Kids, Guns | featured news

A 3-year-old boy in Greenville, South Carolina was shot in the head and killed on Friday after he started playing with a pink handgun because he thought it was a toy. Police responding to the shooting at Haywood Plantation Apartments said that Tmorej Smith was found with a gunshot wound to the head, according to The Associated Press.

The police released few details, aside from saying the school was Wave Preparatory Elementary in Far Rockaway and the weapon was a .22-caliber handgun.

Teresa Woodard of WFAA-TV hit the mark with this story about a new gun range in Lewisville that plans to host kids’ birthday parties. David Prince, the owner of Eagle Gun Range, says the parties will be safe, and educational.

A 3-year-old boy fatally shot himself with a gun he found in a car while his family stopped for gas early Wednesday in Tacoma, police said. It was western Washington's third recent shooting by a child....

A 9-year-old boy fatally shot his 2-year-old brother while playing with a gun in Los Angeles, authorities said late Saturday.

A Florida boy remains in stable condition just days after he found his parents' long-forgotten handgun in a closet and accidentally shot himself in the head.

The tragic shooting death of 7-year-old Earl Robinson remains under investigation. Police believe Robinson's 11-year-old neighbor, whose name has not been released, is responsible. He was taken into custody for questioning Saturday.