Gun Safe Recall

Gun Safe Recall No injuries Uncategorized February 27, 2024February 27, 2024 by Gary Klein

GUN SAFE RECALL

Safe storage of guns when not in use always requires an effective gun safe or gun lock. Safe storage doesn’t just prevent children from gaining access to guns, it prevents theft and misuse of guns by people other than their owners, and protects against suicides by people, including family members of the gunowner, suffering from …

SUNDAY, MAY 15, 2022

A six-year old Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania apparently found a gun is his home and accidentally shot himself in the head. He is hospitalized in critical condition.

And in separate incidents, two Pullman, Washington men accidentally shot themselves and had to be airlifted to the hospital in Spokane. One of the men shot himself in the leg while cleaning and disassembling his gun. The other shot himself in the abdomen with a handgun.

Less than two weeks ago, on May 6, a Pullman college student died in after accidentally shooting himself.

“Firearm safety is something that’s very critical for law enforcement officers as well as the general public because many people in America possess a firearm,” the lead firearms instructor for the Pullman police department said. “There’s more people that do than don’t. So having good firearm safety practices is very, very necessary.”

Sources:

“6-year-old Boy Hospitalized After Accidentally Shooting Himself in the Head in Glen Hazel,” wpxi.com (May 16, 2022).

Angela Palermo, “Two Men Airlifted to Spokane this Week for Accidental Self-inflicted Gunshot Wounds,” dnews.com (May 16, 2022).

Shattered – The Gun Accident Journal

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GUN SAFE RECALL