What If It Was Your Kids

[Sean Hayden]

Accidental shootings plague Houston area as children play with guns

Authorities in the Houston area are urging residents to do more to keep guns out of the hands of children in the wake of three child shootings there in four days.

On Friday, a 3-year-old boy died. Preliminary information shows he shot himself with a gun he found at a home, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office.

On Sunday, another child, 4, "died under similar circumstances," the office said. CNN affiliate KPRC reported the boy found the gun underneath a bed. Both cases are under investigation.

The third shooting took place early Monday when 5-year-old boy shot his 6-year-old brother, KPRC said. The child was rushed to a hospital and is believed to be in critical condition.

"I have no idea how he got it, where it was at. We have a safe in here, so I have no idea if it was in the safe or if we were walking around with it, set it down somewhere. No idea," Thomas Gray, the victim's uncle, told the affiliate.

In a statement, the sheriff's office reminded residents to keep firearms in a locked location, away from ammunition. It also said to talk to children about not touching guns.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/02/us/texas-child-shootings/

[Hermit]

"...talk to children about not touching guns."

"Just say no" works a charm with sex and drugs, doesn't it, so there's no reason to expect it to be less efficacious in relation to guns.

[JimC]

I loved cap guns as a child.

Bang, bang, you're dead...

[JimC]

"...talk to children about not touching guns."

"Just say no" works a charm with sex and drugs, doesn't it, so there's no reason to expect it to be less efficacious in relation to guns.

"he touched my barrel, and I felt very uncomfortable"

[pErvinalia]

Those kids clearly lacked tactical awareness. If there were properly outfitted in combat gear, they might have survived.