Child dies of gunshot injury in Yellowstone National Park

A young child has died after shooting a loaded gun off at Yellowstone National Park. From an article:

A child died of a gunshot wound on Saturday at a popular campground in Yellowstone National Park, according to park officials, who said the girl's mother reported that her young daughter had shot herself with a handgun.

Emergency responders were unable to resuscitate the girl after her mother called emergency dispatchers from a campsite near Yellowstone Lake, park spokesman Al Nash said in a statement.

The names of the mother and girl in the incident, which is under investigation, were not released pending notification of extended family members, Nash said. The child's age was also not released.

A U.S. law that took effect in 2010 allowed people to carry guns into national parks as long as federal, state and local firearms laws were met, according to the National Park Service.

Although hunting is permitted at a handful of national parks, including Grand Teton in Wyoming, hunting or even firing a gun is unlawful in Yellowstone, according to park literature.

The forested campsite where the shooting occurred sits near a developed area in the Wyoming section of the park known as Grant Village, which features a ranger station, lodge, stores and other amenities.

Every gun in the hands of a child must first pass through the hands of an adult.

Eight year old boy found shot to death in Wyoming

An eight year old Wyoming boy was found shot to death in a field on Saturday. From the article:

Investigators say a friend of the victim, also 8, then lead police to a .25-caliber handgun near the body.

Luce says the sheriff's department is investigating if the boys were playing with the gun or if the companion was directly involved in the shooting. No names have been released.

We don't know yet how the shooting happened or who was responsible. More details will likely follow. But we do need to remember that if another child was involved in the shooting, all guns in the hands of a child or teen must first pass through the hands of an adult.