Ohio boy, 3, picks up unattended gun, fatally shoots toddler in face
By William LaRue, National Desk
on April 12, 2015 at 7:53 PM, updated April 13, 2015 at 7:49 AM
A toddler was killed in Cleveland, Ohio, on Sunday afternoon when a 3-year-old boy accidentally shot him with a gun that had been left unattended in a home, police said.
At least one person was home at the time of the shooting, but Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams said investigators hadn't determined who owned the gun.
The toddler, who was 1 years old, was pronounced dead at the hospital after he was shot in the face, WEWS-TV reported.
The boy's mother could be hear screaming from the home's back porch after learning he had died, Cleveland.com reported.
http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2015/04/ohio_boy_3_picks_up_unattended.html
A Tragic Refrain: Adult Leaves Loaded Gun Unattended—Child Dies
January 11, 2014 By Moms Demand Action
MOM DARCHEL MOHLER WRITES ABOUT HOW ANOTHER ADULT’S NEGLIGENCE CAUSED HER DAUGHTER’S DEATH
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une 4, 2013, my life was obliterated. My special, beautiful, talented, and amazing daughter, Brooklynn Mae Mohler, was shot and killed due to an irresponsible gun owner. She was only 13 years old.
Our current laws did not and will not protect her life; nor do the current laws give her life any value. As it stands, there will be no further accountability on the irresponsible gun owner.
My daughter was shot in the back and killed by her friend who was playing with her father’s gun on June 4th of 2013. From what we have been able to gather, we believe that our daughter did not even know her friend had the gun in her possession, and this was a horrible accident.http://momsdemandaction.org/faces-of-courage/tragic-refrain-adult-leaves-loaded-gun-unattended-child-dies/
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