Accidental shootings among children spiked by nearly one-third between March to December 2020 compared to the same months in 2019. FOX13
"The majority of the unintentional accidental shootings, like the one that happened down a Federal Way, are where kids get access to a gun that's in a household owned by a family member," Rivara said.
While police have not made that determination in this case, Dr. Rivara says his concern is the family, the neighborhood and community following the tragedy. "These are life-changing events that happen, and I think with the increase in number of guns in homes, we really need to do whatever we can to make sure that these guns are out of the hands of children," Rivara said.If you keep your gun at home Aftermath suggests:Use the right ammunitionMoms Demand Action is just one of the organizations pushing for legislation to promote effective state and local efforts to reduce preventable injuries and deaths from daily gun violence in Washington.
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