guns and kids 2003 so far =(

[Gomer]

For what it's worth. Bold = dead. Take what you want from it. Sad.

Green Bay (WI) Press-Gazette, 1/1/2003
Union Wisconsin 13-year-old shot and killed by friend, 12
A 13-year-old boy was shot and killed by his 12-year-old friend with a .22-caliber rifle, while they were in his bedroom. The boys had just returned from target shooting. It is unclear if the shooting was accidental.

Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader, 1/2/2003
Georgetown Kentucky 3-year-old boy shot at friend's home
A 3-year-old boy was shot and killed with a .22-caliber handgun, while visiting a friend's house with his mother. The boy was in an upstairs bedroom when he was shot. It is unclear how the shooting occurred.

The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA), 1/3/2003
Chesapeake Virginia boy, 18, accidentally killed by an 18-year-old boy
An 18-year-old boy was accidentally shot and killed by another 18-year-old boy while he was on his way to visit his girlfriend. It is unclear what caused the shooting. Police are still investigating.

The Indianapolis Star, 1/6/2003
Marion County Indiana 14-year-old boy killed by two teens over debt
Two boys, 14 and 17, shot and killed a 14-year-old boy allegedly over an unpaid debt. It is unlcear where they got the .30-caliber rifle they used.

The Daily Post-Athenian (Athens, TN), 1/6/2003
Riceville Tennessee boy, 6, shot by brother, 12, with .22-caliber rifle
A 6-year-old boy was intentionally shot by his 12-year-old brother with a .22-caliber bolt-action rifle he took from his parents' bedroom and loaded. The older boy was upset with his brother for hitting him with a toy.

The Detroit News, 1/6/2003
Detroit 21-month-old killed by loaded gun left in laundry basket
A 21-month-old boy was shot and killed when he pulled a basket of clothes off of a shelf that had a loaded .32-caliber pistol in it. The pistol fell to the ground and discharged, fatally wounding him in the chest. Police are unclear of who owned the gun and how it ended up in the basket.

Big 2 (KMID-TV) Midland/Odessa, TX, 1/7/2003
Odessa Texas 2-year-old boy shot by 4-year-old brother
A 2-year-old boy was shot by his 4-year-old brother with a .45-caliber pistol, wounding him in the leg and foot. It is unclear how the shooting took place and how the kid obtained the gun.

Channel Cincinnati (WlWT- 5), 1/8/2003
Bethel Ohio boy, 17, brings gun to school to threaten classmate
A 17-year-old boy threatened a classmate with a 7.65-caliber gun he brought to a school basketball game. The boy was arrested soon after other students told schools officials about the gun and the confrontation he planned to have with another student.

The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA), 1/8/2003
Monroe Louisiana boy, 6, accidentally shoots brother, 7, squirrel hunting
A 7-year-old boy was accidentally shot by his 6-year-old brother with a .410-gauge shotgun, while squirrel hunting with their father.

Channel Cincinnati (WlWT- 5), 1/8/2003
Bethel Ohio boy, 17, brings gun to school to threaten classmate
A 17-year-old boy threatened a classmate with a 7.65-caliber gun he brought to a school basketball game. The boy was arrested soon after other students told schools officials about the gun and the confrontation he planned to have with another student.

Omaha (NE) World-Herald, 1/10/2003
Omaha Nebraska boy, 17, brings loaded 9 mm gun to school
A 17-year-old boy brought a loaded 9 mm to his high school and his 16-year-old friend helped him hide it the school's restroom. It is unclear what they intended to do with the gun.

Philadelphia Daily News, 1/13/2003
Germantown Pennsylvania girl, 16, shot by teenage brothers
An 18-year-old boy and his 16-year-old brother turned themselves in for the shooting of a 16-year-old girl. Apparently, one of the boys fired a gun that accidentally went through the window of the girl’s home, killing her. It is unclear where the boys got the gun.

The Columbian (WA), 1/14/2003
Battle Ground Washington girl, 10, accidentally shot by brother, 13
A 10-year-old girl was accidentally shot and killed by her 13-year-old brother. The shooting is believed to be accidental though it is unclear how the boy got the gun. The kids are children of a county sheriff, though the shooting did not involve his service weapon.

The Augusta (GA) Chronicle, 1/16/2003
Richmond County Georgia boy, 11, brings father's gun to school
An 11-year-old boy brought a .40-caliber handgun and a loaded magazine to school in response to a disagreement he had with a group of boys. The gun belonged to the boy's father and was left unsecured on a ledge in a closet.

Star Tribune (Minneapolis/St. Paul), 1/17/2003
St. Cloud Minnesota 17-year-old boy shot and killed father
Two 17-year-old boys shot and killed one of the boys' father. The teenage son is believed to have pulled the trigger while the other teen provided the rifle and ammunition and helped hide the evidence. It is unclear the motive of the shooting.

[Epidemic]

Hmmmmm,

Interesting, sad.

Oh, sorry thought that was an epidemic post on kids with guns.

[willy_ph]

There's been one that I know of in Canada already as well.

[Toadman]

The media is pervasive in all areas now, so an aberrant local home-town occurrence that has happened dozens/hundreds/thousands of time now gets national media top billing and the obviously manipulation from both sides for political gain.

[ClubMed]

Yes I agree, very sad.

But what about situations where a gun saved lives or prevented a crime?

[JacobM5727]

guns are fine, people just need to follow some common sense

- dont give kids guns and leave them unsupervised; ie.. after shooting, take their gun and put it away (if you give a kid a gun, teach them gun safety... sheesh)

would have possibly prevented:
Green Bay (WI) Press-Gazette, 1/1/2003


- dont leave your guns out in easily accessible areas, drawers, vegtable crisper, ect

would have possibly prevented:
Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader, 1/2/2003
The Detroit News, 1/6/2003

- teach kids who dont have guns safety too; ex. "hmm whats this shiny thing, i will pull this thing, since my parents tried to keep things of this matter hidden from me and i have no idea what it is"

would have possibly prevented:
The Columbian (WA), 1/14/2003

unless of course it is a murder, as in:
The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA), 1/3/2003
The Indianapolis Star, 1/6/2003
Philadelphia Daily News, 1/13/2003
Star Tribune (Minneapolis/St. Paul), 1/17/2003

in which case try as adults

dont blame the guns.. thats like blaming violent video games for school shootings (lame and untrue)

me-
constant violent video games -yet to knock over a subway (the sandwich place, not the train place)
pro guns -yet to shoot myself or others

just my opinion..

[RADAR1797]

Darwinism working flawlessly. Just another way thin out the stupid from our ranks.

-RADAR

[Epidemic]

That darwin stuff is good as long as the kids who died were genetically stupid and not just ignorant. In most of the cases the parents were proven stupid.

[8bit-freak]

This should not be happening, these kids shouldn't be able to get within a mile of those things.