LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A recent accidental shooting involving four children in Little Rock is renewing calls for stronger gun safety practices at home.
Their mother is now facing multiple charges, including endangering the welfare of a minor and possession of firearms by certain persons. The conditions of the children have not yet been released.
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The case has stirred concern among local gun safety advocates who say tragedies like this are often preventable, and too often they start with an unsecured weapon.
“We want to take the gun and not make it an object of curiosity for little ones,” said Nathan House, owner of Arkansas Armory in North Little Rock. “But there are just times and certain ages where we need to take more active measures, store that firearm safely so a child, or anyone who shouldn’t have access, doesn’t get access to it.”…