United States
Alabama Neighbours Spray Bullets at Each Other: 17yr-old Girl Dies
New York Times
18 August 2008
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- People hit the Alabama ground the other night when another argument by gunfire broke out in Birmingham. Not everyone got back up. The bicker of bullets sent a retired couple, the Readuses, low to the floor: Calvin in the bedroom, where he had been watching the Olympics, and Gloria in the kitchen, where she had been reading Proverbs, third chapter, fifth verse. Only a sustained quiet raised them up again, with... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
New Jersey Shootings, Gun Thefts Highlight Need for Tough Gun Control
Star-Ledger (New Jersey), Editorial
16 August 2008
One day before 15-year-old Bukhari Washington of Newark was killed while sleeping in his bed, shot in the back of the head with an illegal assault rifle fired in the apartment one floor below, two men surrendered to authorities on charges that they stole 146 pistols and were selling them on the streets of Jersey City. In one case, a promising young life snuffed out for no reason. In another, dozens and dozens of handguns loosed... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Newark Student Fiddles with Assault Rifle, Kills 15yr-old in Room Above
New York Times
15 August 2008
NEWARK -- On Thursday morning, two young men were in their bedrooms, safe and separated by only a ceiling. In the apartment upstairs, Bukhari Washington, 15, had just gone to sleep. At work at the local recreation center the previous day, he and four friends had practiced lip-synching New Edition's "Candy Girl" for a coming talent show. After work, he and his best friend, Daquan Cuttino, shot hoops and went to see the latest Batman... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
US Man 'Fiddles' with His Assault Rifle, Kills 15yr-old Asleep Next Door
Associated Press
14 August 2008
NEWARK, New Jersey -- A 15-year-old boy asleep in his bed was fatally shot Thursday by a bullet fired from an apartment below. Bukhari Washington was found by his mother, who ran into his room after she heard the shot about 9 a.m., police said. Police said a single round from a military-style semiautomatic rifle pierced the floor of the teen's room and struck him in the head. He was pronounced dead at nearby University... ( gunpolicy.org )
United Kingdom
Innocent Bystander Killed by Stray Bullet in London Street Shooting
BBC News
4 August 2008
A man killed in a shooting at an east London pub was an innocent bystander, police have said. Carl Gbedmah, 47, was hit in the head by a stray bullet as he stood outside the Live and Let Live pub in Romford Road, Forest Gate, on 1 August. Police said the shooting happened when two groups of males clashed in nearby Sprowston Road. Mr Gbedmah was found by officers called to reports of a disturbance and the sound... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
North Dakota Pistol Range Closed After Stray Bullet Hits Nearby Home
Associated Press
1 August 2008
JAMESTOWN, North Dakota -- Stutsman County authorities say an officers pistol range has been closed after a stray bullet landed in a couple's yard. Sheriff David Orr said Si and Martha Liechty were in their yard last week when the bullet hit their house and bounced to the ground. Martha Liechty said the bullet landed near the couple's feet. Orr said the bullet was fired by a Highway Patrolman at the shooting range. He said... ( gunpolicy.org )
France
Drunken Frenchman Unintentionally Fires Gun, Kills 4yr-old Girl [Francais]
TF1-TV News (France)
1 August 2008
[Translated summary: A 4-year old girl was killed in Pont-sur-Yonne, France, when a drunk man accidentally discharged the rifle he was handling]. YONNE -- Une fillette tuée d'un coup de fusil lors d'une soirée alcoolisée Elle jouait non loin d'un homme qui a tiré, apparemment accidentellement en manipulant un fusil, alors qu'il avait bu, mercredi soir à Pont-sur-Yonne. C'est un drame vraisemblablement accidentel... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Chicago Buyback Collects 6,848 Guns, Assault Weapons for Destruction
Chicago Sun-Times
1 August 2008
Mayor Daley today cracked the door open to abandoning the costly fight to uphold Chicago's 1982 handgun freeze -- if he can fashion a replacement ordinance that protects the safety of first-responders. Until now, Daley had emphatically promised to defend Chicago's ordinance -- all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, if need be -- despite what he called the dangerous precedent set by the nation's highest court. On June 26,... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Grandmother Killed, Teen Girl Injured by Stray Bullets in California Street
KTVU-TV News (California)
29 July 2008
RICHMOND, California -- A 50-year-old grandmother watching her grandchildren was killed and a teenage girl injured by stray bullets after a gunman opened fire outside a Richmond apartment building Monday night. Authorities identified the dead woman as Lisa Washington, who family members say was just watching the children and talking with neighbors when the bullet cut her down. "I'm upset about it," Washington's daughter,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Pakistan
Stray Bullets, Celebratory Shootings, Political Gun Killing in Pakistan
Daily Times (Karachi)
27 July 2008
KARACH -- An elderly man was shot dead over his political affiliations on Saturday, while two others were killed in separate incidents. According to details, 60-year-old Ashfaq, a resident of Bhittai Colony, Korangi Crossing, was shot six times at Juna Market, within the jurisdiction of Risala Police Station. According to Enquiry officer Nawaz, two men on a motorcycle shot Ashfaq using 30-Boor pistols. The deceased used to run a... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Man with Handgun Shoots Three Students in Dispute at Arizona College
Associated Press
25 July 2008
A long-standing dispute between two men turned violent when a former student shot three people in a computer lab at a community college, injuring one of them critically, authorities said. The suspected gunman was arrested nearby. The shooting Thursday afternoon at South Mountain Community College was part of an ongoing feud between the suspect and one of the victims, said Sgt. Andy Hill, a spokesman for the Phoenix Police Department.... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Anger in Connecticut as Stray Bullets 'From Gun Range' Pepper Homes
Hartford Courant (Connecticut)
23 July 2008
DURHAM -- The Blue Trail Range & Gun Store in Wallingford is preparing to reopen three of its four firing lanes, residents learned at a meeting Tuesday night. The decision to reopen the lanes came, Blue Trail lawyer Martha Dean said, only after significant and expensive improvements were made to the safety of the 100-yard rifle range and to business operations, including range security and record keeping. The tense but... ( gunpolicy.org )
Jordan
Celebratory Gunshots, Stray Bullets Often Cause Injury, Death in Jordan
National (Abu Dhabi)
17 July 2008
AMMAN -- Bayan Tayeb turns two this month, but unlike most toddlers her age, she cannot walk, talk or see thanks to a stray bullet that struck her right eye and damaged her brain last year. She was the victim of a celebration, not a war. Bayan was sitting on her mother's lap in the front garden of their home in a suburb of the capital of Amman, when revellers at a wedding fired a gun in celebration. "I thought she was hit... ( gunpolicy.org )
Pakistan
Wedding Party Celebratory Shooting Kills Another Passerby in Karachi
International News (Karachi)
13 July 2008
KARACHI -- Two people were killed by stray bullets in separate incidents reported on Saturday in the Gizri and Baghdadi police limits. On Friday night, 35-year-old Mohammed Ashraf was passing through a lane near his house. A wedding ceremony was underway in the lane in the Gizri police limits. A stray bullet shot in the air hit Ashraf, and proved fatal. The police said that the deceased had been working as a cook for the past 15... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Stray Bullet Pierces Bedroom Wall, Kills Cleveland Man Inside His House
Cleveland Plain Dealer (Ohio)
13 July 2008
Carlos Rodriguez was just about to slip into bed when a bullet meant for someone else tore through his bedroom wall and struck him in the chest. Another gunbattle on Cleveland streets. Another Clevelander killed. Most homicide victims are targets of the crimes. But the past three weeks have been particularly deadly for Clevelanders minding their own business. On June 27, 75-year-old Daniel Lewis was sitting... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Gun Control in America Is Probably a Lost Cause: 'Country Is Nuts on Guns'
News-Leader (Missouri), Opinion
13 July 2008
I had given the speech and was taking questions from the audience (always easier than giving a speech). A man asked me if I had any ideas about how to achieve a rational system of gun control in this country. My answer surprised me. "No," I told him. "I've given up on gun control. That battle is over. We've lost. I no longer think it's an achievable goal and if I were a politician I wouldn't lose an election over it." ... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Stray Bullet Kills Housewife Working in Kitchen in Philippines
Philippine Daily Inquirer
12 July 2008
MANILA, Philippines -- A 58-year-old woman was killed by a stray bullet while working in the kitchen of her house in Quezon City. Haydie Padilla of Evangelista Street, Barangay (village) Payatas A, succumbed to a bullet wound in the back while undergoing treatment at East Avenue Medical Center. Police Officer 3 Randy Bantillo of the Quezon City Police District Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit (QCPD-CIDU) said Padilla... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Two Texas Girls, 15 & 17, Killed by Stray Bullets in Separate Shootings
NBC-5 TV News (Texas)
7 July 2008
DALLAS -- A teenage girl was killed late Saturday by a stray bullet, the second stray-bullet death in as many days, police said. The victim, identified by the Dallas medical examiner as Juanita Payne, 15, of Dallas, was killed Saturday night while attending a birthday party in the 1100 block of East Redbird Lane, police said. Witnesses said that at about 11:15 p.m. a fight took place inside a teen club where a birthday... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Texas Target Shooter Kills 7yr-old Neighbour on Trampoline, Gets 8 Years
Associated Press
4 July 2008
AUSTIN, Texas -- A Central Texas man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the accidental shooting death of his 7-year-old neighbor has received an eight-year prison sentence. Jose Barrera Espitia told investigators that he was target shooting in the backyard of his rural Hays County home in April 2007 when he accidentally hit and killed the boy, who was jumping on a trampoline. Espitia said he did not see Daniel Galicia jumping... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Stray Bullet Kills 17-year-old Texan Woman in City Street
Dallas Morning News (Texas)
4 July 2008
A 17-year-old woman was killed by what police believe was a stray bullet Friday evening in southeast Oak Cliff. Police said a man opened fire about 5 p.m. during a disturbance outside an apartment in the 5700 block of Highland Hills Drive, and one shot struck C'andrea Donnelle inside the apartment. She died at a local hospital. Police did not release any more information about the incident. ( gunpolicy.org )
France
French Soldier Used Wrong Ammunition, Fired Into Crowd, Injured 17
Times (UK)
1 July 2008
PARIS -- A French paratrooper who fired his assault rifle into a crowd of spectators during a hostage-freeing exercise will face charges of grave negligence, prosecutors said yesterday. A three-year-old boy and his parents were among the 15 civilians and two military personnel who were wounded in the shooting, which took place during an open day at the 3rd Marine Parachutist Regiment barracks on Sunday afternoon. The boy... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Stray Bullet Kills 15yr-old New York Boy, Walking With Friend in Harlem
New York Times
30 June 2008
A 15-year-old boy was killed early Sunday by what appeared to be a stray bullet while walking with a friend in Harlem, the police said. Nathan Allsbrook may not have been the intended target, the authorities said. The boy, Nathan Allsbrook, was shot about 2:30 a.m. at the corner of 127th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard, near a deserted site where an apartment building was under construction, the police said. ... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Stray Bullet Fired 'Several Hundred Feet Away' Killed Connecticut Woman
Hartford Courant (Connecticut) / AP
30 June 2008
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut -- New Haven officials say a woman has died after she was apparently hit by a stray bullet from nearby gunfire. Police say the fatal shooting Sunday apparently happened during an exchange of gunfire in the area of Winthrop and Derby Avenues. One of the shots hit the woman in the chest outside a home. A city hall spokeswoman says police believe the fatal bullet was fired from "several hundred feet... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Stroke Victim Relaxing Outside Cleveland Home is Killed by Stray Bullet
Associated Press
29 June 2008
CLEVELAND -- A stroke victim who had gone outside in his wheelchair to get some fresh air at the urging of relatives was struck and killed by a drug dealer's stray bullet, police said. Two men were arrested Saturday after one of them turned himself in and provided information about the shooting the night before. The men, 26 and 27, have not been formally charged in the death of Daniel Lewis. "It's a tragedy, a man minding... ( gunpolicy.org )
Turkey
Celebratory Shooting, Stray Bullet Injury Require Urgent Action - Turkish MP
Today's Zaman (Istanbul)
27 June 2008
ANKARA -- A member of Parliament's Human Rights Commission has recommended that a parliamentary commission should be set up to address the problem of deaths and injuries caused by stray bullets fired into the air in celebration, a common problem in much of Turkey. Speaking to Today's Zaman, Democratic Society Party (DTP) Diyarbakir deputy Akin Birdal stressed that a cultural and social transformation was needed to prevent deaths... ( gunpolicy.org )
Turkey
Turks Wound At Least 23, Firing Guns in Air to Celebrate Soccer Win
International Herald Tribune / AP
21 June 2008
ANKARA, Turkey -- At least 23 people across Turkey were wounded by stray bullets following the firing of shots across the country to celebrate the win over Croatia in the European Championship quarterfinals. Governor Muammer Guler said Saturday that 11 people were accidentally shot in Istanbul, the country's largest city where all night festivities were the wildest. Twelve other people, including a 10-year-old girl and... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Stray Bullet from Police Rifle Kills Boy, Shatters TV in Nigerian Sitting Room
Daily Trust (Abuja)
18 June 2008
MINNA -- A 14 year old boy, Abubakar Onifade was killed in Minna on Monday night by a stray bullet from a police officer while watching television in his father's sitting room. Our correspondent gathered that the stray bullet which went through the door of the sitting room hit the boy, an SS2 student of Hill Top Secondary School Minna on the chest and shattered the television screen. It was also gathered that the tragedy... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
15yr-old New York Youth Killed 10yr-old Girl with 'Neighbourhood Gun'
ABC News (USA)
17 June 2008
A teenager is expected to plead not guilty today to charges that he shot and killed a 10-year-old girl with a "community gun" that he allegedly claims was shared by "everyone in the neighborhood." Kathina Thomas was killed late last month after a stray bullet, allegedly fired by 15-year-old Jermayne Timmons, struck her in the back. The crime has shocked the city of Albany and prompted law enforcement to ramp up a crackdown on so-called... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
New York Must Not Tolerate 'Absurdly Easy Access to Guns' Among Youth
Albany Times-Union (New York), Editorial
12 June 2008
The community that still mourns the death of Kathina Thomas in Albany's West Hill has a new battle to wage. It must act upon the unsettling possibility that not only was a 10-year-old girl murdered by a stray bullet, but one from a stray gun. The battle to prevent another death like this begins in earnest only when the community makes it clear that it won't tolerate the availability of illegal guns, particularly among young people.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Turkey
Increasing Armed Violence by Licensed, Unlicensed Turkish Gun Owners
Turkish Daily News
9 June 2008
Turks are already regrettably accustomed to media reports about victims of stray bullets at wedding ceremonies and New Year's parties, where some people lose their lives and others -- sometimes even children -- become murderers in a heartbeat. The percentage of those using licensed guns in crimes in Turkey has increased, police data reveals, while experts who spoke with the Turkish Daily News warned that the state must not give... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Pregnant US Woman Hit by Stray Bullet Dies; Boyfriend, Opponent Charged
Associated Press
3 June 2008
A pregnant Philadelphia woman who was struck in the head by a stray bullet has died, and two men -- including her live-in boyfriend -- have been charged. Police say 26-year-old Bobbi Booker was shot in her left temple as her boyfriend exchanged gunfire through a window with another man outside the couple's apartment in the city's Germantown section. The boyfriend, 26-year-old Michael Thomas, and 22-year-old Lamar Johnson... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Stray Bullet Kills 10yr-old Girl in Albany, New York Street: No Suspects
Albany Times-Union (New York)
30 May 2008
ALBANY -- A 10-year-old girl was shot to death about 8:20 p.m. Thursday -- apparently by a stray bullet -- as she played outside in a West Hill neighborhood, city police said. The girl, identified by police as Katina Thomas, was on her bicycle in front of a home in the 400 block of First Street with a young sibling. When the family came outside they found her bleeding on the ground, Police Chief James Tuffey said. She was... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Licensed Toronto Gun Collector Loses 80 'Improperly Stored' Firearms
CITY News (Toronto)
29 May 2008
As Mayor David Miller fights to rid the city of both legal and illegal guns police raided an east end home and seized dozens of firearms and some ammunition. Authorities entered the home in the Queen Street and Victoria Park area early Thursday morning where they removed over 80 guns and several rounds of ammunition apparently belonging to a collector. Police allege the firearms were being stored improperly. Miller... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Toronto's Mayor Wants All Gun Clubs, Sport Shooting Ranges Shut Down
Toronto Star (Ontario)
27 May 2008
Mayor David Miller wants to close recreational shooting ranges in Toronto, along with giving the city power to block gun manufacturers and wholesalers from opening new plants or warehouses. "Nobody can deny that hobby directly results in people being shot and killed on the streets of our city," Miller said of sport shooting yesterday, amid debate on a possible gun bylaw. Canadian Olympic pistol shooter and downtown resident... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Stray Bullets from Gun Shop's Firing Range Keep Hitting Connecticut Homes
Hartford Courant (Connecticut)
27 May 2008
DURHAM -- Another bullet struck a house on Tri-Mountain Road over the Memorial Day weekend -- the latest in a cluster of recent strikes that has renewed concerns over a long-standing problem and has refocused attention on a nearby Wallingford firing range. The 200-yard firing lane at the Blue Trail Range & Gun Store has been closed since late last week because bullets were periodically whipping through Tri-Mountain State Park, but... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Toronto Mayor Plans Bylaw to Ban All Private Guns, Anywhere in the City
Toronto Star (Ontario)
25 May 2008
Mayor David Miller wants guns out of Toronto -- and he's backing a tough new bylaw that would ban the manufacture and warehousing of guns in the city. And while Miller says handguns are the particular target of the proposed bylaw, a staff report doesn't distinguish between handguns and rifles and shotguns used in hunting. The bylaw, proposed in a staff report, would give the city zoning powers to restrict or ban the manufacture... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
5yr-old Kansas Girl, Hit in Head by Stray Bullet, Makes 'Amazing' Progress
Kansas City Star (Missouri)
24 May 2008
Katherine Cook walks through the doors of The Rehabilitation Institute of Kansas City and is greeted with, "Good morning, princess. How are you?" The 5-year-old responds to the man at the front desk as if she doesn't have a care in the world. "I'm fine!" she says in a high-pitched voice. This is the irrepressibly social Katherine that her parents, JoAnne and LaMont Cook, have always known -- easygoing and eager to please.... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Chicago's Deadly Weekend: 40 Shot - A Chronicle of Gun Injury and Death
Chicago Sun-Times
18 May 2008
Angel Ramirez had Friday off, so he enjoyed a late sleep. At 10 o'clock, his mother called to make sure he was up in time to take his grandfather to the doctor as he promised. Angel jumped in the shower, had a bite for breakfast and by noon was on the way to Stroger Hospital with his grandfather in tow. It was already a beautiful day -- clear skies and bright sun that warmed the air enough to pull tulips from their beds... ( gunpolicy.org )
Turkey
Celebratory Gunfire, Occasional Deaths Inexplicable Feature of Turkish Life
Today's Zaman (Istanbul), Column
11 May 2008
I have always been awed by the inability of people around me to celebrate joyful events. Weddings and soccer games that end victoriously are celebrated with guns held aloft, fired incessantly into the air. Someone who is not familiar with the local culture may feel they have fallen into an ambush, just as the foreign guests did at the wedding ceremony of one of my younger family members last year. They gathered around me in bewilderment... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Stray Bullet Kills Man Sitting Beside His RV in a Texas Campground
Courier of Montgomery County (Texas)
9 May 2008
A 58-year-old man was killed by a stray bullet that struck him in the abdominal region as he sat with his wife outside his RV around 8:20 p.m. on Thursday at the KOA Campground on Texas 105 near Montgomery. Det. Dan Zientek with the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, who was on scene with other investigators, said the bullet was believed to be a stray that was shot from a wooded area nearby. Montgomery County EMS responded... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Paralysed by Stray Bullet, 7yr-old US Girl Accepts Gunman's Apology
Boston Herald
30 April 2008
Five years after a stray bullet severed her spine as she played on her front porch, 7-year-old Kai Leigh Harriott thanked her shooter today for apologizing from behind bars and urging youngsters to learn from his mistakes. "I would tell him thank you for making an apology because you can inspire so many people by telling them, 'Don't do bad things,' " Kai Leigh said after watching Anthony Warren's videotaped apology at a Dorchester... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Negative Publicity Pushes Canadian Gun Clubs Into Realm of Secret Society
CITY-TV News (Toronto)
21 April 2008
TORONTO, Ontario -- The first rule of gun club is, you don't talk about gun club. Ranges that cater to sport shooters are increasingly secretive and an outsider's attempts to gain access to a gun club, such as the one hidden in the rafters at Union Station, are difficult, if not impossible without an invitation from a long-standing member. Media attempts are even more vehemently thwarted, and Tony Bernardo, Executive Director of... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Wife, Police Wonder If Australian Hiker Was Shot, Hidden by Deer Hunter
Age (Melbourne)
20 April 2008
The wife of missing hiker Warren Meyer fears he may have been accidentally shot by a deer hunter in the Yarra Ranges National Park and his death covered up. Zee Meyer said local residents had told her deer hunters were active in the remote bushland where her husband disappeared a month ago and there was evidence shots had been fired in the national park on the Easter weekend when her husband vanished. Alexandra CIU Detective... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Stray Bullet Kills Innocent Californian Man as Gang Drive-by Sprays Street
Modesto Bee (California)
15 April 2008
A father of four visiting Modesto from Long Beach for the Cambodian new year died after being hit by a stray bullet fired Sunday evening during what police believe was a gang-related fight. Chanthol Ouk was an innocent bystander, Modesto police spokesman Sgt. Craig Gundlach said. Ouk, pronounced "oak," used to live in Modesto but moved to Long Beach 11 years ago, said his friend, Dottie Vath, 37, of Modesto. Ouk often visited... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Drive-by Gang Shooting Injures 23mth-old Girl in Canadian Tribal Settlement
CBC News (Canada)
14 April 2008
Local gangs are to blame for a drive-by shooting Sunday that left a 23-month-old girl in critical condition, the chief of the Samson First Nation said Monday. Marvin Yellowbird said gang violence has reached a crisis level in the Hobbema area, about 100 kilometres south of Edmonton, which is home to a number of First Nation groups. Yellowbird has called a special meeting of the tribal administration to discuss how to deal... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Hit by Stray Bullet While Sleeping at Home, 21yr-old California Woman Dies
Bay Area News Group
10 April 2008
OAKLAND -- Shock and sadness hovered over the family of Shaneice Davis, a 21-year-old woman who was struck by a bullet while she slept in her bed Monday night when she was pronounced dead Wednesday afternoon. "I'm just so sad. It hurts so much," said her father, John Davis, who described his daughter as a sensitive, sweet child who never bothered anyone -- which makes her death seem even more random and unfair. Davis, the... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Sleeping California Woman Takes Bullet to the Head in Memorial Shooting
San Francisco Chronicle
9 April 2008
OAKLAND -- An Oakland woman was clinging to life Tuesday after a stray bullet from a drive-by shooting tore through her bedroom wall and pierced her head while she slept. Shanice Davis, 22, is in grave condition at a local hospital after the midnight shooting, which happened during a street memorial for an Oakland murder victim killed three years ago, police and neighbors said. Three men at the memorial were also struck... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
California Lawmaker Aims to Clear the Way for City-by-city Handgun Bans
Mercury News (California)
8 April 2008
An East Bay lawmaker's bill to clear the way for local handgun bans has a committee hearing today, delving into issues now pending before the state and nation's highest courts. Assemblywoman Loni Hancock, D-Berkeley, authored Assembly Bill 2566 in reaction to a state Court of Appeal ruling in January which upheld the voiding of San Francisco's Measure H of 2005, approved by voters to bar city residents from owning handguns or from... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Toronto Police Board Joins Campaign to Ban Handguns in Canada
Toronto Star (Ontario)
7 April 2008
The Toronto Police Services Board, which oversees the police, made a presentation to the city's executive committee today in support of a motion to seek a ban on handguns across the country. Altough Chair Alok Mukherjee said shooting occurrences show a downward trend since 2006, the number of deaths "remains unacceptably high." He says the board is prepared to be a partner in the effort to campaign for a ban. He said the... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
California Man Killed by Stray Bullet, Playing with Young Sons in Front Yard
Associated Press
7 April 2008
SANTA ANA, California -- A 39-year-old man is dead after being hit by a stray bullet while his young sons played in their home's yard. Santa Ana police Cpl. Jose Gonzalez says Mario Jimenez was in front of his house late Sunday morning when a pedestrian down West Pine Street started arguing with people inside a car. The man pulled out a handgun and shot at them, continuing to fire as the car took off in Jimenez's direction.... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Spiking Gun Ban in US National Parks: Election Year 'Hardball Political Issue'
Ventura County Star (California), Editorial
6 April 2008
There's a good chance the Interior Department will soon weaken a regulation that restricts visitors from bringing loaded guns into our national parks and wildlife refugees. We'd rather it didn't. Since 1983, a Reagan-era ban has outlawed citizens from bringing readily accessible, loaded guns onto lands overseen by the National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The ban does not apply in national parks where hunting... ( gunpolicy.org )
Lebanon
Stray Bullets Often Kill Passersby, Children in Lebanese Celebratory Gunfire
Agence France Presse
4 April 2008
The frequent celebratory gunfire in this heavily armed city is killing Beirut, literally, as one man's burst of joy turns into another's mourning. The parents of 14-year-old Ahmed Ali al-Sahili know this all too well -- they lost their son when a bullet pierced his skull as he played outside their home in the capital's suburbs. And Sonia Saade, 49, thought her ulcer was acting up when a pain so sudden and sharp knocked... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Ohio Man Took Assault Rifle to Work, Fired Out Window, Shot 14yr-old Girl
Cincinnati Enquirer (Ohio)
4 April 2008
A Morrow man who accidentally shot a 14 year-old girl Thursday will answer to a Hamilton County judge at 9 a.m. this morning. Cameron Barrett, 23, is held at the Hamilton County jail this morning on charges of assault, records show. He took an AR-15 assault rifle to work and fired one round into the street, Sharonville police said. The bullet hit a black Dodge Durango through the passenger side door while the vehicle was... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Mother of 3 Killed by Stray Bullet as Locals Mourn Death of New York Rapper
Post Chronicle (New York) / UPI
31 March 2008
A stray bullet fired by a mourner killed a mother of three as she walked by a memorial for a popular local rapper in New York. Police say Nancy Williams, 27, of Brooklyn, was struck once in the chest as she passed an area Sunday night where fans of hip-hop performer Leval Lyde had gathered to mourn his death, The New York Post reported. They were all out back having an Irish wake and someone decides to fire an automatic... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Neighbour Killed 7yr-old on Trampoline: Backyard Gunfire Still Legal in Texas
KVUE-TV News (Texas)
26 March 2008
AUSTIN, Texas -- Shooting guns in some Hays County neighborhoods will remain legal, despite the recent death of a little boy. "It's pretty difficult still ... and depressing, too," said 16 year old Julianna Galicia whose brother was killed by a stray bullet last year. Daniel Galicia, 7, was killed outside their home east of Kyle in April. He was jumping on the trampoline when a neighbor's stray bullet hit him. It... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Stray Bullet Fired from Street Kills 70yr-old Woman in Her Chicago Home
Chicago Tribune
24 March 2008
A 70-year-old woman was killed Monday morning by a bullet that came through a window of her Far South Side house, Chicago police said. The circumstances of the shooting were under investigation, but police initially said it appeared that a stray bullet fired from outside struck Maggie Browder inside her home in the 12200 block of South Morgan Street around 6:20 a.m. But police don't know whether it was a stray bullet, whether... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Amid Little Evidence of Benefit, US Critics Assail 'Feel Good' Gun Buybacks
USA Today
17 March 2008
Gun buyback programs from Miami to the San Francisco Bay are coming under fire by critics who question whether the bucks are reducing the big bangs. "It's like trying to drain the Pacific with a bucket," says Alex Tabarrok, research director at the Independent Institute, a think tank in Oakland. "More guns are going to flow in." Tabarrok and others complain the programs are feel-good events that do not reduce gun crimes... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
US Church Security Guard Fires at Purse Snatcher, Hits 11yr-old Boy
WDIV-TV News (Michigan)
16 March 2008
DETROIT -- An 11-year-old boy was accidentally shot in the arm by a security guard on Detroit's west side Sunday afternoon after a bullet aimed at a purse-snatcher missed its mark. According to police, a security guard at the Hope Evangelical Ministries Church on Livernois witnessed a man attempting to steal a woman's purse. The guard noticed that the man had a gun and fired a shot at him. The shot missed the man and instead... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Tennessee Man Took Stray Bullet to the Brain Watching TV in Memphis
CW30-TV News (Tennessee)
13 March 2008
MEMPHIS, Tennessee -- Police say they may never find the gunman who nearly left a Raleigh man brain dead. Back in January we told you about Dan Hall. Hall was shot by a stray bullet while sitting on his couch, watching television. Since then, he has not been able to work, his bills are piling up and police have made no arrests. It's been 54 days since Dan Hall was shot in the head. But instead of counting the days, he tries his... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Key US Democrats Vow to Keep Ban on Loaded Guns in National Parks
Olympian (Washington state)
3 March 2008
With a showdown looming, Rep. Norm Dicks says he's prepared to block any effort by the administration to lift the ban on carrying loaded weapons in national parks. It's not an idle threat. As chairman of the House Appropriations interior subcommittee, Dicks oversees the National Parks Service's annual budget and is in a position to prevent the administration from dropping the Reagan-era ban. While the Washington Democrat... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
The Littlest Victims: Child Survivors of Gun Violence in New Jersey
Star-Ledger (New Jersey)
2 March 2008
Last year, nearly 400 people were shot in Newark. Of them, about 300 survived. Five of the survivors were under the age of 10. Two were younger than 5. One was Quadir Hutchins. This is the story of his remarkable recovery. The Sept. 7, 2007 shooting drew headlines and stoked anxiety in a city already accustomed to violence. Quadir, then 3, was the most innocent of victims -- a toddler riding in the back seat of his sister's... ( gunpolicy.org )
Pakistan
Boy's 'Obnoxious' Text Messages Led to Gunshot Injury at Pakistani School
Daily Times (Lahore)
29 February 2008
ISLAMABAD -- A student on Thursday was accidentally shot and injured in a scuffle between two other students in front of Federal Government Model School for Boys, I-8/4. Industrial Area police said that 16-year-old Abdul Rehman, a grade nine student of the said school, was injured when 17-year-old Ansar Muhammad, a student of private technical institute located in Sector H-8, allegedly opened fire on Usman -- the victim's schoolfellow.... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
California Woman Dies After Being Struck by Stray Bullet in Street
KTVU-TV News (California)
28 February 2008
SAN PABLO -- The Contra Costa coroner's office Thursday identified Lisa Thayer, 47, as the woman who was fatally shot in San Pablo. At about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, officers were dispatched to the area of San Pablo Avenue and Road 20 where they located Thayer suffering from a gunshot wound, police said. The San Pablo resident was transported to an area hospital where she was pronounced dead, according to the coroner's office.... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
5yr-old Girl Playing, Hit by Stray Bullet: 'Not a Crime' Say Kansas Police
KCTV-TV News (Missouri)
26 February 2008
KANSAS CITY, Missouri -- Doctors are trying to remove a 5-year-old girl who was shot in the head by a stray bullet from life support and start feeding her through a tube, her family said on Tuesday. Katherine Cook was playing in the yard of her rural Leavenworth County, Kansas, home during the weekend with her brothers when the bullet hit her about an inch above her left eye. She was flown to Children's Mercy Hospital,... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Veteran Pennsylvania Gun Club Worker Died After Uzi 'Went Off' in His Face
Pocono Record (Pennsylvania)
15 February 2008
POCONO TOWNSHIP -- Anton Bonifacic, the owner of the Sunset Hill Shooting Range on Route 314, has been handling guns for 35 years. For Bonifacic, who lives by the commandments of gun safety, what happened Thursday morning to his friend and employee, Russell Stephens Jr., was a nightmare come true. At 9:40 a.m., Stephens, 38, of Delaware Water Gap, an instructor at the range for the past two years, was removing firearms... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
School Teacher, Buffalo Killed by Stray Bullets from Indian Street Mob
Times of India / TNN
15 February 2008
KANADAR (VIJAYNAGAR TALUKA): It was a routine day for 28-year-old Shailesh Rathod, a primary school teacher at Ajaypur Government School, who left his home in Antarsubha village around 9.15 am on Wednesday. Rathod had stopped by a local photocopying centre opposite the forest range office at Antarsubha ashram crossroads to get an income-tax form 16 and saw the commotion and firing outside the forest office. Afraid, he began... ( gunpolicy.org )
Thailand, Canada
4 Canadians Shot in Recent Weeks in Thailand: One Hit by Hunter's Bullet
CBC News (Canada)
14 February 2008
A police official in Thailand says a Canadian tourist shot in a northern Thai city may have been hit by a hunter's stray bullet, a news report said on Thursday. Police Lt.-Col Thwatchai Punpigu said Erik Griffioen may have been hit by the bullet of a bird hunter, Reuters news agency reported. Griffioen, a physicist from Dundas, Ont., was shot in the back while riding in an open-sided taxi with his wife, Dr. Elizabeth Ling,... ( gunpolicy.org )
South Africa
13-year-old Girl Killed by Stray Bullet During Shootout in Johannesburg
Times (UK) / SAPA
12 February 2008
A teenage schoolgirl has been killed by a stray bullet fired during a shoot-out between robbers and security guards at a house in Fairlands, Johannesburg, this morning, police said. The three robbers had since been arrested, said Captain Siphiwe Ndlovu. He said the child's mother arrived at the house to pick up a schoolmate at 6.30am. "When she blew the hooter, instead of the child coming out, a suspect came out.... ( gunpolicy.org )
United Arab Emirates
Celebratory Shooting Turns Wedding Into a Funeral in United Arab Emirates
Gulf News (Dubai)
10 February 2008
RAS AL KHAIMAH -- A wedding celebration here turned to tragedy when one revellers was killed by a stray bullet. Mohammad Ahmad Samt, a 45-year-old Emirati, was fatally hit on Saturday while revellers were firing shots in the air at a wedding in the Shamal area. His friends said Samt cupped his chest during celebrations, fell to the ground and died. Lieutenant Colonel Salem Saeed Al Alkim, head of Al Ma'amourah... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Californians Line Up to Surrender Assault Weapons, Pistols in Gun Buyback
Mercury News (California)
10 February 2008
OAKLAND -- State Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata was the first among hundreds of people Saturday to turn in a gun, kicking off the "One Less Gun" voluntary gun buyback program. The event caused heavy traffic in east, west and central Oakland as people pulled up at buyback locations with trunk loads of assault weapons. Others stood in long lines that stretched for several city blocks, waiting to turn in handguns. ... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Mystery of Florida Woman, Killed by Stray Bullet While Sleeping at Home
First Coast News (Florida)
2 February 2008
JACKSONVILLE, Florida -- Police say Donna Mills was asleep in her apartment when a stray bullet tore through her window, ending her life. Jacksonville Sheriff's Officers came to the Preserve at Cedar River Apartments on the Westside around 3 a.m. Saturday, December 15 to check out reports of gunshots. An officer spotted bullet holes in a wall and a window. Inside that apartment, 29-year-old Donna Mills lay dead. Police... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Hotel Guest Injured by Stray Bullet in Lobby of New Orleans Holiday Inn
Times-Picayune (Louisiana) / AP
31 January 2008
An innocent bystander was shot inside the lobby of a Central Business District hotel by a stray bullet from a fight going on outside Wednesday at about 9:30 p.m., said Sgt. Joe Narcisse, a New Orleans Police Department spokesman. A fight broke out outside the hotel in the 200 block of Carondelet Street and gunshots rang out, Narcisse said. After the gunfire stopped, it was discovered that a bullet shattered the window of the Holiday... ( gunpolicy.org )
Ghana
Single Celebratory Bullet Fired at Police Funeral Kills 2, Injures 2 in Ghana
Samuel Duodu's Stories (Ghana), Blog
28 January 2008
The funeral and burial service for a police officer at Asueyi, a farming community near Techiman in the Brong-Ahafo Region, on Saturday turned fatal when one of the shots fired by some of his colleagues to show solidarity killed two mourners. The bullet, allegedly fired by Constable Andrew Yankey of the Police Dragon Unit, who police sources say was not part of the official police delegation to the funeral, hit Opanin Kwaku Addai... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Celebratory Shooting Kills Bride's Cousin, 19, at Indian Wedding Party
Express India
28 January 2008
GURGAON -- A 19-year-old boy lost his life when a stray bullet fired in the air at a marriage party hit him. The incident took place in Gurgaon on Saturday night. Gaurav Sharma, the deceased, was the bride's cousin and lived in Ashok Vihar, New Delhi. According to the police, the shot was fired by a youth, Rishi Yadav, who was accompanying the groom. Rishi, a resident of Gurgaon, is said to be at large. Gaurav's... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada, United Kingdom, Norway, Luxembourg
Washington, Britain, Other Countries Show Handgun Bans Don't Work
National Post (Toronto), Editorial
22 January 2008
Toronto Mayor David Miller and the federal NDP have called for a ban on all handguns in Canada. Following the killing of two innocent bystanders in Toronto by stray bullets in the past week, it's natural to cast about for solutions. But calls for a handgun ban amount to meaningless symbolism. If restricting ownership of handguns among ordinary law-abiding citizens had a positive impact on crime, our existing laws would already have... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Stray Bullet Enters Tennessee Home, Lodges in 62yr-old Homeowner's Brain
WREG-TV News (Tennessee)
22 January 2008
MEMPHIS, Tennessee -- A Frayser family is both scared and relieved tonight after a stray bullet pierces the window of their home and then pierces the homeowner's skull. It happened at the 2700 block of Scotland. Police told the family, it was a stray bullet from a random shooting. Fortunately, 62-year-old Don Hall is at home recovering. Doctors told him the bullet barely missed hitting a major artery to his brain. He and... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Toronto Needs Better Gun Control, Says Son of Innocent Shooting Victim
Toronto Star (Ontario)
21 January 2008
They stood on the stairs inside their family home today in shock and in tears. Zuo Xi, 23, and Yun Yam, 19, spoke quietly to the media about their father -- what kind of man he was and how they're trying to cope with his senseless death. Their father, Hou Chang Mao, 47, was killed Thursday by a stray bullet while he was stacking oranges outside Fu Yao Supermarket on a strip of Gerrard St. E., near Broadview, known as Chinatown... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Toronto Recoils as Another Bystander is Killed by a Stray Handgun Bullet
National Post / CanWest News Service
20 January 2008
TORONTO -- Police here on Friday appealed in English and in Cantonese to potential witnesses, in the city's East Chinatown, to help locate the gunmen responsible for killing an innocent father of two on Thursday. Investigators have identified the city's third homicide victim of the year as Hou Chang Mao, 47. On Thursday, in the midst of a bustling crowd of after-work shoppers and as he stacked oranges, Mao was shot and... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada, United States
Canada Faces 'Crisis of Gun Smuggling,' Handguns from US Gun Shows
Toronto Star (Ontario)
20 January 2008
With two Toronto bystanders shot dead in one week, the New Democrats are calling for a cross-border political summit to tackle "the ongoing crisis" of illegal handguns crossing into Canada. Standing near the Chinatown East grocery where clerk Hou Chang Mao was killed by a stray bullet Thursday while stacking oranges outside, federal NDP Leader Jack Layton yesterday joined Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty and Toronto Mayor David Miller... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Third Innocent Bystander Shot to Death in Canada's Toronto This Year
Xinhua
19 January 2008
OTTAWA -- A 47-year-old man was stacking oranges at a grocery store in the east end of Canada's Toronto when he was killed by a stray bullet, becoming the third innocent victim of the city's rising gun violence in the new year. Hou Chang Mao, 47, was working at Fu Yao Supermarket at 643 Gerrard St. East when he was hit in the chest by a stray bullet shortly after 6 p.m. local time Thursday. He was taken to hospital but proclaimed... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Stray Bullet Ended Toronto Father's Dreams of Building a New Family Life
Globe & Mail (Toronto)
19 January 2008
In a neighbourhood nicknamed "airport" for all the Chinese newcomers it attracts, Mao Hou Chang had fast become a fixture on the sidewalks of Gerrard Street East, building his new life one orange at a time. He could be found there most days, pointing customers to the best fruit in his bins in front of the Fu Yao Supermarket, a teeming hub for shoppers in Toronto's East Chinatown. Thursday evening was no different, until... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Outrage Builds, Handgun Ban Mooted as Another Innocent Dies in Toronto
Globe & Mail (Toronto)
19 January 2008
Outrage blended with grief yesterday as homicide detectives probed a wild shootout in Toronto's East Chinatown that killed a "dearly loved" 47-year-old bystander -- the second innocent man felled by gunfire in less than a week. As police scoured a taped-off block of Gerrard Street for clues, and sought two men seen fleeing in a car, a funeral was under way in Scarborough for the first such victim, and a chorus of civic leaders urged... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Toronto Mayor Calls Once Again for an 'Absolute Ban' on Handguns
CTV News (Toronto)
18 January 2008
Toronto Mayor David Miller called for an "absolute ban" on handguns in Canada after the city's second shooting death of an innocent bystander in less than a week. "We can choose to act," Miller said at a press conference on Friday. "We can choose to say handguns are so dangerous and kill uninvolved people that we're going to close the loopholes in our law and end the ownership of handguns in this country." The charge comes... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Another Innocent Toronto Bystander Shot Dead in Gunfight on Busy Street
CityNews (Toronto)
18 January 2008
His name was Hou Chang Mao and he was the father of two children -- an 18-year-old daughter and a 23-year-old son. Toronto Police have identified the 47-year-old as the latest innocent bystander killed on the streets of Toronto. Cops say Mao was working in the Fu Yao Supermarket on Gerrard near Broadview when two men came onto the scene and began shooting at each other. They either didn't know or didn't care that the hardworking... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Outpouring of Support for 10yr-old California Boy Paralysed by Stray Bullet
San Francisco Chronicle
17 January 2008
The parents of an Oakland boy paralyzed by a stray bullet during a piano lesson said Wednesday they were overwhelmed by the community's support and bear no anger toward the shooter. "I don't want to have hatred in my heart," said Richard Rodriguez, whose 10-year-old son, Christopher, has been in intensive care at Children's Hospital Oakland since last Thursday's incident. "Although, I don't want to see (the shooter's) face, either."... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Ontario Premier Joins Toronto Mayor, Begs PM to Ban Civilian Handguns
Toronto Star (Ontario)
16 January 2008
The shooting death of an innocent bystander on Yonge St. has escalated calls from Premier Dalton McGuinty for a Canada-wide ban on handguns. In the wake of revelations that one of the men charged with killing John O'Keefe, 42, was the legal owner of a handgun, McGuinty said enough is enough. Echoing Mayor David Miller, the premier implored Prime Minister Stephen Harper to prohibit the private ownership of handguns. ... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Canadian Man Joined Gun Club, Bought Handgun, Shot Innocent Passerby
Globe & Mail (Toronto)
16 January 2008
A Scarborough man accused in the shooting death of an innocent bystander outside a Yonge Street strip bar on the weekend became a full member of a target-shooting club north of Toronto last October. As such, Edward Paredes, 23, had successfully completed eight probationary shoots under close scrutiny of fellow members of The Grange Firearms Association. The club is one of seven, with a combined membership of about 2,000, that convene... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Toronto Demands Handgun Ban After Legal Firearm Owner Kills Bystander
Globe & Mail (Toronto)
15 January 2008
Toronto politicians are calling for their federal counterparts to totally ban handguns three days after a shooting outside a downtown strip club left an innocent bystander dead. "It's inappropriate for citizens of this country to own a handgun, there's no need for it," said Councillor Michael Walker, who put forward the motion to council. "It's the only way to stem the tide of violence in our cities ... Mr. O'Keefe was... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Suspect in Shooting that Paralysed 10yr-old California Boy Could Get Life
San Francisco Chronicle
15 January 2008
OAKLAND -- A man who allegedly fired shots during an Oakland gas station robbery, paralyzing a 10-year-old boy practicing the piano across the street, was charged Monday with crimes that could send him to prison for the rest of his life. One of the bullets allegedly fired by Jared Adams, 24, struck Christopher Rodriguez and left him paralyzed from the waist down. Christopher, a fifth-grader at Crocker Highlands Elementary... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Stray Bullet Hits 10yr-old California Boy Taking Piano Lesson, Paralysing Him
CNN
15 January 2008
OAKLAND, California -- Fifth-grader Christopher Rodriguez sat down Thursday at his piano for his weekly lesson, arched his fingers over the keys and began to play. Across the street from Harmony Road Music School in north Oakland, California, Jared Adams, 24, allegedly raised his gun at a Chevron gas station attendant during a holdup and fired. A bullet ripped through the walls of Christopher's classroom striking him in... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Innocent Toronto Man Killed by 22yr-old Licensed to Carry Hidden Handgun
Toronto Star (Ontario)
15 January 2008
In the wake of the Yonge St. shooting of innocent bystander John O'Keefe, Mayor David Miller says he finds it shocking that the "fairly young man" accused in the crime "legally had a gun." After speaking to the 42-year-old victim's family yesterday, Miller renewed his call for a handgun ban. "Why does a 22-year-old in a city like Toronto need a handgun? It's just not acceptable and I think it's time the federal government... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Ban Handguns: Gun Hobbies Less Important Than Protecting Canadian Lives
Toronto Star (Ontario), Editorial
15 January 2008
Handguns keep taking Canadian lives; yet this dangerous class of weapon remains too readily available across the country. In light of the grievous harm they do, it would make sense to ban handguns, thereby making them harder for criminals to obtain and impossible for law-abiding people to misuse. Toronto's latest handgun victim is 42-year-old John O'Keefe, shot in the head on the weekend while walking on Yonge St., the... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Toronto Gun Club Member Murdered Innocent Man with Legal Pistol - Police
Toronto Sun (Ontario)
13 January 2008
It was a stray bullet fired from a pistol legally registered to an accused gunman that instantly killed an innocent father of a young son in a weekend tragedy, police said. And while John O'Keefe, who was not involved in the Yonge St. dispute died at 1:16 a.m. Saturday, two young men who have never been in trouble with the law now face a lifetime in jail. The 42-year-old victim, a manager of a retail store and the father... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
California Boy Taking Piano Lesson Struck in Abdomen by Stray Bullet
San Jose Mercury News (California)
10 January 2008
OAKLAND -- A 10-year-old boy taking piano lessons at a music school in North Oakland was shot in the abdomen by an stray bullet fired during a robbery across the street late Thursday afternoon. The boy was taken to Children's Hospital Oakland for surgery. He is in critical condition but is expected to survive. Katharine Wells, office manager at the Piedmont Piano Company at Pleasant Valley and Piedmont avenues, said she... ( gunpolicy.org )
Montenegro
Passenger Jet Hit, Damaged by Celebratory Gunfire Over Montenegro
Associated Press
9 January 2008
PODGORICA, Montenegro -- A stray bullet struck a passenger jet while it was landing in Montenegro, slightly damaging the aircraft, the state airline said Wednesday. No one was hurt as the bullet, apparently fired into the air during a traditional Orthodox Christmas Eve celebration, hit the tail stabilizer on the Montenegro Airlines Fokker 100, company spokesman Nenad Markovic said. Police were investigating who fired the shot. ... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Woman, Child Killed by Colorado Man Celebrating New Year with Handgun
KWGN-TV News (Denver)
3 January 2008
DENVER, Colorado -- The Fort Collins woman and her 11-year-old cousin who were shot and killed while celebrating New Year's Day early Tuesday were both victims of the same stray bullet, fired by another holiday reveler, police said Wednesday. Rebecca "Becky" Yanez, 48, of Fort Collins was gathered with family and friends inside a house in the 4700 block of West Eleventh Avenue, when the bullet pierced the home's exterior just after... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Stray Bullet Hits 5yr-old Tucson Boy in New Year's Celebratory Gunfire
Associated Press
3 January 2008
With blood streaming down his face, the parents of a little Tucson boy didn't know what hit him early New Year's day. The mother and father of Rafael Moreno-Razo, 5, later learned the boy was struck by a stray bullet that ripped through their apartment. Rafael's father Humberto Moreno, 42, called 911 and Rafael went to the hospital, where he was treated and released that morning. The little boy escaped with a grazed... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Stray Bullet Crashes Into Hospital Ward for Manila's Newborn Babies
Star (Philippines)
3 January 2008
A stray bullet narrowly missed a nurse, a nursing aide, and a newborn child inside the nursery of the Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center (JRMMC) in Sta. Cruz, Manila in the afternoon of the first day of 2008. Stray bullets also caused serious injuries to two persons in Cotabato City, and a marine trooper is facing possible court-martial for alleged indiscriminate firing during the New Year revelry that wounded two minors in Pasay... ( gunpolicy.org )
Antigua & Barbuda
'Reckless, Illegal' New Year's Stray Bullet Pierces Antigua Woman's House
Antigua Sun (St John's)
3 January 2008
A householder in the Horsford Hill area had an unpleasant New Year's Day surprise when a shot was fired through a window in her home. According to information reaching the Antigua Sun, the woman was at home shortly after midnight on New Year's Day, when she heard the sound of breaking glass. When she got up to investigate, she stepped on the bullet that had broken her window. The incident occurred during the fireworks... ( gunpolicy.org )
Italy
Italians Killed, Injured as Celebratory Gunfire, Stray Bullets Rattle New Year
United Press International
3 January 2008
Wild West-style gun play during New Year's celebrations is symptomatic of a growing gun culture in Italy, authorities said. Gunshots rang in the new year in several cities, the Italian news agency ANSA reported Wednesday. A 30-year-old father in Naples was killed when a stray bullet went through a window and struck him in the chest as he played cards with his family. A 10-year-old Naples boy clung to life after a bullet... ( gunpolicy.org )
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