UPDATE: THREE KIDS SHOT IN THREE DAYS. TENNESSEE LEADS NATION IN KIDS PULLING TRIGGER OF NEGLIGENTLY STORED FIREARMS
Over a two day period, two 4-year-olds in Memphis shot themselves with negligently stored firearms…
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OVER THREE DAYS, THREE TENNESSEE CHILDREN WERE UNINTENTIONALLY SHOT WITH UNSECURED FIREARMS
On Saturday in Greeneville, a 17-year-old boy was handling a gun when it discharged, killing him…
Read moreTENNESSEE’S SHAMEFUL PROBLEM WITH UNINTENTIONAL SHOOTINGS OF CHILDREN IS NOT GETTING BETTER
THREE CHILDREN ALREADY SHOT THIS MONTH, INCLUDING TWO NASHVILLE TODDLERS SHOT THIS WEEK On Monday, a 3-year-old in Antioch shot himself in the foot with an unsecured and loaded gun and overnight, an east Nashville 1-year-old, left unattended, picked up a loaded gun and shot himself with it. Two weeks ago, a 10-year-old in Chattanooga was playing with his parent’s
Read moreAnother Tennessee Child Unintentionally Shot With An Irresponsibly Stored Gun
Friday afternoon in Lebanon, a 10-year-old boy unintentionally shot himself with his parent’s loaded, unlocked gun. The boy’s older brother called 911. The children’s parents were not home. The boy was last listed in stable condition but faces multiple surgeries. The shooting in Memphis came just over a month after the last accidental shooting involving a child. On March 27th
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