At least 157 people were killed and 270 injured in unintentional shootings by minors in 2023. The juveniles who pulled the trigger were mostly teenagers ages 14 to 17, or children ages 5 and younger.
“It is a pain and trauma that I do not wish on anyone,” says a mother who lost her 14-year-old son.“A juvenile picks up a loaded gun and shoots himself or another person almost once a day” in the US,.“When guns are not stored properly, it causes it to be your son’s back seat again”