The most recent round of ricin letters has pushed gun control back into the national news, but the past month has offered ample gun news that the national media has ignored. May was the deadliest month for children since Newtown, and in a continuation of a horrific trend, there were shootings by children as young as two years old, of children as young as two. Despite the mounting body count, no one has asked the National Rifle Association why they tell parents not to lock up their guns, or even reported that the NRA tells parents not to lock up their guns.
In its advice to parents, the NRA acknowledges the existence of gun safes, but vaguely recommends they “Store guns so that they are inaccessible to children and other unauthorized users.”
In Tampa, Florida, three year-old Jadarrius Speights found a 9mm handgun in his uncle’s backpack, apparently shot himself, and died. The uncle, 29 year-old Jeffrey Walker, who authorities say holds a concealed weapons permit, was arrested on charges of culpable negligence.
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