Five-year-old playing with the rifle at home kills two-year-old sister

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A 2-year-old girl lost her life after her 5-year-old sibling accidentally shot her with their father's hunting rifle in Sason, Batman.

In the village of Yuvalıçay, Y.E.Ç. started playing with his father's hunting rifle at home. The gun accidentally discharged while in the child's hands, injuring his younger sister, D.Ç.

Upon receiving the report, Emergency Medical Services and gendarme teams were dispatched to the scene. Despite the medical interventions performed at Sason State Hospital, D.Ç. could not be saved.

"Children are biggest victims of firearm accidents"

The Umut Foundation, which works against Individual Armament, emphasizes that children are the primary victims of accidents involving firearms, whether they are legally owned or not, and states:

"The rate of individual armament is increasing day by day, and those responsible and authorized are turning a blind eye to this issue... Despite the fact that several Members of Parliament who are sensitive to the issue have submitted research proposals and bills aimed at preventing individual armament to the Grand National AssemblyParliament of Turkey, unfortunately, these proposals and bills are not accepted. This is effectively allowing individual armament to continue.

"And as a result of this tolerated individual armament, those with easy access to firearms of all kinds are injuring and killing not only people but also animals on the streets, such as cats, dogs, and any other living beings...

"Justice and legal regulations, preventing individual armament, and the proper enforcement of justice are necessary for everyone, for everyone." (AÖ/PE)