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Accidental Shootings of Children Raising Concern
LEAD: Sensational shootings often draw more attention, but to many people here there is something deeply troubling in the numbing frequency of incidents like the one Monday that left 14-year-old Aaron Fultz critically wounded.
Aaron and a friend were playing with a .44 magnum revolver they found at the house of the friend's brother in Deer Park, a Houston suburb. The gun discharged, hitting Aaron in the head. He was still in critical condition late today and doctors said he would lose his vision, if not his life.
Five other children playing with pistols were shot over the holidays in the Houston area. Three of the youths died. Two years ago in a two-month period here, there were 13 accidental shootings involving children, six of whom died.
Priest: Slain dad taught boy, 8, to use guns
November 8th, 2008 @ 9:01pm
by Associated Press
ST. JOHNS, Ariz. - A man who police believe was shot and killed by his 8-year-old son had consulted a Roman Catholic priest about whether the boy should handle guns and had taught him how to use a rifle, the clergyman said Saturday
Boy Accidentally Kills Himself With Uzi
8-Year-Old Fired Submachine Gun Under Adult Supervision At Massachusetts Gun Fair
(AP) An 8-year-old boy died after accidentally shooting himself in the head while firing an Uzi submachine gun under adult supervision at a gun fair.
Parents Plead Not Guilty in Child's Accidental Shooting Death
NORWICH, Conn. (AP) _ A Jewett City couple entered not guilty pleas Tuesday to charges related to the death of their 2-year-old son, who accidentally shot himself with his father's gun.
Raeford — A 9-year-old fourth-grader was playing with his sister and his best friend when a handgun went off, wounding him in the head Thursday, authorities said.
The children were alone in a home at 143 Independence Drive in Raeford when the 10-year-old boy who lived there brought out a gun. His parents had tucked the .25-caliber weapon away in a drawer, Hoke County Sheriff Hubert A. Peterkin said.
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