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He Didn't Hide the Key to His Gun Safe. His Boy Opened It

He Taught His Son About Guns.
Then the Boy Shot Himself

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Apr 3, 2021 2:25 PM CDT

He Taught His Son About Guns. Then the Boy Shot Himself

An 11-year-old's death, and the subject of safe storage legislation

(Newser) - The night on which 11-year-old Tyler Paxton died in 2014 began in an unremarkable way. He had Taco Bell for dinner and watched YouTube videos, sharing one involving an otter with his mom. He told his parents he was going to watch cartoons in their room. Then came the gunshot....

2 Kids Shot by Cousin Trying
to Keep Gun From Them

Jun 28, 2019 11:28 AM CDT

2 Kids Shot by Cousin Trying to Keep Gun From Them

It happened in Fort Worth, Texas

(Newser) - Two young children in Texas are recovering at Cook Children's Medical Center after being shot in the yard of their family home—accidentally, by their only slightly older cousin, police and family say. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram cites a police log and hospital official in reporting that a 7-year-old...

Prosecutor: Boy Shot Sister, Then Mom Returned to Work

Mom Allegedly Checked on
Shot Child, Returned to Work

Mar 6, 2018 10:51 AM CST

Mom Allegedly Checked on Shot Child, Returned to Work

Prosecutor says Alyssa Edwards' son called her at 10am, she was back at work an hour later

(Newser) - A prosecutor says an 8-year-old Ohio boy loaded a rifle, repeatedly shot his 4-year-old sister at home, and then informed their mother, who left work to check the girl's injuries, cleaned up a bloody bed cover, and then returned to work, leaving the children alone again. The woman, 27-year-old...

Kansas Toddler Shot
Dead by Brother, 4

May 1, 2014 12:08 PM CDT

Kansas Toddler Shot Dead by Brother, 4

Police say the children found a 9mm handgun in a nightstand

(Newser) - Three siblings playing in a bedroom in Wichita, Kansas, on Tuesday afternoon came upon a loaded handgun in a nightstand. They didn't pick up the gun, but a toddler still ended up dead after his 4-year-old brother reached in and managed to pull its trigger, reports KAKE . The 19-month-old...

Woman Shot
and Killed
by 6-Year-Old

Apr 18, 2014 11:38 AM CDT

Woman Shot and Killed by 6-Year-Old

Kid found gun in backseat

(Newser) - Another day, another reminder that kids plus guns equals tragedy . A 22-year-old South Carolina woman was killed while riding in the passenger seat of a friend's car yesterday, when that friend's six-year-old child accidentally shot her in the back, police told reporters. The child found the gun on...