.