Or we could have had more die in the crossfire.
Maybe we can prevent school shootings by arming all the kids too?
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Originally Posted by klfy TV, Lafayette, LA
January 24, 2005
Toddler Dies After Accidental Shooting
A toddler is dead after a tragic shooting.
The Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office says a Ville Platte man was caring for his two small grandchildren when he left the room for a moment.
That's when his two-year-old grandson climbed up on a chair, then onto the kitchen table.
The child grabbed a gun that had been left on the table and shot himself in the stomach.
The child died at the scene.
Evangeline Parish deputies say they're devastated by the case, which is the second accidental shooting of an Evangeline Parish child in as many months.
They urge all gun owners to obtain a free gun lock, available from law enforcement agencies throughout Acadiana.
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Originally Posted by WCF Courier, Waterloo IA
Friday, February 24, 2006 4:30 AM CST
Mapleton teen killed by friend in accidental shooting, police say
DES MOINES (AP) --- A Mapleton teen died Thursday morning after a friend accidentally shot him in the back of the head, police said.
Authorities were called to a home Wednesday night in Mapleton and found Alex Parker, 17, unconscious.
Parker was transported by air ambulance to Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City and was in critical condition before he died just before noon Thursday.
Police say Parker was accidentally shot with a .22 caliber rifle by Andy Wray after they returned from target practice. Wray had tried to remove the gun from a car and the gun fired. Examination of the weapon revealed it had fired while still in its case, police said.
Wray and Parker are students at Maple Valley Anthon Oto High School.
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Maybe if it were harder to get guns, stories like these wouldn't happen. . .