LOCAL GUN SHOP OWNER TODAY. YEAH. EVAN, WHILE THOSE TWO CHILDREN WEREN’T SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THOSE ACCIDENTAL SHOOTINGS, H AND H GUN RANGE SAYS SAFES LIKE THESE CAN PREVENT THEM FROM HAPPENING. IT’S ALL ABOUT MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THAT FIREARM. IT’S HEARTBREAKING WHEN ANYBODY INNOCENT GETS HURT. BUT ESPECIALLY A FOUR YEAR OLD CHILD. TWICE THIS MONTH, CHILDREN IN OKC WERE ACCIDENTALLY SHOT AND SENT TO THE HOSPITAL. NOW, LOCAL GUN SHOP OWNER MIKE RUST IS SOUNDING THE ALARM ON GUN SAFETY. WE TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THERE’S A RESPONSIBILITY THAT YOU HAVE AS A GUN OWNER TO SECURE YOUR FIREARMS, HE SAYS. WHETHER THAT’S WITH A LOCK BOX JUST DESIGNED FOR ONE SMALL HANDGUN, A VAULT OR A SAFE. IT’S SAFE PRACTICE TO KEEP ALL FIREARMS LOCKED UP AND AWAY FROM CHILDREN. THAT’S ALSO WHAT SOME LAWMAKERS ATTEMPTED LAST SESSION WITH BILLS THAT WOULD HAVE OFFERED TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR GUN SAFETY DEVICES FROM A STATE LEGISLATIVE PERSPECTIVE, THIS IS THIS IS OUR BEST IDEA. UM, MAKING SURE THAT WE’RE WORKING ON AN INCENTIVE, NOT A MANDATE. UM, SOMETHING TANGIBLE FISCAL, SOMETHING THAT A THAT A GUN OWNER CAN FEEL IN THEIR POCKETBOOK. UM, WHEN THEY DECIDE TO GO PURCHASE THAT GUN SAFE. BUT IT DIDN’T MAKE IT OUT OF THE CAPITOL BECAUSE IT DIDN’T MAKE IT PAST THE SENATE FLOOR. SENATOR DOSSETT AND OTHER LAWMAKERS SAY THEY’LL KEEP PUSHING FOR LEGISLATION NEXT SESSION. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, DO THE RIGHT THING, DO THE RESPONSIBLE THING. KEEP THAT GUN OUT OF PEOPLE’S HANDS WHO DON’T NEED TO HAVE IT IN THEIR HANDS. OBVIOUSLY SMALL CHILDREN, THEY CAN PLACE THEIR FIREARMS UP OUT OF REACH FROM CHILDREN CLOSET, SHELF, THAT KIND OF THING. WE REALLY RECOMMEND, HOWEVER, SOME TYPE OF SAFE DEVICE LIKE A FIREARM SAFE OR A SMALL LITTLE SIMPLE HANDGUN SAFE. WE’LL DO THAT. AND WITH THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT THAT CHILD IS EXPECTED TO BE OKAY. REPORTING LIVE I
5-year-old recovering at hospital after being shot in NW OKC, second such incident in a month
A child is recovering in a hospital after an accidental shooting in a northwest Oklahoma City neighborhood on Friday, the second such shooting of a child this month.
Updated: 7:52 PM CDT Jul 12, 2024
A child is recovering in a hospital after an accidental shooting in a northwest Oklahoma City neighborhood on Friday, the second such shooting of a child this month.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.Police said that a 4-year-old child found a gun inside a home and accidentally shot a 5-year-old. While the child is recovering tonight, police said it is important for gun owners to secure their firearms.While the two children weren’t seriously injured in the two accidental shootings, H&H Shooting Sports said gun safes can prevent those situations from happening.“We try to make sure everybody understands there’s a responsibility you have as a gun owner to secure your firearms,” said Mike Rust with the gun range.Rust said whether it’s a lock box, a vault or a safe, it’s safe practice to keep all firearms locked up and away from children.>> Download the KOCO 5 AppThat’s also what some lawmakers attempted last session, with bills that would have offered tax exemptions for gun safety devices.“From a legislative perspective this is the best idea. Making sure that we’re working on an incentive, not a mandate. Something tangible, fiscal, that a gun owner can feel in their pocketbook when they decide to purchase that gun safe,” said Sen. Jo Anna Dossett.But the bills didn’t make it out of the Capitol, not make it past the Senate floor.Dossett and other lawmakers say they’ll keep pushing for legislation in the next session.“Do the right thing. Do the responsible thing, keep that gun out of the hands that don’t need to have it in their hands,” said Dossett.“Obviously small children you can place their firearms out of reach from children, closet shelf, that kind of thing. We really recommend some kind of safe device like a firearm safe or a small little handgun safe will do that,” Rust said.The child shot in the latest incident is hospitalized, but is expected to be okay,Top HeadlinesLuxury estate home listed for $17.25M in Oklahoma City metro going viral‘This could happen to you’: Woman warns about tabletop fire pits following family tragedy5-year-old taken to hospital after accidentally being shot in the leg in northwest OKC, police sayPolice investigate after 2 injured in possible road rage shooting in southeast Oklahoma City1 in custody, another taken to hospital after head-on crash in northwest Oklahoma City
OKLAHOMA CITY — A child is recovering in a hospital after an accidental shooting in a northwest Oklahoma City neighborhood on Friday, the second such shooting of a child this month.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
Police said that a 4-year-old child found a gun inside a home and accidentally shot a 5-year-old. While the child is recovering tonight, police said it is important for gun owners to secure their firearms.
While the two children weren’t seriously injured in the two accidental shootings, H&H Shooting Sports said gun safes can prevent those situations from happening.
“We try to make sure everybody understands there’s a responsibility you have as a gun owner to secure your firearms,” said Mike Rust with the gun range.
Rust said whether it’s a lock box, a vault or a safe, it’s safe practice to keep all firearms locked up and away from children.
>> Download the KOCO 5 App
That’s also what some lawmakers attempted last session, with bills that would have offered tax exemptions for gun safety devices.
“From a legislative perspective this is the best idea. Making sure that we’re working on an incentive, not a mandate. Something tangible, fiscal, that a gun owner can feel in their pocketbook when they decide to purchase that gun safe,” said Sen. Jo Anna Dossett.
But the bills didn’t make it out of the Capitol, not make it past the Senate floor.
Dossett and other lawmakers say they’ll keep pushing for legislation in the next session.
“Do the right thing. Do the responsible thing, keep that gun out of the hands that don’t need to have it in their hands,” said Dossett.
“Obviously small children you can place their firearms out of reach from children, closet shelf, that kind of thing. We really recommend some kind of safe device like a firearm safe or a small little handgun safe will do that,” Rust said.
The child shot in the latest incident is hospitalized, but is expected to be okay,
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