Today's Tale from Gun Nutty USA

I offer a daily item in this spot--some tragedy that's particularly horrid.  Today's:  Boy, 5, in ol' Kentucky,  shoots and kills sister, age 2, with rifle.  Coroner "said the children's mother was at home when the shooting occurred, and the gun was a gift the boy received last year." Just a "crazy accident."

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2013/04/30/2621458/5-year-old-boy-accidentally-shoots.html#storylink=cpy

Joe Nocera at the NYT does a daily collection of incidents.  Here's today's, plus some highlights:

Denver, Colo., police are investigating a Monday shooting that left an 8-year-old boy in critical condition. The boy was sitting in the backseat of a car driven by his parents when a bullet entered through the back, near the license plate. It is unclear if the car the boy sat in was targeted or in the wrong place at the wrong time.

—Denver Post

A man and woman were shot in front of their house in Dallas, Tex., by the woman’s ex-boyfriend Monday night. Both victims were shot multiple times. The man is expected to survive, but police say the woman is in critical condition. 32-year-old Lenar Alexander Corales was named as a suspect.

—The Dallas Morning News

A man was jailed for investigation of murder and manslaughter after fatally shooting his friend’s brother in the face during a rabbit-hunting trip in Bend. Ore., Sunday afternoon. The suspect, Montana Silk Marlett, 24, fled after shooting 19-year-old Devon Moschetti.

—The Oregonian