Guns in young hands: Consequences can be deadly

A friend of a fatal shooting victim reacts after hearing that the 13-year-old boy was found dead in his home on Lake Avenue in Sanford on Feb. 24, 2011. (Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel)

Guns in young hands: Consequences can be deadly | Video

Though violent juvenile crime is on the decline nationwide and in Florida, the recent rash of shootings exemplify the easy access minors have to guns — and the tragedy they can wreak in untrained and immature hands.

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Carmelo Anthony to Dwight Howard: Make free-agency decision sooner rather than later | Video

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