Accidental shootings by children keep happening. How are toddlers able to fire guns?
Almost 900 children 5 and under have managed to find a gun and unintentionally shoot themselves or someone else from 2015 to 2022.
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As summer arrives, the risk of children unintentionally shooting themselves or others is on the rise.
Unintentional shootings happen most often when children are at home, according to the nonprofit Everytown for Gun Safety. The organization reviewed data from 2015 to 2022 and found that the highest number of unintentional child shootings per day occurred in July.
"We know that the vital organs of the body are much closer together in a child's body. If they unintentionally shoot themselves or somebody else shoots a child, they're more likely to have damage to multiple vital structures which obviously increases the risk of long-term disability or death," Dr. Lois Lee, who chairs the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention, said in an interview. "And also, because of the way their blood volume is, they can have much more serious consequences with much less blood loss than an adult."
July is soon upon us soon, brace yourselves for the 2nd Amendment arming your kids.
