Gun Policy News
Dayton, Ohio Reports Surge in Serious Airgun Injuries Among Children
22 August 2007
Chillicothe Gazette (Ohio)
When discussions turn to gun control, they usually involve weapons that are supposed to pack a deadly punch.
But as a children's hospital in the Dayton area has learned during the summer, BB guns placed in the hands of young children can sometimes create dangerous situations as well.
Children's Medical Center of Dayton has treated five children in the past month for BB gun injuries — nearly half the total annual BB or pellet gun injuries the center saw over the... (GunPolicy.org)