Arizona Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Children and Guns Tennessee

SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 2024

4-year-old Kills Self with Father’s Glock; 13-year-old Accidentally Shot and Killed While Playing with Both Nerf and Real Gun In a home in Memphis, Tennessee, a 4-year-old found his father’s loaded Glock 10mm handgun and fatally shot himself in the head. The boy’s father, Vincent Gilliams, told police the gun was in his pants pocket …

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Adult Arrested Adult Injury Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Louisiana Nevada No Charges Filed North Carolina

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Toddler and Teen are Killed, and Police Officer Wounded in Unintentional Shootings In Greenville, North Carolina, Kayden Swinnely, 3, shot and killed himself after he found a loaded, unsecured gun inside his apartment. A 13-year-old had unlocked the gun safe and left the firearm where Kayden was able to access it. The two children were …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Children and Guns Georgia No Charges Filed

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 …

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Adult Arrested Child Injury (18 and Under) Children and Guns Florida

THE DANGERS OF FACSIMILE WEAPONS DESIGNED TO LOOK REAL

A good deal has been written about the risks of paint ball weapons and toy guns that are designed to look real.  The marketplace has far too many facsimile weapons that can be mistaken as potentially lethal.  Police officers frequently report being unable to tell the difference between individuals armed with real guns from kids …

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