Whether it's themselves or a target, this would happen a lot less frequently if it wasn't so damned easy to get a gun. And this is the second gun tragedy in the area in a matter of weeks -- the Charlie Kirk shooting. Via The Gephardt Daily:

UTAH COUNTY, Utah, Sept. 24, 2025 (Gephardt Daily) — A Canyon View Junior High School student has died after a self-inflicted gunshot wound while on a class trip in Provo Canyon.

The shooting happened at about 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sgt. Raymond Ormand, Utah County Sheriff‘s Department, told Gephardt Daily. The child was flown to a local hospital, and succumbed to the injuries.

It was “a ninth grader who was on a field trip with their class at the South Fork Park,” Ormand said. “We’re not releasing the age or gender at this point, and our investigators a

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