上周一，在阿拉巴马州一名小学生携带枪支上学后，不慎发生了意外走火。
An Alabama elementary school student was accidentally shot in the hand last Monday after bringing a gun to school.
亨茨维尔警察局局长马克·麦克默里向媒体透露，一名低年级小学生将枪支带到了亨茨维尔的布劳伍迪小学。
Huntsville Police Chief Mark McMurray told news outlets a "small student" brought the gun to school at Blossomwood Elementary School in Huntsville.
警方称，这名学生是在向其他同学展示枪支时意外发生的走火，其手部被射伤了。麦克默里表示，好在这名孩子的伤势并不太严重。
Police said the student had been showing the gun to other students when it went off, shooting him in the hand. McMurray said the child was not "seriously harmed."
麦克默里称，整个事件应该属于一次意外走火。这名孩子没有故意伤害他人的目的。
McMurray said it appears to be an accidental shooting. He said there was "no intent to harm anyone."
他呼吁父母应该将家中枪支放在安全的地方。
He urged parents to keep their guns secured at home.
“如果你的家里有枪支武器，其实并没有什么不妥，不过你需要管好这些武器。你需要把这些武器锁起来。”
"If you have a weapon in your house, there is nothing wrong with that, but you do need to safeguard it. You need to lock these weapons down."
学校方面没有公布孩子的年龄和年级。他们将会严格保密，直到该学生上了五年级。
The school system did not release the children's age or grade. The school serves students up to fifth grade.