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[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

I see these fairly often, but I don't recall seeing three on the same day:

5-Year-Old Fatally Shoots Girl, 9, in the Head Inside Philadelphia Home

District Attorney Larry Krasner said the city had to do more to protect children from gun violence. Twenty-seven people have died from homicides in the city this year, according to the Philadelphia Police Department.

www.newsweek.com

Toddler Playing With Gun Accidentally Shoots Dead 5-Year-...

"We lost another child in the city of Detroit due to a lack of firearm safety," said Police Commander Tiffany Stewart.

www.newsweek.com

Man Shot in Stomach After Jumping Out of Woods to Scare Friend, Police Say

Police said their investigation was ongoing and charges may be filed against the shooter, who authorities did not name.

www.newsweek.com

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[blackangst1]

Kids die every day from guns. More than 3.

Gun deaths study: Deaths of school-age children at 'epidemic' levels (usatoday.com)

 

[pauldun170]

I see these fairly often, but I don't recall seeing three on the same day:

5-Year-Old Fatally Shoots Girl, 9, in the Head Inside Philadelphia Home

District Attorney Larry Krasner said the city had to do more to protect children from gun violence. Twenty-seven people have died from homicides in the city this year, according to the Philadelphia Police Department.

www.newsweek.com

Toddler Playing With Gun Accidentally Shoots Dead 5-Year-...

"We lost another child in the city of Detroit due to a lack of firearm safety," said Police Commander Tiffany Stewart.

www.newsweek.com

Man Shot in Stomach After Jumping Out of Woods to Scare Friend, Police Say

Police said their investigation was ongoing and charges may be filed against the shooter, who authorities did not name.

www.newsweek.com

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Good Shoot. Thoughts and Prayers
Good Shoot. Thoughts and Prayers
Good Shoot. Thoughts and Prayers

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

Some day .....

Detroit Free Press - Home

www.freep.com

Some way ...

Police: Child shot while walking back from store in East Columbus

Some how ...

https://www.cbs46.com/clarkston-police-ask-for-tips-after-2-children-shot-inside-apartment/article_5b3cf980-5cf4-11eb-ab5c-8782cfd519c4.html

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

But not today:

Boy, 4, accidentally shoots himself in Detroit, 3rd recent incident involving children

This is the third incident of this kind in less than two weeks\u00a0in Michigan and the second in Detroit.

www.freep.com

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

It just keeps on keepin' on:

Tennessee Toddler Fatally Shot after Another Young Child Finds Gun

Clarksville Police Department said a two-year-old boy was fatally shot after another child picked up an unsecured handgun.

www.newsweek.com

 

[nickqt]

Unsecured loaded guns are very dangerous in the hands of children.

Someone should write a law that charges the owner of the gun for criminal negligence or something.

 

[sandorski]

Sane people solve problems, others just ignore them.

 

[dawp]

Sane people solve problems, others just ignore them.

or create problem all on their own.

 

[Leeea]

blah, that is hardly anything. Try this!:

Mass Shootings in 2024 | Gun Violence Archive

Gun Violence Archive (GVA) is a not for profit corporation formed in 2013 to provide free online public access to accurate information about gun-related violence in the United States. GVA will collect and check for accuracy, comprehensive information about gun-related violence in the U.S. and...

www.gunviolencearchive.org

Mass shootings are so commonplace now they no longer make the news. Of course with multiple mass shootings on most days, how does a reporter choose which one to cover?

 

[ch33zw1z]

Acceptable losses, brought to you by nutters.

 

[Meghan54]

Acceptable losses, brought to you by nutters.

All loses by guns are acceptable. Otherwise I’d think you’d see Repubs looking for solutions beyond “more gunz!!!”

 

[dawp]

All loses by guns are acceptable. Otherwise I’d think you’d see Repubs looking for solutions beyond “more gunz!!!”

that will only happen when the guns get turned on them on a regular basis. or one of them gets shot while in house or senate chambers

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

OK BoomBoom!!!

Woman Shoots at Burger King Employees After Filling Her Order Took Too Long

Memphis police are asking for the public's help to identify the person who shot at Burger King employees through a drive-thru window last week.

www.newsweek.com

 

[mect]

Good thing all these states are focused on solving the handful of cases of voter fraud instead of the 10s of thousands of deaths that occur from firearms.

 

[Dave_5k]

Another week in the US:
4 dead in California

'Horrific massacre': Suspect locked entries, knew victims in deadly shooting at California office building, police say

Four people, including a 9-year-old boy, were killed when a gunman opened fire in a Southern California office building.

www.usatoday.com

3 dead in North Carolina

Mass shooting in Wilmington, N.C. leaves seven people shot, three dead

Seven people have been shot in a mass shooting at 7th and Kidder Streets, according to Wilmington Police Chief Donny Williams.

www.wbay.com

And by CNN count, at least 20 mass shootings just in the ~2 week period after Atlanta (March 16 through April 1), ain't a normal day in the US without a mass shooting, most don't make anything other than local news:

At least 20 mass shootings have taken place in the two weeks since the metro Atlanta spa attacks left 8 dead | CNN

Two weeks have passed since the three Atlanta-area spa shootings claimed the lives of eight people, and in that time at least 20 other mass shootings have taken place, from California to Washington, DC.

www.cnn.com

 

[MrSquished]

Another week in the US:
4 dead in California

'Horrific massacre': Suspect locked entries, knew victims in deadly shooting at California office building, police say

Four people, including a 9-year-old boy, were killed when a gunman opened fire in a Southern California office building.

www.usatoday.com

3 dead in North Carolina

Mass shooting in Wilmington, N.C. leaves seven people shot, three dead

Seven people have been shot in a mass shooting at 7th and Kidder Streets, according to Wilmington Police Chief Donny Williams.

www.wbay.com

And by CNN count, at least 20 mass shootings just in the ~2 week period after Atlanta (March 16 through April 1), ain't a normal day in the US without a mass shooting, most don't make anything other than local news:

At least 20 mass shootings have taken place in the two weeks since the metro Atlanta spa attacks left 8 dead | CNN

Two weeks have passed since the three Atlanta-area spa shootings claimed the lives of eight people, and in that time at least 20 other mass shootings have taken place, from California to Washington, DC.

www.cnn.com

This is part of the GOP vision of the paradise they want to make America. And their dumbfuck deplorable followers think it's dandy.

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

2-year-old shoots, wounds parents inside Maine home, police say - The Boston Globe

The 22-year-old mother suffered a leg wound, the 25-year-old father suffered a minor head wound, and the boy was injured by the recoil of the weapon, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said.

www.bostonglobe.com

Bang, bang, shoot em' up, destiny
Bang, bang, shoot em' up one, two, three

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

Musta' been some safe safe, eh?

12-Year-Old Boy Accidentally Shoots Teenage Girl

The police said even though the case looks like an accident, they are still investigating it.

www.ibtimes.com

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

Charges need to be standard.

Mother Charged After 7-Year-Old Boy Shoots Himself With Gun

According to WEWS-TV in Cleveland, officers with the Akron Police Department responded to a home near the 700 block of Clay Street at around 8:50 p.m. local time on Sunday following reports of a shooting involving a child.

www.newsweek.com

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

More charges:

Father Arrested After Son, 2, Shoots Parents with Gun 'Left on Night Stand'

Ian Carr is charged with endangering the welfare of a child after he and his wife were injured inside their own bedroom.

www.newsweek.com

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

Texas.


Guns.



What could go wrong?

A Texas Mother Allegedly Shoots 5-Year-Old Son While Trying to Aim at Neighbor’s Dog

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

Hey Dude, check out my new gun.


Ooops. Sorry about that hole in your neck.

Man Accidentally Shoots Friend in Neck While Showing Off New Gun

Alec Augustino Braz, 22, accidentally discharged the weapon into his 19-year-old guest after recently receiving his license to carry a gun.

www.newsweek.com

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

I'm guessing they won't be charging the Mother in this case.

Florida Toddler Fatally Shoots Mother on Zoom Conference Call

The woman's co-workers saw a toddler suddenly appear in the background of her video feed. They then heard a loud noise and saw the woman fall over.

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

And yet it continues ....

5-year-old fatally shot by 6-year-old sibling in Pennsylvania after kids were left alone with gun

The boy was identified as Connor Wolfe, a kindergartner.

www.nbcnews.com