Another toddler dies in US due to accidentally shooting themselves with a gun
11 months ago

Another toddler dies in US due to accidentally shooting themselves with a gun

Hindustan Times  

A 3-year-old accidentally shot themselves with a gun found at home in Beech Street, Greenville. Gun storage laws in North Carolina: North Carolina law requires gun owners to store firearms in a way that prevents children from accessing them. Community response: The Greenville Police Department addressed concerns on their Facebook page, affirming that the parents likely followed guidelines. Preventing future tragedies: To prevent similar tragedies, parents and gun owners must stay informed about local laws, implement proper storage measures, and engage in open conversations with their children about the dangers of firearms. The community can play a vital role in offering support to grieving families and promoting dialogue around gun safety.

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Toddler dies in ‘gun-related accident’ involving his 7-year-old brother in Rancho Cucamonga
1 month ago

Toddler dies in ‘gun-related accident’ involving his 7-year-old brother in Rancho Cucamonga

LA Times  

A toddler from Crestline was killed in what authorities called a gun-related accident involving the child’s 7-year-old brother in a parking lot of the Foothill Crossing Shopping Center in Rancho Cucamonga. A toddler was killed in the parking lot of a shopping center in Rancho Cucamonga on Monday in what authorities called a “gun-related accident” involving the child’s 7-year-old brother. …

We're Gun-Owning Parents. Here's How We Store Our Weapons At Home.
3 months, 4 weeks ago

We're Gun-Owning Parents. Here's How We Store Our Weapons At Home.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING On Sept. 4, 14-year-old Colt Gray allegedly opened fire at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, killing two other 14-year old students and two teachers. These grim statistics, she continued, “highlight that an important part of firearm safety is just keeping those firearms stored securely so that kids can’t access and use them, especially in moments of …

New study shows bipartisan agreement on guns: safe storage makes for good neighbors
8 months, 4 weeks ago

New study shows bipartisan agreement on guns: safe storage makes for good neighbors

LA Times  

Though few issues are as polarizing, a new study published Monday found some common ground in how Americans view guns in their local communities. “Research often “frame gun ownership as an individual choice, and also as a national policy preference, but there’s a lot of layers between national policy and individual choices, said Justin Sola, an incoming assistant sociology professor …

A Michigan toddler’s shooting highlights new gun storage law and other states’ strategies
10 months, 2 weeks ago

A Michigan toddler’s shooting highlights new gun storage law and other states’ strategies

Associated Press  

A Michigan man is the first person to face charges under the state’s new law requiring gun owners to keep weapons in locked storage containers around minors. The 44-year-old man faces nine felony charges, including first-degree child abuse and violation of Michigan’s gun storage law. The storage law requires gun owners to keep unloaded firearms in a locked storage box …

Opinion: The Jennifer Crumbley verdict is a powerful warning to parents
11 months ago

Opinion: The Jennifer Crumbley verdict is a powerful warning to parents

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Jennifer Tucker, PhD, is a professor of History at Wesleyan University and the founding director of Wesleyan’s Center for the Study of Guns and Society. In the judge’s instructions to the jury, the key concept in determining guilt was that of “gross negligence.” Although parents of mass shooters have been prosecuted in civil court before, the trial of …

North Carolina governor launches safe gun storage campaign as Raleigh recovers from mass shooting
1 year, 7 months ago

North Carolina governor launches safe gun storage campaign as Raleigh recovers from mass shooting

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — A safe firearm storage campaign launched Monday by the North Carolina governor’s administration aims to counter a recent surge in gun thefts and shooting injuries by making safety features available to more gun owners statewide. The initiative will distribute free gun locks starting this week and equip local law enforcement, doctors and school personnel with resources they …

Three-Year-Old Child Accidentally Shoots And Kills His Mother In Chicago
2 years, 9 months ago

Three-Year-Old Child Accidentally Shoots And Kills His Mother In Chicago

News 18  

A three-year-old American child accidentally shot and killed his mother while playing with a gun in the suburbs of Chicago, police said Monday. At some point the child pulled the trigger,” local police chief Robert Collins told AFP. “Every year, hundreds of children in the United States gain access to unsecured, loaded guns in closets and nightstand drawers, in backpacks …

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