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Accidental Shooting

4-Year-Old Accidentally Shoots 13-Year-Old To Death

Posted 05.15.2013 | Miami
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An 11-year-old Florida boy has died after being shot by a four-year-old relative on Mother's Day at a Lake City apartment complex, according to a Depa...

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Jason Cherkis

'All The Sudden The Gun Goes Off'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 05.09.2013 | Politics
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Kingsley Rowe, 43, has both a bachelor's degree in information systems management and a masters in social work from New York University. He has a wife...

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3-Year-Old Fatally Shoots Himself With Uncle's Gun

Posted 05.08.2013 | Crime
Read More: Gun Violence, Accidental Shooting, Video, Jadarrius Speight, Florida News, Jeffrey D. Walker, Tampa, 3 Year Old Accidentally Shoots Self With Uncle's Gun, Crime News

A 3-year-old Florida boy fatally shot himself Tuesday using a gun he found in the bedroom that he shared with his uncle. Jadarrius Speights was alo...

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Jason Linkins

Kentucky Toddler's Shooting Death: A 'Natural Consequence' Of Gun Culture?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.02.2013 | Politics
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This past Tuesday, in Cumberland County, Ky., a 2-year-old girl was killed when her 5-year-old brother accidentally shot her with a .22-caliber rifle ...

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Police: Boy Shoots, Kills Little Sister

AP | Posted 05.02.2013 | Crime
Read More: Gun Violence, Gary White, Accidental Shooting, Crime, Kentucky Shooting, Kentucky State Police, Kentucky, Guns, Cumberland County, Crime News

BURKESVILLE, Ky. -- Authorities in southern Kentucky say a 2-year-old girl has been accidentally shot and killed by her 5-year-old brother, who was pl...

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Woman Kills Husband During Drunk Gun Lesson

Posted 04.30.2013 | Crime
Read More: Accidental Shooting, Woman Kills Husband During Drunk Gun Lesson, Michael Wanko Dead, Michele Wanko Arrested, Involuntary Manslaughter, Michael Wanko Shot, Michele Wanko Involuntary Manslaughter, Michele Wanko, Crime News

A Pennsylvania man was killed Saturday when -- after a night of drinking -- he demonstrated for his wife how to operate a semiautomatic pistol. “...

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Neighbor Kills Teen Who Entered Wrong House

AP | MATTHEW BARAKAT | Posted 05.19.2013 | DC
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STERLING, Va. — The parents of a northern Virginia teenager have a message for the man who shot and killed the 16-year-old: They don't blame him...

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No Charges For Man Who Shot Son Outside Gun Shop: DA

AP | JOE MANDAK | Posted 01.16.2013 | Crime
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PITTSBURGH -- A district attorney has decided not to file criminal charges against a man in the accidental fatal shooting of his 7-year-old son outsid...

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Dad Accidentally Shoots Son In Head

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 12.12.2012 | Parents
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A Nebraska father accidentally shot his son in the head while pheasant hunting in Iowa Saturday -- and the son lived to tell about it. In fact, the te...

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Dad Who Shot Son At Gun Store Forget Bullet Was In Chamber: Cops

AP | Posted 12.10.2012 | Crime
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MERCER, Pa. -- A 7-year-old boy had been buckling himself into his safety seat in the back of his father's truck when he was shot to death after a han...

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BALLSEYE: Teen Mistakenly Shoots Own Penis

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 09.11.2012 | Weird News
Read More: Teen Shoots Himself in the Penis, Teen Shoots Himself in Balls, Michael Smeriglio, Accidental Shooting, Video, Weird News News

A ballsy move, but a bad one. Cops say 18-year-old Michael Smeriglio, of Florida, accidentally shot him self through his penis, through his testicl...

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Cop Punished After Young Daughter Shot Herself With His Gun

AP | Posted 07.26.2012 | Crime
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SPOKANE, Wash. -- Spokane's police chief says the officer whose young daughter accidentally shot herself in the leg with his service weapon in April h...

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Teen Covers Shot Friend With Blanket, Leaves Him To Die On Couch

AP | JEANNIE NUSS | Posted 07.24.2012 | Crime
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas man assumed the boy wrapped in a blanket on his futon was his sleeping cousin. But hours later he realized it wa...

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Hilary Tuttle

Accidental Shooting Death Of Toddler 'Tragedy All The Way Through'

HuffingtonPost.com | Hilary Tuttle | Posted 03.30.2012 | Crime
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A 3-year-old Atlanta girl is dead and her 18-year-old uncle faces charges for reckless conduct and involuntary manslaughter after his gun accidentally...

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Mom Faces Manslaughter Charges For Toddler Who Accidentally Shot Himself

AP | Posted 05.28.2012 | Crime
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TACOMA, Wash. — A mother who authorities say left her 3-year-old son unrestrained in a car after she placed a pistol under the driver's seat has...

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Man Playing With Gun Arrested For His Role In Teen's Shooting

Posted 12.28.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Accidental Weapon Discharge, Accidental Shooting, Man Playing With Gun Accidentally Shoots Boy, Boy Accidentally Shot, Man Playing With Gun, Chicago News

Police have arrested a man who accidentally shot a 16-year-old boy while playing with a gun on the South Side. The victim, an employee of the conv...

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UPDATE: Marine Kills Fellow Marine In Aurora Shooting

Posted 11.15.2011 | Denver
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An early morning shooting being investigated by police involves six members of the U.S. Marines Corps Reserve, and one arrest. Just after midnight,...

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Plea Entered In The Death Of NBC Executive

AP | Posted 11.14.2011 | Los Angeles
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LOS ANGELES -- A friend who shot to death an NBCUniversal studio finance executive during a St. Patrick's Day party pleaded guilty Wednesday to involu...

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Mom Aiding Accidentally Shot Husband Accidentally Shot

Daniel Gross | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
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Daniel Gross

The fact is, most parents who choose to own guns in homes with kids seem oblivious to the real risks and dangers those guns pose to their families.

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Woman Accidentally Shoots Herself While Preparing To Go After Foxes

Colorado Springs Gazette, CO | MARIA ST.LOUIS | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
Read More: Woman Afraid of Foxes, Accidental Shooting, Foxes, Colorado Springs, Denver News

A woman arming herself after hearing foxes in her yard accidentally shot herself early Sunday, according to Colorado Springs police....

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12-Year-Old Fatally Shot In Home, Gun Was Under 'Lock And Key'

Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Chicago Gun Violence, Gun Laws, Accidental Shooting, Chicago Guns, Michael Pierce, Chicago News

The shotgun involved in the apparently accidental shooting that claimed the life of a 12-year-old boy in his Roseland home was kept for protection, pu...

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NRA Instructor Shoots Student: What Can We Learn?

Dennis A. Henigan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Gun Violence, Gun Control, National Rifle Association, Accidental Shooting, Open Carry, Nra, Guns, Concealed Carry, Politics News
Dennis A. Henigan

An individual, who the NRA itself has decided is such an expert in safe gun handling that he can teach a class in it, has now accidentally discharged his weapon in a public place and wounded an innocent person.

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Teen Playing With Gun Accidentally Shoots Friend In Head

KMGH Denver | Thomas Hendrick | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
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Niles Girl, 8, Accidentally Shot In Face By Teen Brother

Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
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An 8-year-old Niles girl is recovering Sunday night after her 13-year-old brother accidentally shot her in the face while they were playing with what ...

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