Seven children under the age of six were killed or injured by gunfire today.  All of them were innocent bystanders to adult gun violence.

In Memphis Tennessee, a one-year old child was shot and killed inside a vehicle. “Our kids are scared to death out there,” a local community group leader said.

 The other incidents were as follows:

• In Birmigham, Alabama, a “small child” was struck and injured when someone fired at his family’s car;
• In San Angelo, Texas, a five-year old was shot at a local sports complex;
• In Louisville, Kentucky, a five-year old girl was shot;
• Outside Seattle, Washington, a one-year old was shot and injured; and
• In Petersburg, Virginia, a 6-year old and a 5-year old were struck by gunfire while playing outside at their housing complex.

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