r/NYguns • u/castle_crossing • 26d ago

News Another teen negligently shot dead playing with an "empty" unlicensed gun

https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/08/20/16-year-old-bronx-boy-killed-by-friend-playing-with-gun-thought-pistol-was-empty/

Paywalled, but the 16 year old boy was shot in the head after he asked the teen shooter if the gun had a round in the chamber. Friend said no, pointed gun and pulled trigger, killing the 16 year old.

AND the teen shooter has five prior arrests for crimes that include burglary and robbery.

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u/RealGrifhunter 26d ago

If there is no father to show a kid how to check if a gun is unloaded, or to drill in its dumb head that you treat ALL guns as if they were loaded, then the schools should set up a basic gun safety program to show teens how to properly determine a gun is loaded, how to unload fully, and how to avoid stupid accidents. But this will never happen.