A Tullahoma man is accused of shooting his 13-month-old baby girl Sunday night while cleaning a handgun at the family's home.Why is the police chief astounded or surprised by stories of reckless handling or storage of loaded guns? I decided to limit my series of reports of accidental shootings to infants and children, because I could not keep up with the weekly numbers if I included adults. I don't even manage to keep up with all the reports of children who are victims of accidental shootings.
Kevin Sayre, 26, faces a charge of aggravated assault after police said he was cleaning the 9mm gun at the East Gate Apartments when the weapon fired, striking the baby in the chest.
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The child is listed in critical but stable condition.
"We're always disappointed, astounded, surprised when we heard of someone who is handling a firearm recklessly, neglectfully," said Tullahoma Police Chief Paul Blackwell.
H/T to David Waldman at Daily Kos, who documents the shootings this week. I did not know there were quite so many in just one week.
