12 what? The discussion was over incidents regarding 'good guys' potentially shooting each other. If it is going to be extended to other incidents involving guns held by civilians*, logically it also needs to include incidents like this:
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On April 27, a toddler in Milwaukee accidentally shot and killed his mother from the back seat of her car. The two-year-old picked up the gun after it slid under the seat and fired as they were driving down the highway. His mother died at the scene.
While it’s easy to classify accidental shootings like this tragedy as freak accidents, they’re not as rare as you think. The Washington Post found that there have been at least 23 shootings carried out by children under the age of 4 this year, up over 25 percent from this time last year.
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http://www.vocativ.com/315008/even-t...lence-problem/
And back on the topic of 'good guys' potentially shooting 'good guys', read this:
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Gabrielle Giffords and the perils of guns: How an armed hero nearly shot the wrong man.
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This is a much more dangerous picture than has generally been reported. Zamudio had released his safety and was poised to fire when he saw what he thought was the killer still holding his weapon. Zamudio had a split second to decide whether to shoot. He was sufficiently convinced of the killer's identity to shove the man into a wall. But Zamudio didn't use his gun. That's how close he came to killing an innocent man. He was, as he acknowledges, "very lucky."
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http://www.slate.com/articles/health..._firearms.html
* Edit: just noticed that not all of the 12 incidents involved civilian 'good guys' anyway. I don't think anyone is arguing that U.S. law enforcement officers should be unarmed.