Show e. e Children Know Inow Too Much l About Guns Forty clippings collected by hy one IrN ill ii p J n vf suf J r. r 1939 relate to children 15 years of I age a e or less who w used guns to kill I I them el Cs or others In several cases the killing killin was deliberate murder mur murder der and amid even boasted of afterward Three very ery young children were suicides Othe cases were playmates or hunting mates One of the time worst cases was that of the boy hoy 15 who said afterward that tha t he always meant to kill grand grand- grandma ma Another of tle the worst cases was of two boys boy's 15 who killed an anold anold old man friend to rob him and the I printed reports gave shocking de details de- de details tails of a planned murder I About half these children owned the weapons ealon they used About half found them at hand in their own homes The Thc boy seven who ho killed his father to stop his parents from quarreling showed a knowledge ledge of where the time gun was and how bow to shone The Thc cases cass commonly called acci acci- accidents accidents dents arc are cases of criminal negligence negligence gence or worse Even riven the gun the it k noe I lt et killing herself had been heen placed in inthe I the house intentionally and was wasi known to be ue within reach and I loaded The verdict of accident implies innocence But Bert parents are guilty I when t I they give ge g e guns to children land I and when they have ha guns in homes in in accessible places ALICE ALlCE PARK Western Press Committee Hamilton Av As' Palo Alto California |