© Josh Sager – September 2013
“…white Americans have a level of privilege when carrying their weapons which is simply not given to people of other races.”
See on theprogressivecynic.com
gun control
Children and Guns: The Hidden Toll
Children shot accidentally — usually by other children — are collateral casualties of the accessibility of guns in America, their deaths at once heart-rending and eminently preventable.
Community Village‘s insight:
The murders are high at age 3 and 13.
Age 3 they are old enougth to manipulate the gun, yet young enough to not understand the difference between a toy gun and a real gun.
Age 13 they think that removing the cartridge makes it safe to point at people for fun and pull the trigger, not realizing there is a bullet in the chamber.
See on www.nytimes.com
“Yeah, I shot that kid” – An 8 Year Old ‘Trayvon Martin’ Was Just Shot
“CBS News 11 in Dallas, Texas is reporting that an 8 year old African American boy was shot in the face while playing a game of ‘tag.'”
Community Village‘s insight:
horrific
I was trying to find the name of the European-American who shot the African-American teen through the truck because his music was too loud; before I could find that I found that last month a 33-year-old Merritt Landry (European-American) shot a 14-year old unarmed Marshall Coulter (African-American) in the head. http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/07/29/homeowner-charged-with-attempted-murder-in-new-orleans-after-shooting-teen-he-says-he-thought-was-breaking-into-his-home/
I follow @gundeaths on Twitter and most of the shootings don’t make the main stream news.
See on politicalblindspot.com