A DeKalb County judge has denied bond for Ahmad McGrit, 20, after his two young nephews, ages 7 and 3, accidentally shot themselves with an unsecured firearm from his backpack. Both boys sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the incident, highlighting an alarming trend of accidental shootings involving children and firearms in the U.S.
This incident is part of a troubling national statistic, where at least 103 unintentional shootings by children occurred this year, resulting in 45 deaths. Advocates are calling for stricter gun storage laws, such as Georgia’s proposed Pediatric Health Safe Storage Act, aimed at preventing access to firearms by minors. This measure seeks to create a new misdemeanor for parents who fail to secure their guns properly.
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