Tuesday ,June 14th, 2014 Father Charged After 3-year-old Fatally Shoots Himself
Afer these recent incidents in the media the idea of gun control has been raising eyebrows in surrounding communites. Neighbors of the most recent victm of an accidental frearm death have stated that Gun Control will only help prevent acci- dents like this, and should really be put into consideraton. It is estmated that 31% of unintentonal gun deaths could be prevented if con- gress would pass a law that required guns to have child-proof safety locks and load- ing indicators, the United States General Accountng Ofce stated. The New Yorkers Against Gun Violence found that between 2005 and 2011, 1,300 people were killed from uninten- tonal shootngs. The same group found that 33% of households contain at least one frearm, and half of those, like the home Owen Smith lived in, dont lock up their guns in a frearm safe. It isnt about taking guns away from law- abiding citzens, its about protectng so- ciety from those frearms falling into the hands of the wrong people, criminal AND underage, a neighbor of Smith who doesnt want to be identfed stated afer the incident.
Other informaton on the Smith case will not be released untl further investgaton has taken place, Harrington stated at the press-release. Dayton, Ohio An Ohio father faces involun- tary manslaughter charges afer his 3-year- old son fatally shot himself over the week- end, police said. Jonathan Smith, 20, was taken into custody late Sunday night, nearly a day afer his son died at Miami Valley Hospital from his inju- ries. Smith was also charged with underage possession of a frearm with no permit, po- lice spokesman Daniel Harrington said. The boy, Owen Smith, was playing in the living room of the home where he and the father stayed when he found a loaded .22- calliber pistol underneath the living room cofee table, Harrington said at a press- release conference that afernoon. Harrington made no comments directly statng that the child shot himself, but said, A child this small does not have the strength in his index fngers to pull a trigger, but can apply enough pressure to pull a trig- ger with his two thumbs. Typically, theyll be investgatng the weapon in situatons like this, and many relatves and family friends are queston- ing whether stricter gun laws could help prevent situatons like this. Owen Smith was admited to Miami Val- leys pediatrics Emergency Room and Trauma Center, where he died from his injuries, WHIO reported. No one else was injured in the household, the staton said. Smith is being held at Hamilton County Jail on a $50,000 bond, Harrington Said. He frst appeared in the Hamilton County Court House on Monday, and his case was contnued untl December 3 rd , the county clerks ofce claimed. Smith has not had an atorney assigned to his case at this tme. This is the third incident since July of a child younger than the age of 5 dying from unintentonal, self-inficted gunshot wound.
It isnt about taking guns away from law-abiding citzens, its about protectng society