“As more and more households buy guns for whatever reason, more and more teens have ready access to improperly stowed weapons.”
The four-year-old girl was pronounced dead at the scene.After hearing the gunshot, family members rushed to the bedroom, secured the firearm from the toddler, and reported the incident to authorities.It is not clear whether any charges will be filed in connection with the shooting as the incident still remains under investigation.
The increase in gun-related deaths and injuries among children is driven by a huge upsurge in homicides, said Mark Bryant, executive director of the Gun Violence Archive.said Dr. Lois Lee, an associate professor of pediatrics and emergency medicine at Harvard Medical School. As the buying and acquisition of guns escalated over the last two years, some states simultaneously lessened the restrictions on purchasing and carrying firearms, Lee said.“As more and more households buy guns for whatever reason, more and more teens have ready access to improperly stowed weapons,” Bryant said. He noted firearm conflicts between teens often result being in others caught in the crossfire.
Dr. Samaa Kemal, a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, said contributing factors also include the worsening mental health crisis among kids and enduring hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, such as financial stresses, decreased community-based resources, and increased social isolation.The case of the 3-year-old shooting her 4-year-old sister in Texas is apparently not caused by financial stress or social isolation.
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