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TULLAHOMA, TN, 5/12/13: A Tullahoma man is accused of shooting his 13-month-old baby girl Sunday night while cleaning a handgun at the family's home. Kevin Sayre, 26, faces a charge of aggravated assault after police said he was cleaning the 9mm gun at the East Gate Apartments when the weapon fired, striking the baby in the chest.

BRISTOL, TN, 5/11/13: They will greet our bullets as liberators! Tennessee Patriot shares Liberty Projectile with a neighboring apartment, which is his right under the Constitution. Jarred B. Horton, 25, 1270 Volunteer Parkway, was loading his Springfield XD .45-caliber handgun while intoxicated when it accidentally discharged at about 4 a.m., according to Bristol police. Police were dispatched to the scene on reports of shots fired and found Horton knocking on a neighbor’s door when they arrived.

CROSS PLAINS, TN, 5/14/13: A bullet, believed to have come from a hunting rifle, struck a baseball field dugout roof Monday afternoon behind East Robertson High School where students were at, according to Cross Plains Interim Police Chief James Yates. Just shortly after 1 p.m., officers responded to the scene to find that a bullet had penetrated the dugout roof and bounced off of a dry erase board, just within feet of students, Yates said. A bullet was recovered, and it is believed to have come from a hunting rifle, according to Yates. A second report was made of someone hearing a round hit in the general area of the rear parking lot at the high school. But police can’t confirm a second shot ever hit, according to Yates, as no evidence has been found.

MEMPHIS, TN, 5/14/13: TSA officers discover two loaded guns at airports in Tennessee, including one at Memphis International Airport. Tuesday night officials found a loaded pistol in a passenger`s carry-on bag at Memphis International Airport. A loaded gun was also found in a carry-on bag at McGhee Tyson Airport. So far this year, TSA officers have found ten guns at Memphis International Airport.

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