Three Unintended Shootings, One By a Three-year-old Child

A three-year-old Petersburg, Virginia child found a semi-automatic pistol at home and shot himself in the arm.  “A three-year-old shouldn’t have access to a gun,” one neighbor said.  According to the report, a friend of the family left the gun on a table with “some articles” on top to conceal it.  “Whoever has [guns] around children, they should be punished; …  I don’t think it’s fair cause this child could have lost his life,” said a neighbor.  The gun owner has been charged with a misdemeanor.

A Cedar City, Utah man lost the tip of his finger in a shooting range accident.  According to a report, the man had been using a sleeping bag to cover his shooting bench and as a rifle rest. The man said, “the wind blew the sleeping bag, which partially covered part of the muzzle compensator.” Reportedly, the ensuing gas blowback from the muzzle took off the tip of the man’s left index finger.

In Wichita, Kansas, a man was struck in the jaw while cleaning his firearm inside his home and was transported to a local hospital for treatment. Police say the man is expected to survive and the investigation remains ongoing.

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