Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Ongoing Investigation South Carolina

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

In Greenwood, South Carolina, a nine-year old boy found a gun in the center console of the family car today and shot himself.  He was taken to the hospital with his parents, where his injuries are not considered life threatening. There is an ongoing investigation, but no arrests have been made.  Certainly everyone is lucky …

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Children and Guns

CHILDREN AND GUNS

Criminalizing the Negligence of Caregivers May Let Manufacturers Off the Hook It is quite clear from any rational child safety perspective that manufacturers should be discouraged or prevented from designing guns that children can easily fire.  Better designs can be achieved with effective external manual safeties, magazine safety disconnects, heavier trigger pulls or trigger designs …

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