In the first thirteen days of March, there have been thirteen shootings involving children with access to firearms. Four of them occurred on the same day.
Thirteen Shootings in Thirteen Days
Author: BethJoslinRoth
2018 IS NOT OFF TO A GOOD START
In the first 28 days of 2018, there have already been 26 unintentional shootings involving children with access to unsecured firearms. These shootings resulted in 19 injuries and 7 deaths. Five of the fatalities were children under the age of 8. Eleven of the shooters were under the age of 13.
Of the 26 shootings so far this year, twelve took place in a one week span, between January 21st and January 28. During that time, eight children were injured and four were killed. Three of those shootings took place in Texas.
In the entire month of January 2017, there were 22 shootings involving children with access to unsecured firearms.
The ongoing problem with children shooting themselves or other children with unsecured guns is not getting better. Continue Reading
It’s Not Been A Good Year for Kids and Negligently Stored Guns – And the Year Isn’t Over Yet
*This post has been updated with new numbers. Since Friday, a shooting earlier this week in Knoxville, Tennessee involving a 16-year-old has been classified as a self-inflicted, unintentional shooting and another child, a 1-year-old in Memphis, Tennessee was shot and killed by a 3-year-old sibling with a gun left on a bed near the infant.
With just over seven weeks remaining in 2017, according the CFSA database we have already surpassed the total number of children injured by negligently stored firearms, and are close to tying the total number of children killed. These numbers will only increase as the year draws to a close. Unintentional shooting incidents spike around the holidays when kids are at home. Last December, there were 38 total incidents, resulting in the deaths of 16 kids and one adult. Continue Reading
Kids, Guns, and Cars Are A Dangerous Combination
Responsible storage means storing guns responsibly at all times, whether they are in a home or in a vehicle. Leaving guns unsecured in cars not only greatly increases the chances of theft, it also greatly increases the chances of a child finding the gun and pulling the trigger. So far this year, there have been 24 cases of a child shooting themselves or someone else in a car.
Six of those shootings have occurred this month. Continue Reading
On Friday, Four Kids Picked Up Unsecured Guns and Pulled the Trigger
August has been another terrible month for children shooting themselves or other people with negligently stored firearms. In 28 days, there have been 33 shootings resulting in the deaths of 13 children and one adult. 18 children and one adult have been injured.
Four shootings happened on Friday.
Four in a single day. Continue Reading
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN TENNESSEE? OVER THREE DAYS, THREE KIDS UNINTENTIONALLY SHOT THEMSELVES
From The Safe Tennessee Project:
Over a three day period, three Memphis children shot themselves with negligently stored firearms. On Friday, a 4-year-old little girl was home with two other other children and their father when she picked up a gun and unintentionally shot herself with it. She was taken to the hospital in critical condition. Just one day later on Saturday, a 4-year-old boy unintentionally shot himself. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition and later died. Then, on Sunday, an 8-year-old boy found his father’s gun hidden under a pillow and shot himself with it. He did not survive. Continue Reading