In Cocoa Beach, Florida, a teenager died of an accidental gunshot wound after mishandling a gun. The child was taken from the local apartment where the accident happened to Cape Canaveral Hospital and was pronounced dead. Police have not released the teenager’s name, age or gender. Nor is there information about the circumstances of the …
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2021
An Orlando, Florida man shot himself in the leg in a shooting range parking lot today while clearing his gun. He was inside a vehicle outside “Shooter’s World” when the accident occurred. Source: “Police: Man Clearing Gun Shot Self in Leg Outside Orlando Range,” Fox 35 (October 8, 2021).
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2021
Two gun owners accidentally shot themselves today and were taken to hospitals for treatment. In Omaha, Nebraska shot himself in the leg with .22 caliber pistol twice. He is said to be suffering from dementia. It is unclear why he was still in possession of a gun. And in Gold Hill, North Carolina, a man …
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2021
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
Every type of gun safety problem was on display in gun accidents that occurred today. All of today’s accidents are tragic, but none more so than the death of a Texas two-year old in Lawrence, Kansas who was shot in the chest while visiting at a local home. Details of the circumstances of the accident …
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2021
In Salisbury, North Carolina, teenage boys were passing a gun around as they played video games. A 13-year old was holding the gun when it went off and a 14 year-old boy was killed. According to police, the gun was stolen. The mother of the 13-year old shooter told a reporter, “[n]one of them should …
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
For the second time in just over two years, a Horn Lake, Mississippi child was shot and killed in a gun accident. In both cases, the child was shot by an older sibling. Horn Lake is a city of just 27,000 people. In today’s incident, few details have been released other than that police have …
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
A Louisville, Kentucky police officer who was cleaning his service weapon in the property room at the station accidentally shot himself in the stomach. He is recovering at the hospital according to the report. Query whether the officer’s gun was a Glock or a similar pistol that requires a trigger pull as part of the …
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
A Houston, Texas 23-year old was accidentally shot and killed by her boyfriend today. Houston police concluded that the man had removed a pistol from his waistband and was unloading the gun when it went off. Their determination was apparently based on witness statements. There is no report about whether the trigger was pulled in …
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2021
In Murray, New York, a 50-year old man with an unholstered Ruger semiautomatic pistol in the pocket of his shorts accidentally shot himself in the thigh while repositioning trailers. The accident occurred when the man was putting on his seatbelt. Police took the man to the hospital for treatment. Source: “Orleans County: Man Accidentally Shot …
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
A Hopkinsville, Kentucky teenager accidentally shot himself in the hand today with a 9 millimeter pistol. It is unclear where he got the gun because few details were reported. Source: John Godsey, “Hopkinsville Juvenile Injured In Accidental Shooting,” wkdzradio.com (September 3, 2021).
SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 2021
Whitney Cloud, a Tallahassee, Florida corrections trainee was shot and killed in a gun accident during firearms training. She had been with the Department of Corrections since June. “We are absolutely devastated by the loss of Officer Whitney Cloud,” said a corrections official . “As a newly hired officer trainee, Officer Cloud vowed to make …
MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 2021
Ashton Wimbush, an Albany, Georgia two-year old was shot and killed in a gun accident today. The District Attorney announced, “the firearm that was used appears to have been a part of what the two children were apparently playing with.” It is unclear which of the children fired the gun. According to authorities, the children …
FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 2021
In Hays, Kansas, a man was accidentally shot and killed by his roommate. Police found that the roommate was preparing to make repairs to his gun when it fired and struck the victim in the head. There is no word yet on whether there will be an arrest made for negligence or about whether a …
SUNDAY, AUGUST 8, 2021
Gastonia, North Carolina police are investigating the death of Markovia Durham, a 29-year old man who was shot and killed by his two-year old son. “It’s a horrible tragedy. It’s a horrible situation for everyone involved,” said the Gaston County District Attorney. The child thought the Glock pistol was a toy according to family members. …
TUESDAY, JULY 20, 2021
In Westport, Massachusetts, an off-duty police officer shot himself in the thigh with a .40 caliber round while training with his gun at a local firing range. According to the report, the incident occurred while he was “putting in or taking his gun out of the holster.” The officer’s injury was described as “minor” but …
MONDAY, JULY 19, 2021
For the second time this month, a Sumner County, Tennessee child was killed in a gun accident. In this case, which occurred in the small town of Westmoreland, the sheriff’s office announced only a fatal accident involving the death of a six-year old child. The office stressed that the incident was “purely accidental” and declined …
SUNDAY, JULY 18, 2021
In Hickory, Mississippi, a three-year old found a loaded gun in the glove compartment of his family car and shot and killed himself while his parents were inviting people to a revival meeting. The boy’s parents were not charged. The local sheriff called the incident a “horrible accident.” No other details were reported. Sources: “Newton …
THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2021
Two children were killed in gun accidents today, a baby boy and a 16 year old. In Jackson, Mississippi, one-year old Jordan Bradfield was struck in the head by a bullet fired by a 14-year old who was handling a gun. Jordan died at the hospital. No charges have been filed. The 16-year old was …
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SATURDAY, JULY 3, 2021
At least three toddlers and two teenagers were injured in gun accidents today. The reported details of most of the incidents are limited or murky. In Birmingham, Alabama, a two-year old apparently shot himself inside a vehicle at a gas station. The news story implies that the child found a gun in the car, perhaps …
FRIDAY, JULY 2, 2021
In Moore, Oklahoma, a 19-month old baby was taken to a local trauma center with an accidental gunshot wound that occurred, according to his family, when a gun “fell off a dresser and discharged.” The baby was shot in the abdomen. The family is cooperating and no charges are contemplated. “It’s sad and our prayers …
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SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2021
In Manhattan, New York, a newly commissioned off-duty New Jersey trooper accidentally fired a round on a Penn Station train platform while adjusting his holster. He shot himself once in the leg and was treated at the hospital. No word about whether the gun had a manual safety and whether it was deployed. There …
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SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 2021
A three-year old and a ten-year old died in gun accidents on opposite sides of the country today when they found loaded guns in their homes. In Fresno, California, 3-year old Bryson Vang found his father’s loaded gun and shot and killed himself. His parents and siblings were home at the time. The gun was …
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SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 2021
All over the country today, people were injured, in some cases critically, in gun accidents. The available news reports make it difficult to separate those who were engaged in unsafe practices from those who were injured based on lack of safety features on their guns. In most cases, accidents can presumably be attributed to both …
SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 2021
A Mission Bend, Texas woman who went to her daughter’s home after an argument with her husband was shot multiple times by her son-in-law. He believed she was an intruder. According to the report, the 43-year old woman, who had been drinking, was banging on the back door when her son-in-law fired multiple shots through …
MONDAY, MAY 31, 2021
In Wichita, Kansas, two boys were playing with a loaded handgun they had found when it went off, striking both of them. A 12-year old was struck in the hand and a 15-year old was struck in the hand. Both boys are recovering. Wichita police reminded residents that most gun accidents are preventable. They provided …
MONDAY, MAY 17, 2021
At the home of a Helena, Alabama police officer, a three-year old child found a loaded gun and shot and killed a six-year old sibling. The officer was not home at the time of the incident. “This was a truly tragic morning for Shelby County. Our agency grieves with the family of this child. I …
SATURDAY, MAY 15, 2021
At a shooting range in Archbald, Pennsylvania, a man was killed when his handgun exploded. Robert Hamm, age 61, handed his pistol to someone else to fire. The other man fired, but the loading mechanism exploded and piece of shrapnel hit Hamm in the chest. Hamm later died at the hospital. Officials believe that Hamm …
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2021
A Hampton, Virginia press release issued by the Hampton Police Department provides the following report which leaves unclear whether the gun was discharged intentionally or unintentionally: At approximately 9:31 p.m., Public Safety Communications received a call in reference to a shooting that just occurred in the 100 block of Hamlet Lane. Upon arrival, officers located …
TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 2021
In Elkhart, Indiana, a five-year old boy found a loaded gun in his family’s mobile home and shot himself in the chest. Police have confirmed that the shooting was accidental. The boy went to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, although after surgery, he is expected to survive. “My child. That’s what ran through my mind,” …
SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 2021
In Des Moines Iowa, a man who was cleaning his gun accidentally shot and injured a neighbor. The man’s injuries do not appear to be life threatening. Sources: “Police: Man Accidentally Shoots Neighbor While Cleaning His Gun,” weareiowa.com (April 24, 2021).
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FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 2021
Two three-year old boys gained access to loaded handguns in separate accidents and shot themselves. Available reporting suggests that the parents were treated differently after the two incidents. Neither report suggests that police are asking why gun manufacturers are allowed to make guns that a three-year old can fire. In Bakersfield, California, 29-year old Shawndel …
SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 2021
In another accident involving a nine-year old child, a Louisville, Kentucky boy was rushed to the hospital after unintentionally shooting himself while playing with a relative’s gun. Police say the boy’s injuries are not considered life-threatening. The incident is nearly identical to one that occurred in Alabama just two days ago on April 15. A …
FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2021
A Houston, Texas man may lose his leg after accidentally shooting himself. Police say the man was cleaning his gun when it went off. Source: “Man May Lose Leg after Accidental Shooting,” News 4 SA (April 16, 2021).
SUNDAY, APRIL 11, 2021
Another Texas child died today in an unintentional shooting after being shot by a child who had found a loaded gun. In Dallas, a 9-year old boy found the gun in a car and shot an 11-year old child who was later pronounced dead at the hospital. The two boys were left unattended in the …
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2021
A three-year old in Baker, Louisiana, found and pulled the trigger on his father’s loaded gun while his father was making lunch. The gun had recently been purchased for the family’s protection. The boy is now dead. It was unclear whether the boy’s father will face charges. “I believe in gun ownership. I grew up …
TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2021
In Clendenin, West Virginia, Heather Marie Allen, age 30, was coyote hunting when she placed her loaded rifle up against her SUV. The rifle fell and discharged without a trigger pull, striking Allen in the leg. Her injuries are not expected to be life threatening. As a recent Violence Policy Center gun safety study noted, …
SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 2021
At least two gun-owners accidentally shot themselves today in separate incidents. The first accident, in Columbus, Ohio, occurred when a man was cleaning his gun. He was taken to the hospital in stable condition. The other accident occurred at the Hawg Pen bar in Raleigh, North Carolina, where a man shot himself in the …
SUNDAY, MARCH 28, 2021
A man’s gun fell out of his pocket today while exiting a vehicle in a parking lot on Tiny Town Road in Clarksville, Tennessee. It drop-fired and struck him in the leg. He was taken to the hospital in unknown condition. The potential for any gun to be dropped is, of course, foreseeable. Some guns …
SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 2021
In Fort Worth, Texas, an 8-year old found a loaded gun in his uncle’s home and shot himself in the leg. The boy’s injuries are not considered life-threatening and no charges have been filed at this time. Source: Jack Howland, “Boy, 8, Accidentally Shoots Himself in the Leg in Uncle’s Fort Worth Home, Police Say,” …
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2021
Two men shot themselves in the leg today while holstering their guns, one in Nebraska and one in Ohio. Neither injury is considered life threatening, but both accidents would have been prevented by guns with external manual safeties, had they been deployed. A 33-year old Scottsbluff, Nebraska man was placed in a tourniquet by police …
MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2021
In Elk Creek, Missouri, children playing outdoors got access to a rifle from inside a parked vehicle. A nine-year old was shot and killed by a younger sibling in the incident. “With the age of the child we are talking about I don’t think they can fully grasp the consequences of what has happened,” the …
MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2021
A 77-year old Fond du Lac, Wisconsin man accidentally shot himself in the hand while cleaning a gun. Police were alerted by a call from the hospital emergency room where the man was treated and released. Source: “FDL Man Injured In Gun-Cleaning Accident,” KFIZ AM 1450 (March 17, 2021).
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SUNDAY, MARCH 14, 2021
13-year old children in Illinois and Tennessee were innocent victims of gun violence today. Both were innocent bystanders when gunfights broke out between others on the street. These incidents are part of an epidemic of innocent bystander shootings associated with a national increase in gun violence. The Chicago, Illinois victim and a man he was …
THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2021
At a Richmond, Utah manufacturing facility, a 23-year old employee accidentally shot himself in the leg while cleaning his Glock during a break. He did not realize that the gun was loaded when he attempted to break it down. Police and paramedics responded at the scene. “This individual had fired his firearm about two weeks …
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 2021
A Columbus, Ohio 12-year old and a Fairlawn, New Jersey 40-year old were injured in gun accidents today. The 40-year old was shot when his uncle handed him a Ruger pistol. The 12-year old was handling a gun in his home when it fired. Details are limited. Both individuals were taken to the hospital by …
FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 2021
At a Ceres, California gun range, a firearms instructor was holstering a gun during a training session when it fired. The 69-year old was struck in the thigh and taken to the hospital where he is in stable condition. Perhaps if the gun had an external manual safety that the instructor demonstrated for the class, …
THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2021
In Holt, Michigan, a woman accidentally shot both herself and her boyfriend with a single round fired from her recently purchased handgun. She had removed the magazine from the weapon and did not realize that there was still a round in the chamber. Apparently, the gun had no magazine safety disconnect. Both the woman and …
TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 2021
A 6-year old Nashville, North Carolina boy was shot and injured by a friend of his brother, who was showing off a gun. According to the report, the boy’s 16-year old brother had friends over, one of whom was showing the group his gun when it fired. The 6-year old was airlifted to a hospital, …
MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2021
A four-year old in Columbus, Ohio was in stable condition at the hospital after rolling over onto a loaded gun on a bed in his home. A “911 caller told police that the child rolled over onto a gun that way lying on the bed, causing the gun to go off, shooting the child in …
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2021
In Hays, Kansas, Raymond Nieman, a 72-year old man, died in a gun accident today. According to the report, he was attempting to secure his shotgun in the rear of his vehicle when it discharged and struck him in the chest. The man was found lying in the street next to his vehicle by a …
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2021
Two gun accidents were announced on social media today. @MoCoPGNews tweeted that a Silver Spring, Maryland man shot himself in the shoulder while cleaning his gun. The extent of the man’s injuries were unknown. In Arlington, Texas, “Arlington Texas Crime” posted on its Facebook page that a man shot himself in the leg while unloading …
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2021
After investigating, police determined that a man found shot on the street in South Sioux City, Iowa had accidentally shot himself. The man had been taken by two good Samaritans to a local hospital. He is not facing charges. Nor will the unidentified man pay, apparently, for the various police and health care resources triggered …
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2021
Gabriel Alexis Henderson, a 25-year old mother of five young children in Cornelius, North Carolina, was shot and killed when one of her children found a loaded handgun in her purse. Four of her children were in the room with her at the time of the accident. One of those children was also struck, but …
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2021
In Auburn Hills, Michigan a 50-year old man who was playing with a gun accidentally shot and killed himself. When police responded to a call about an accidental shooting, they found the victim on the living room floor with a gunshot wound to his head. His semi-automatic pistol was next to him. The victim’s brother, …
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2021
In Indianapolis, Indiana, two people were hurt in a single shooting that police concluded was an accident. One of them was taken to the hospital. No other information is available. Source: “IMPD: 3 Hurt in Overnight Shootings, Including Attempted Robber,” Fox 59 (February 4, 2021).
FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2021
In Ellisville, Mississippi, a four-year old toddler found a loaded semi-automatic pistol in his family car and accidentally shot and killed his two-year old sister. Their mother had left them in the back seat of the car temporarily. The toddler was able to climb out of his car seat and grab the gun. “It’s just …
MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2021
In Engelhard, North Carolina, Brandon Marshall was accidentally shot and killed while duck hunting with his son. Details of the accident were not released other than that Marshall was in a duck blind at the time of the accident and that he died on the way to the hospital. An enforcement officer with the North …
FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2021
There was another accidental gun death of a young child today. A three-year old in Owosso, Michigan found a gun in his home and shot himself. He later died at the hospital. “Owosso Public Safety offers its condolences to any family or friends who have been impacted by this tragic event,” the local public safety …
SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 2021
In Washington Terrace, Utah, a 47-year old man and a 25-year old woman were examining a gun they believed was unloaded when it fired. Both were struck. The bullet first passed through the man’s leg, just below the knee, the Sheriff’s Office reported. It then entered the woman’s thigh where it lodged, breaking her femur …
THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2021
An 18-year old Lincoln, Nebraska man was shot and injured in a hunting accident today. Deputies said a 41-year-old man was putting a rifle in the backseat of a truck after deer hunting. The firearm discharged, went through the seat and hit the 18-year-old in the leg. The injured 18-year old suffered serious injuries but …
TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2021
In Gloucester, Massachusetts, a man with many guns in his apartment accidentally fired one of them through a wall and into his neighbor’s apartment unit. No one was injured. According to a report, investigating officers found a Remington 1100 12G Supermatic, a Remington 1100 20G, a Browning .22 long rifle, a Glock 19 9mm, a …
THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2021
At Hope’s Closet Thrift Store in Jacksonville, Florida, a “young child” found a gun and shot herself in the hand. She was treated at the hospital. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says “no criminal activity is being investigated at this time.” Source: Mindy Wadley, “Child Taken to Hospital after Finding Gun in Southside Thrift Store, Accidentally …
TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2021
A 15-year old boy in Pittston, Maine shot himself in the hand with his grandfather’s two -shot Derringer today. Police said the boy went behind a garage wearing a coat that belonged to his grandfather. The boy found the pistol in a pocket and “tried to pull the hammer back, when his thumb slipped off, …
MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 2021
Indianapolis, Indiana police officers working part-time at Sam’s Club responded when they heard a shot fired inside the store. An armed shopper had accidentally discharged a gun and hit a store employee. The employee was grazed by the bullet and was hospitalized after the shooting in stable condition. The customer was not being charged with …
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2020
Three guns were accidentally fired today. Three injuries resulted. In Thomasville, Georgia, a man was moving his friend’s AR-15 rifle at the request of his friend’s grandmother, without knowing that the gun was loaded, when it inadvertently fired. A child was injured. There is no report on the victim’s condition. In Knightdale, North Carolina, a …
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2020
In Jackson, Mississippi, a 15 year-old girl was accidentally shot in the neck when she found a gun under a couch. She remains in the hospital in critical condition. According to a witness, when the girl found the gun, a 14-year old boy attempted to take it away from her and the gun went off. …
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2020
At his home in Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania, Craig Steven Galford, age 54, was placing a gun in his shoulder holster when it accidentally discharged. The bullet struck him in the left side of his torso and caused a fatal wound. It is unclear why Galford had a gun at all. According to an earlier news …
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2020
Four teenagers were accidentally shot today in separate incidents. Three of the teens shot themselves. Two of the incidents, though unrelated, occurred at the same apartment complex in Atlanta, Georgia, just blocks away from where another teen had been accidentally shot last week. In Augusta, Georgia, a 14-year old boy shot himself in the hip …
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2020
In Hamilton, Montana, 51-year old Steve Burgess died when a rifle accidentally discharged inside a vehicle. Burgess was on a hunting trip at the time of the accident. His companions drove to meet responders, but Burgess was pronounced dead at the scene. “The Ravalli County Sheriff’s Office offers condolences to the families affected by this …
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020
For the second day in a row, a three-year old boy found a gun at home and shot himself. Today’s accident occurred in Isbell, Alabama. The boy was airlifted to a hospital where he is in stable condition. Authorities have not said whose gun the boy found or why he was able to fire it. …
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2020
A hunting accident in Hartford, Arkansas killed 14-year old Newt Hodge and wounded his 21-year old brother. While the boys were loading a deer they had killed into a truck, a rifle leaning on the truck fell and discharged. The bullet passed through Newt and struck his brother Kasey in the shoulder. Arkansas Fish and …
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Two men and a 10-year old boy were hospitalized with wounds suffered in accidental shootings today. Very little information is available about what happened in any of the gun accidents. In Bourne, Massachusetts on Cape Cod, a man was accidentally shot while cleaning his gun. He was hospitalized in Rhode Island with non-life threatening injuries. …
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2020
A man and a boy were hospitalized today in Barboursville, West Virginia after a .50 caliber rifle malfunctioned and exploded. The man was shot in the hand and the boy was shot in the arm. The sheriff told a reporter that the two were “out shooting” when the accident occurred. Source: Chad Hedrick, WSAZ 3 …
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2020
For the second day in a row, a man was killed in a range accident. In today’s incident, an unidentified 67-year old NRA-certified range officer was killed during a shooting competition in Penfield, New York. The range officer “was serving as a safety officer in a United States Practical Shooting Association competition and was struck …
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2020
At the Solid Rock Ministry Church in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, a ten-year old boy with a gun shot into the church and accidentally struck his grandmother twice. The boy found the gun in a living area inside the church building. Police said people were inside the church when the boy started firing rounds into the building …
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2020
At least three children were shot in separate gun accidents today. Two were wounded. One was killed. In Senatobia, Mississippi, a two-year old girl found a loaded gun and shot herself. She is being treated at a local hospital and is in stable condition. The incident is being reported as an “accidental discharge.” It is …
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2020
In Clay, Alabama, a teenage girl returning home after 2 A.M. was mistaken for an intruder by her stepfather. She was accidentally shot in the abdomen. Her parents say they “heard the garage door open and thought someone was breaking into the home. The stepfather retrieved his firearm and went to investigate.” After the shooting, …
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2020
A nine-year old and an eight-year old were killed in gun accidents today. The nine-year old shot herself with a weapon found in her Detroit, Michigan home. Two other children 10 and under were home at the time of the incident. However, no adults were present. “We are seeing this too often, please put your …
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2020
A 28-year old in Wichita, Kansas was injured when a gun tucked into his waistband accidentally fired. He was shot in the leg and taken to the hospital with a serious injury. Source: Michael Stavola, “Accidental and Self-inflicted Shooting at Towne East Square, Official Says,” Kansas.com (October 17, 2020).
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2020
In Montgomery, Michigan, a group of curious toddlers found a loaded gun while their parents were in the kitchen making dinner. One of the kids used the gun to shoot another child, age three, in the neck and face. The three-year old was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition. The Michigan State …
MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2020
In Albert Lea, Minnesota, a man was injured Monday morning in an accidental shooting. He was reportedly shot in the leg in what police describe as a “negligent firing of the gun.” Police logs show that at the time of the accident, the injured man and another person were preparing to go to the gun …
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2020
A Cambria, Wisconsin woman was struck by shrapnel in her home and was flown by medical helicopter to a nearby hospital for treatment. According to authorities, the accident occurred as others in her home were preparing to go coyote hunting. Source: Bridget Cooke, “MedFlight Takes Woman from Cambria Residence after Accidental Shooting, Police Say,” Madison.com …
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2020
Three children under age 10 shot themselves today. In Chicago, Illinois, three boys left home alone while their father was picking up their mother from the hospital found a loaded gun. One of the boys, a five-year old, accidentally shot his nine-year old brother in the head. The boy, Ashton Lipscomb, died at the hospital. …
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
In Lucas County, Ohio, the Sheriff’s Office reports that there was an accidental shooting today in Springfield Township that did not result in life-threatening injuries. The victim was taken to the hospital. The police say “there is no danger to the public at this time.” Source: “1 Person Shot in Springfield Twp.; Police Say it …
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
Two people were accidentally shot today at a motel in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Neither injury was considered serious. According to police “it was determined after further investigation that the shooting was accidental. Police said others at the scene who were involved in the argument have not filed any criminal charges.” Source: “HPD: Shooting Incident that Injured …
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
In Eastover, South Carolina, a 12-year old boy was showing a friend a gun that he found in his home when he shot himself in the upper body. The boy was taken to the hospital where he was treated for the wound. Police say two 12-year old boys were home alone at the time of …
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
For the third day in a row, a child injured himself with a gun found in his home. In this instance, it is a three-year old in Baltimore, Maryland. He was treated at the hospital for a wound to the hand. We continue to need clearer legal requirements for safe storage, better child access prevention …
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2020
Twice today, a gun accidentally discharged in public, injuring four people. In both cases, a loaded gun was discharged inside a place of business while being carried by its owner inside his pants pocket. In Camden, New York, at the Grape and Grog restaurant, a police deputy accidentally discharged one round from his gun while …
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2020
A nine-year old Grand Rapids, Michigan boy “somehow accessed a gun” in his home and accidentally shot himself in the arm. He was taken to a hospital for treatment. No arrests were made. The Michigan Department of State Police publishes a pamphlet which says, in part: Firearm ownership carries with it a responsibility of safeguarding …