Saturday Safety Roundup

In this week's Saturday Safety Roundup, stories of: a 16-year-old in Houston, Texas who was shot in the groin while hunting after his father had mistaken him for a deer. a 9-year-old near Grapeland, Texas who was shot in his arm while hunting with a friend. a 13-year-old in Las Yescas, Texas who unintentionally shot and killed an 18-year-old family member while they were hunting. a 10-year-old in Elkton, Maryland who died after she was hit in the head by a bullet that was likely shot as a part of "celebratory gunfire" just after midnight on New Year's Day. a 15-year-old in Flint, Michigan who was unintentionally shot and killed by his 16-year-old friend as the two were playing with a gun. an 18-month-old in Bessemer City, North Carolina who was unintentionally shot in the arm. a 13-year-old in Alvin, Texas who died after he unintentionally shot himself in the head while playing with a gun. a 14-year-old in Minor, Alabama who unintentionally shot a 19-year-old man in the face with a gun that they had been playing with. a 16-year-old in Dellwood, Missouri who was unintentionally shot in the arm and has a bullet lodged in his chest while he and another teen were playing with a gun. an 8-year-old in Bennettsvile, South Carolina who died after he was unintentionally shot in the stomach at his father's house. a 4-year-old in Ottawa, Kansas who was unintentionally shot in the leg. a 10-year-old in Fresno, California who died after being shot with a pellet gun. a 9-yea...
Source: About.com Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news