Unintentional shootings by children increased during the pandemic, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.
In the wake of the shooting, local gun safety groups have reminded families that gun locks are available as a way to prevent accidental shootings.
"But, she continiued,"they have that strength. So many people have a young child around and they think—nothing will happen. But it does." According to the Gun Violence Archive, a database that collects information about shootings across the United States, there have been 1,789 unintentional shootings in 2021 as of Monday.
The AAP advises parents—if they are going to have a gun in the house—to ensure all guns remained"locked and unloaded, with ammunition locked separately" to prevent accidental shootings.with a handgun in Texas. They suffered serious, but not life-threatening injuries.his 2-year-old brother in Milwaukee. His father, Giovanni Smith, was charged with neglect of a child resulting in death.
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