4-year-old shoots mother after expressing curiosity about guns

A 23-year-old mother from Gig Harbor, Washington was unintentionally shot in the back by her 4-year-old son. The mother was talking on the phone with her back to her son when she was shot. She was shot on her left side with a 12-gauge shotgun.
The boy found the unloaded shotgun on the bed. "All the kid did was drop the shell in the chamber, touch the bolt release and pull the trigger," police said. "He had probably seen his dad do it a hundred times."
Before the incident the boy's father gave the boy a shotgun cartridge so he could learn to handle it. According to police, "The boy had expressed curiosity about firearms and his father provided him with one shotgun ammunition round."
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9-year-old injured when shotgun fired from neighbor's apartment

A 9-year-old girl was injured when a shotgun blast came through the wall of her Apache Junction, Arizona apartment. Two teenage boys in the neighboring apartment are facing charges of an accidental discharge of a weapon.
The girl was sitting in her apartment when she was struck in the chest and abdomen by the shotgun pellets. Her injuries were not life threatening and she is recovering in a Phoenix hospital. According to police, "she is an extremely lucky little girl" that she was not more seriously injured.
Police were not able to recover the shotgun because it had been discarded by the suspects.
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Two unintentional shootings: Ohio man shoots wife; California woman shoots husband

29-year-old Brian R. of Mansfield, Ohio was cleaning his gun when the gun discharged. The bullet struck his wife in the left forearm, continued through the living room wall into the kitchen and lodged in the refrigerator door. Brian was charged with negligent assault. His wife was taken to the local hospital and treated for minor injuries.
A couple in Ventura, California had just purchased a new handgun. The wife had the gun and thought it was unloaded. She pulled the trigger and fired a bullet that hit her husband in the abdomen. The man was treated at the local hospital for a non-life threatening wound.
According to police, "it appears that alcohol and unfamiliarity with handguns contributed to the incident."
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8-year-old target shooting with parents unintentionally shoots and kills 4-year-old sister

A family was target shooting in the Arizona desert. An 8-year-old was practicing on a .22-caliber rifle. While she was shooting her 4-year-old sister darted in front of her. The 8-year-old pulled the trigger and shot her sister in the head. The 4-year-old was airlifted to a hospital in Phoenix where she was pronounced dead.
The area of the shooting is popular with target shooters.
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Woman hit by stray bullet at California campground

A woman was walking back to camp from the restrooms at the KQ Ranch RV campground in Cuyamaca, California when she was hit in the chest by a stray bullet. The shooting happened around 12:30 p.m. The woman was holding her baby when she was shot but the baby was not injured. She was flown to a hospital for treatment.
According to the sheriff the shooting was accidental, but he did not know exactly how it happened, the extent of the woman's injuries or if the shooter will be charged with a crime.
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Man shoots himself in the face while trying to kill a skunk

31-year-old Daniel M. from Sarasota, Florida was visiting his friend in Myakka City when the two spotted a skunk. Daniel got his .22 rifle out of the trunk of his car in order to shoot the skunk. He placed the butt of the rifle on the ground and went to load the gun, not realizing that the gun was already loaded. His fingers slipped and hit the trigger, causing the gun to discharge. The bullet went through a finger of his right hand, entered his face through his left cheek and lodged in his head.
His injuries were not life-threatening. Daniel was alert and talking as he was transported to the local hospital.
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Teen shoots best friend in back, family asks for prayers so their son can walk again

18-year-old Seth K. unintentionally shot his best friend, 16-year-old Donavan A. in the back with a .22 caliber rifle. Donavan remains hospitalized and doctors say he is paralyzed from the waist down. His parents have asked for prayers for their son so that he can walk and "be a kid again."
Hundreds of people gathered Sunday night in the parking lot of a shopping center in Troy, Ohio. Holding candles and wearing t-shirts that said "Walk for Donavan" friends and family prayed that Donavan would one day walk aging.
Donavan's grandmother said, "There is a very good possibility that in our hearts and with the man upstairs that things will change and he will have the capability of walking again."
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Man cleaning his gun shoots 4-year-old son and mother

Aaron E. of Chaparral, New Mexico was cleaning his 9mm semi-automatic handgun when it unintentionally discharged. The bullet hit his 4-year-old son, went through the boy's chest, and shot his mother. Both the child and the woman were rushed to the hospital where they are listed in critical condition.
According to Aaron's father, Aaron is an Army veteran who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom. "He has experience with guns, but it was an accident, it always happens, and those who have guns at home, be careful with them," he said.
A picture on Aaron's MySpace shows him teaching his young son to hold a handgun. The caption reads "never to [sic] early to play with guns."
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23-year-old buys gun at gun show shortly after unintentionally shoots self in leg

23-year-old Michael H. and 23-year-old Andrew S. of Manchester, New Hampshire bought guns at a gun show in Manchester. They then drove to Andrew's apartment. While in the driveway, Michael unintentionally shot himself with Andrew's .40-caliber handgun while trying to find the gun's safety. Michael was taken to the hospital where he is listed in fair condition.
New Hampshire, like 45 other states, has no requirements for gun safety training prior to purchasing a gun.

Florida boy dies after being shot with gun from 17-year-old friend's arsenal

12-year-old Anthony A. of Deerfield Beach, Florida died from injuries suffered when he was unintentionally shot by his 17-year-old friend Jose. Anthony was shot in the face, the bullet then exited his neck and severed his spinal cord.
Jose told police that he pulled a suitcase from under his bed and each boy grabbed a gun. Anthony took the small revolver while Jose took the 9mm Ruger. He knew the gun was loaded but didn't think there was a round in the chamber.
Police searched Jose's bedroom and found an arsenal of weapons including knives, swords, brass knuckles, and a suitcase containing two 9mm semi-automatic pistols, a .45-caliber handgun, a Tech 9 machine gun, and a 12 gauge Mossberg shotgun.
Jose's parents say they knew nothing of the arsenal and Anthony's family say they too were in the dark. The local sheriff said this should serve as a wake-up call to parents to pay attention to what's going on with your kids.
"I'm calling on parents. You have to know what your kids are doing! I can't think of any excuse as a parent, not to know that your child, especially a juvenile, has this type of weapons in your bedroom."
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