New Year's Eve celebratory gunfire leaves several injured, including children, in multiple states

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

As the clock struck midnight and millions cheered the start of 2019, some Americans found themselves ducking for cover or rushing to the hospital when stray bullets from celebratory gunfire suddenly rained down on them.

At least three children were among those who were hit -- two who suffered head injuries and a third who was shot in the stomach.

"It is foolishness," Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick said Wednesday. "It is unnecessary in this case. Quite an innocent child was affected and hurt by this foolishness."

Property damage, including shattered vehicle windows, were also reported.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/new-years-eve-celebratory-gunfire-leaves-several-injured-including-children-in-multiple-states/ar-BBRI1BJ?li=BBnbcA1

[gratuitous]

1. I don't much care if the victims are innocent children or the worst criminal

Nobody needs to get shot just going about the business of existence.

It's long past time our society stopped giving free, unfettered citizen access to firearms. Even so-called "free" speech is regulated, and nobody ever had to go the hospital because of a sick burn or misused speech. Firearms need to be regulated, because we have a lot of people running around with them who don't have the first clue about them. Misused firearms send people to the hospital and the morgue.

[democratisphere]

2. Oakland, CA must be regressing back to the days of the Wild West;

total idiots!

[maxsolomon]

4. This is par for the course in the East Bay

Shootings happen daily, as they do in many citiies: St. Louis, Chicago, NOLA...

[maxsolomon]

3. guns make everything worse

pew pew, stupid men of umurka.

[flibbitygiblets]

6. I live in rural Oregon, hear the neighbors shooting every single day, hours on end

These people can barely afford to feed their family but prefer to spend their money on bullets.

[ananda]

5. And it used to be just about fireworks and stuff.

Sheesh