Times Independent | 1958-01-30 | Page 2 | A Gun Tragedy

a gun tragedy A few days ago a year three girl girlin girlin girlin in Newberry South Carolina was riding riding rid rid- ing her tricycle in her home She She- tripped over a gun support and knocked a shotgun shotgun shotgun shot shot- gun down As the shotgun fell it discharged and the child was struck in the chest She She- was an only daughter and she was killed by the blast We need not point out the extent nt of such a tragedy nor the remorse and grief which will remain with the parents pare for- for ever Nothing can be said to lessen the dreaded results and grief from this kind of accident We merely point it out in the hope that it may remind other parents or those who possess guns to be certain they yare the are unloaded when they are brought in the home Hunting accidents of this kind in inthe inthe inthe the home can more more- easily be avoided If there is a loaded gun or pistol in your home and there are children about have the firearms unloaded today Tomorrow Tomorrow Tomorrow To To- morrow could be too late