Irresponsible Gun Owner

A Pennsylvania woman’s carry-on bag was found to contain a loaded .380 caliber handgun during a routine security screening at Harrisburg International Airport. The discovery marked the fifth such incident at the airport this year, with the firearm discovered to be loaded with a chambered round. This case follows another recent event where a different…

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS — In a tragic and completely avoidable incident in the early hours of Saturday in San Antonio, a 17-year-old girl lost her life in a negligent shooting. The incident unfolded just after midnight on the far West Side, specifically in the 11300 block of Woollcott Street. According to the man handling the…

PALM COAST, FLORIDA — Terry Vetsch, a 60-year-old resident of Palm Coast, faced charges of aggravated assault following a confrontation sparked by a minor driveway dispute, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office reports. Vetsch allegedly went out to confront another man briefly using his driveway for vehicle maneuvering, an action he spotted on his security system.…

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — In a tragic incident on Sunday, 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton was shot in the back and killed by Rick Chow, a South Carolina convenience store owner, who wrongly accused him of shoplifting, according to police. The confrontation led to a chase, ending with Carmack-Belton’s shooting. Chow, 58, was arrested on Monday and…

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI — In an unfortunate incident in St. Louis, a teenager and a woman suffered gunshot injuries on Friday afternoon, as confirmed by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. The event unfolded in the Walnut Park East neighborhood, on Sherry Avenue’s 5900 block, around 3 o’clock in the afternoon. According to the police,…

COLLEGE TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA — A man from Pennsylvania, Michael Lloyd, who mistakenly shot his elderly neighbor instead of a deer, has been sentenced to jail. Lloyd, aged 41, will serve a minimum of three months and a maximum of 23 ½ months in the Centre County Correctional Facility. He must report to the jail by…

STARKS, LOUISIANA — A man has been charged with aggravated assault and battery for shooting at children who were playing hide and seek near his home. One of the children, a 14-year-old girl, was struck by a bullet in the back of her head. The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported that the girl’s injuries were…

TAMPA, FLORIDA — As gun owners, we all have a responsibility to ensure that our firearms are kept out of reach of children. Unfortunately, this responsibility was not met in a recent incident in Florida, where a loaded handgun was discovered in the backpack of a first-grader at Meadowbrook Elementary School. The details of the…