Another week heavy on the accidental self-shooters. I'm getting the
impression that this was always the case, since the stream seems fairly
regular and consistent. But it wasn't until recently that I really began
counting them as a distinct category. This list includes 21 people who
accidentally shot themselves, plus one 8-year-old injured by the recoil
of a handgun he found and fired. In combing through the posts from early
2013, and keeping tabs as we go through 2014, it seems we can expect to
find about 75 such cases each month.
All the regular categories were represented: four gun-cleaning
accidents, one "home invasion" shooting (in which one "Second
Amendments" a neighbor's property), two holster accidents, four guns
dropped and discharged, two cop and/or security guard mishaps, and an
assortment of target shooting accidents, "just trying to scare someone"
accidents, and "just wanted to show off my gun" accidents.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/03/19/1283152/-Spring-Break-2014-Girls-Gone-to-the-Hospital-GunFAIL-LXI?detail=facebook
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