Columbus, Ohio police urged residents to take advantage of a free gun lock program after a 5-year old girl found a loaded gun in her home and shot herself in the head.  She died at the hospital.   Columbus appears to be a city where gun violence involving children is common.

The City of Columbus recently spent more than $8000 to buy 1500 gun locks and has made them available at local firehouses.  “I implore you, I beg you, if you have a firearm and you don’t have it secured in your house and you have children, please go by and pick up one of these gun locks,” the police commander said.

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“5-year-old Girl Dies After Accidentally Shooting Herself,”  ABC 6 (July 31, 2021).