Monday Morning Recap: Roundup of This Weekend’s News Stories

By BearingArms.com Staff

FLORISSANT, Mo. (AP) — A 13-year-old boy is injured after being accidentally shot by an uncle playing with a gun in St. Louis County.

The shooting happened Sunday night at an apartment complex in north St. Louis County. Police say a 20-year-old man was playing with a gun when it went off, striking the child.

The boy is hospitalized and expected to survive. His name and the name of the uncle have not been released, but police are expected to pursue charges.

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COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — A school district in northern Mississippi will teach students about gun safety after a 13-year-old boy was killed while hunting.

The Commercial Dispatch reports that an assembly will be planned before the end of the academic year on each campus in the Lowndes County School District.

Lynn Wright, the district superintendent, says because hunting is prevalent in the South, it’s important for students to learn how to be safe around guns.

Wright says he wants to help prevent any more tragedies like the Dec. 29 death of the 13-year-old New Hope Middle School student.

He said the district will ask employees from the sheriff’s office and the state Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to speak at the assemblies.

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