Accidental Shootings Archive
Smart Guns: America’s Savior?
Read the full article here. Written for Forbes by Jay McGregor. We need smart guns Yes, we do. Smart guns are inevitable. The constant forward charge of technology is unstoppable. The …
People are getting shot by toddlers on a weekly basis this year
Read the full article from the Washington Post here. Written by Christopher Ingraham. Christopher Ingraham of the Washington Post reports that roughly once a week this year, on average, a …
Smart guns locked to owners’ identities could stop needless deaths
Originally published in New Scientist London. What is your foundation’s approach to the US gun situation? It’s a polarising issue in this country – the political system is gridlocked. Many …
Why Don’t We Have Life-Saving Smart Guns Yet?
Originally published in Popular Mechanics. For decades inventors have been trying to make guns that can be fired only by their owners, without sacrificing reliability. Stuffy industry types call them …
A Smarter Gun?
How Kai Kloepfer’s high school science fair project led to the development of a child- and thief-proof gun.
Monroe boy, 11, injured in accidental shooting
MONROE — An 11-year-old boy was shot in the cheek Sunday afternoon when his father’s gun accidentally went off in an adjacent room. Police responded to the home — on Partridge …
One teenager killed, another injured in Coon Rapids shooting
A 14-year-old girl was injured and a 15-year-old boy died Monday afternoon in what an Anoka County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson called “a tragic, tragic situation.” Police say the girl was …
14-Year-Old Critical After Accidental Shooting in East Tulsa
TULSA, Oklahoma –A 14-year-old boy is in critical condition after he was shot while his 17-year-old uncle was demonstrating how to disassemble a pistol, Tulsa police said. Police and emergency …