Fernando Miller

January 1, 2023 does not bode well for gun safety in the New Year because there were too many gun accidents to meaningfully consider, including many that appear to have resulted from celebratory gunfire. Among the reported incidents: In Van Buren County, Michigan, 62-year-old Christopher Toppenberg was charged with murder Wednesday in connection with the …

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2023

Three Children Accidentally Shot on the Day Before Christmas, One Fatally

Jamycah Ramone Frazier-Turner, age 12, of Birmingham, Alabama was unintentionally shot and killed today while visiting friends and family. He was handling a gun when he accidentally fired it, according to police. No information was reported about how he came into possession of the gun.

In Reading, Pennsylvania, a four-year old shot himself in the leg. "Mom explains that she heard a gunshot come from the other room. Numerous other kids in the house testified to the fact that this child was playing with a handgun [when] it discharged into [his] lower leg …," a police captain said. He added, "[n]o child of that age should have access to a gun.” (As this blog illustrates, no child of any age should have access to a gun.) Again, no information was reported about how the child got hold of the gun.

In Hamilton County, Nebraska, a 17-year-old has been hospitalized after being accidentally shot by another teenager. The sheriff’s office determined that the injured child was accidentally shot in the shoulder by another 17-year-old while inside a vehicle after the two had been hunting small animals. The boy’s injuries are not expected to be life-threatening.

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