‘Still Feels Like Yesterday’: Mother pushing for accountability law after son killed in gun accident
(InvestigateTV) — On average, it happens almost every day. A child gets a loaded gun and unintentionally shoots themselves or someone else.
Between January 2015 and December 2022, there were more than 2,800 unintentional shootings by children younger than 17, resulting in more than 1,000 deaths.
Experts, including researchers in the National Rifle Association, agree that properly storing a gun can help stop these tragedies.
Yet more than half of firearm owners don’t securely lock all of their guns.
After her son was unintentionally killed, a South Carolina mom now says no one was held accountable.
Reporter Grace Runkel shows us how she’s honoring her son by trying to change state laws.
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