Gun Crazy U.S.A.

Wed Jul 23, 2014 at 09:50 AM PDT

Another day in the (gun crazy) U.S.A.  (Click here to follow comments, read more)

by Tom Begnal

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July 23, 2014 edition
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If today is an average day, 277 Americans will be shot by a gun. And 84 of those shot will die.
What follows are reports on just a few recent shootings.
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Bedford, Ky. -- A 48-year-old man shot and killed the 16-year-old niece of his 33-year-old former girlfriend and shot and wounded the ex-girlfriend before using the gun to kill himself. Two juveniles were in the home when the shooting occurred and they are now with other family members. The ex-girlfriend was expected to survive.
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Tulsa, Okla. -- A 17-year-old male shot and killed his 50-year-old mother before using the gun to kill himself about 4 p.m. Monday. Police said the shooting was planned by both victims.
Hudson, Fla. -- Police went to a home Monday night to find two real estate agents fatally shot -- a woman and her live-in boyfriend -- and authorities believe the woman shot the man before using the gun to kill herself.
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Riverside, Calif. -- A man went to a home and shot and killed his 43-year-old estranged wife and also shot and wounded another person before leaving the house and later using the weapon to kill himself on Saturday.
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Bicknell, Ind. -- A 33-year-old man was shot and killed by a man after the two argued outside a home about 2 a.m. yesterday and the shooter later shot and killed himself as he was pursued by police.
Tucson, Ariz. --- When two groups -- each with three or four men -- got into a running gun battle in the parking lot of a motel about 9 a.m. yesterday, one of the shooters suffered a fatal gunshot wound. No arrests have yet been made.
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Columbus, Ohio -- A 2-year-old boy was shot in the leg when an unknown male assailant walked up to a 22-year-old man at a family gathering and opened fire about 8:30 p.m. yesterday. The 22-year-old was struck in his foot. Police do not yet have a suspect. No word on the conditions of the victims.
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Loveland, Ohio -- An 11-year-old girl was accidentally shot in the arm while cleaning a gun at a home with a family member. It was not yet known if the girl or a family member was cleaning the gun when it fired. Police removed about seven guns from the home and will hold them during the investigation. Her injuries were considered non-life-threatening.
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Birmingham, Ala. -- A young boy accidentally shot himself in the hand with a handgun after he found the weapon in an alley on Monday. No word on his condition.
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Cincinnati, Ohio -- A 17-year-old girl was outside with two friends when a juvenile gunman opened fire on one or both of the friends and the girl was shot and wounded. She was not the intended target. The shooter fled the scene. The victim was expected to recover from her injuries.
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Seattle, Wash. -- A 19-year-old man accidentally shot himself in the foot. No one else was struck by the flying bullet. No word yet on whether or not charges would be filed. The victim was listed in stable condition.
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Northport, Ala. -- A 23-year-old man accidentally shot himself in the leg while showing his father’s handgun to a friend about 10 p.m. Saturday. His injuries were listed as non-life-threatening.

Orange, Tex. -- A 37-year-old man with a concealed handgun permit accidentally shot himself in his leg while inside a convenience store about 4:15 p.m. Friday when he pulled up his shorts causing the weapon to discharge. No one else was struck. No charges were expected to be filed. No word on his condition.
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Albuquerque, N.M. -- Someone was shot multiple times about 3 a.m. today. No word on the victim’s condition.
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Jacksonville, Fla. -- A man was shot in his leg at an apartment complex about 10 p.m. Friday. His injuries were reported as non-life-threatening.
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Tampa Bay, Fla. -- A sheriff’s deputy was working an off-duty job at a race track when he accidentally discharged his gun while in a bathroom at the track on Friday. The weapon fired as he was removing it from his belt. No one was struck. No word on whether or not any charges would be filed.
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Miami, Fla. -- An 83-year-old man was charged with attempted murder after a road-rage incident resulted in him shooting twice at another vehicle with a handgun Friday afternoon. No one was struck although one of the bullets went through the driver’s side window of the vehicle.
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Yorkville, Ill. -- A 30-year-old man was cleaning a handgun at his apartment about 3:15 p.m. last week when the weapon accidentally discharged and sent a bullet through the floor and into the unit below. No one was injured. Damage to the property was estimated at $5,000. The man was charged with disorderly conduct
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Today’s sources: Albuquerque Journal, Arizona Daily Star, Associated Press, The Cincinnati Enquirer, The (Defiance, Ohio) Crescent-News, Cypress Creek (Tex.) Mirror, KOTV-TV Tulsa, Longview (Tex.) News-Journal, Murder-suicide.blogspot.com, The (Riverside, Calif.) Press-Enterprise, The Seattle Times, Talkingpointsmemo.com, WISH-TV Indianapolis, WMAQ-TV Chicago, WSFA-TV Montgomery, WTLV-TV Jacksonville, WTSP-TV Tampa Bay

[Editor's Note - I have not been able to track down an article from David Wildmon on Gun Fail for two weeks now. Perhaps he's on vacation?]