A relatively quiet week, with just under 40 entries. It's happened before, but not very often. Despite the relative calm (at least in reported events), there were some truly remarkable accidents last week, including two tragic "thought there was an intruder" shootings that killed three people.
Thirteen kids were among last week's GunFAIL victims, including five between the ages of 11 and 17 accidentally shot in a single incident in Milwaukee. The youngest victim of the week was one described only as a baby, accidentally shot to death by her father, as he sat on the couch with the rifle he'd just bought hours before.
In the less spectacular categories, 15 people accidentally shot themselves, four gun owners accidentally fired into their neighbors' homes (including one loaded gun cleaner in St. Mary's, WV, who accidentally shot his 15-year-old neighbor in the head that way), two police officers accidentally discharged their weapons while on duty, two gun owners practicing at the range were accidentally shot, two were shot in hunting accidents, and two accidentally fired guns they were cleaning, apparently while they were still loaded. In keeping with the theme, two people committing suicide with their guns accidentally shot or nearly shot people nearby with the same bullet. In one incident in Morgantown, WV, a young man shot himself to death at home, sending the bullet upstairs through the ceiling, and into the ankle of his father, Tony Barill, a state representative from, yes, West Virginia. A very rough week in West Virginia.
You can see snippets of each incident at the link below. If you think these only happen states like Arkansas check out #4 from Whittier, Ca.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/02/04/1272521/-Stand-Your-Ground-even-if-it-s-not-yours-and-actually-belongs-to-the-people-you-shoot-GunFAIL-LV?showAll=yes,
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