Detroit police distribute free gun locks amidst tragedy, gifts comfort students after accidental shooting
As families are gathering for the holidays, the Detroit Police Department is reminding gun owners to secure their weapons to avoid tragedies.
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As families are gathering for the holidays, the Detroit Police Department is reminding gun owners to secure their weapons to avoid tragedies.
From 2003 to 2021, 1,262 unintentional gun deaths of children were reported in the U.S.
Almost 900 children 5 and under have managed to find a gun and unintentionally shoot themselves or someone else from 2015 to 2022.
Detroit Assistant Chief Charles Fitzgerald expressed feelings of frustration after a 6-year-old got a hold of a handgun, striking his 1-year-old sibling.
Bill Kucyk, owner of Action Impact Firearms & Training Center in Southfield, sat down with CBS News Detroit and demonstrated how to store firearms.
A Brighton man behind a gun-safe supplier Oxford is proposing to put in schools demonstrates why opposing parents should reconsider.
People of color were more likely to have experienced gun violence, according to the study.
Michigan State University is implementing new safety measures on campus following the mass shooting last month that left three students dead. The changes include locks on classroom doors, added security cameras, and mandatory safety training.
Of those guns taken at airport security checkpoints, 88% were loaded, the agency said.
On Wednesday, the school board voted to hire five guards from a firm called Fortis Group. The district plans to eventually hire eight of them, placing at least one at each school.
Unserialized ghost guns will effectively be banned on Aug. 24, and retailers are scrambling to sell them.
Class is back in session and one Michigan school has taken an extra step this year in ensuring that kids are safe inside the building.
A Pennsylvania school district has given its teachers small wooden baseball bats as a reminder to fight a school shooter with any weapon available should other options fail.
It's alleged that family members knew the unsecured gun was in the home and accessible to the boy and his young brother.
Mariah Davis, 5, discovered a loaded .38 caliber handgun underneath her grandmother's pillow.
Supporters say making safety devices more affordable could lead to fewer accidental shootings and gun thefts.
Supporters say Michigan should do all it can to promote gun safety.
Felons who are caught with guns and have three prior violent convictions face at least 15 years in prison. The mandatory minimum sentence for a second offense by a felon using a gun during a violent crime is 25 years.
Michigan Gun Owners plans to train 50 children Thursday evening at the Jordan Missionary Baptist Church in Detroit.
"A lot of kids are seeing guns in the homes every day," said the principal.
A free firearms lesson is being offered at an Oakland County range for women who want to learn about gun safety and self-defense.
