Slingshot; Hunting-Type – Children’s Toys

James Swartz2021-04-16T05:56:34-04:00July 12, 2018|

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A hunting-type slingshot toys was being sold by a local dimestore as a toy for children. It was purchased by one young teenager whose younger brother then used it.

The younger brother accidentally fired it, causing the projectile to strike a playmate in the eye and blinding him. The slingshot had been advertised as a hunting weapon capable of bringing down wild game and should never have been sold as a toy. Laws in states other than the one where this incident took place prohibited the sale and distribution of slingshots to minors.