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Here is just some of the gun violence involving children (16 and under) from only the past week (3/0--3/17) that you should be aware of, and which will hopefully motivate you to join the American Academy of Pediatrics and others who are advocating for ways to keep our kids safe.
Also, please visit the new Gun Control Reform Activism Group for more information about how DUers are working to stop gun violence.
An 11 year-old girl was shot in front of a clothing store.
A 10 month-old boy was shot by his father in a hotel.
A 10 year-old boy was shot by his 13 year-old brother in the backyard.
A 4 year-old boy was shot by his 3 year-old brother with an unattended handgun in a vehicle.
A 6 month-old girl was shot in a vehicle while her father was changing her diaper.
A 3 year-old boy shot himself with an unattended handgun.
A 5 year-old boy was shot by a 4 year-old in a friend's home.
An 11 year-old boy was shot playing with a gun with friends in an alley.
A 13 year-old boy was shot while walking his dog.
A 3 year-old boy shot himself with an unattended handgun.
A 16 year-old boy was shot in a parking lot.
A 16 year-old girl was shot in the street.
A 16 year-old boy and a 15 year-old boy were shot in separate incidents.
A 15 year-old boy was shot in the street.
A 13 year-old boy was shot in the street.
A 15 year-old boy was shot in an apartment.
A 13 year-old boy was shot walking to school.
A 13 year-old boy was shot at a party.
A 16 year-old boy was shot in a botched burglary.
Four teenagers were shot in a park.
This week's list would be almost precisely twice as long if I'd gone as high as 17 years old.
Here's to a better week.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)How can we stop this?
I want to help.
Robb
(39,665 posts)LiberalEsto
(22,845 posts)There would be mass panic.
Iris
(15,666 posts)Robb
(39,665 posts)Sunday Child Shooting Review
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022522179
Alerted by (redacted): Now that we have a new Gun Control group, lets keep this crap out of GD.
Crepuscular
(1,057 posts)If your concern is related to child mortality, just curious why you choose to only focus on children that are killed due to guns?
No tragedy or outrage when parents bear a child to death for failing to read the bible......?
Or does that not fit an agenda?
http://www.8newsnow.com/story/21631301/couple-accused-of-murdering-boy-could-face-death-penalty?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lasvegasnow%2Fhomepage+(8NewsNOW.com+-+Local+Headlines)