Tuesday, December 30, 2014

US woman shot and killed by two-year-old boy

 

 

US woman killed by two-year-old boy

A woman in the US state of Idaho has been killed after a two-year-old boy accidentally shot her with a gun he found when reaching into her handbag. The woman was shot in a Wal-Mart in Hayden, a town in Idaho's northern panhandle. Officials said she had a concealed weapons permit but her identity…
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US woman accidentally shot dead by boy, two, in Idaho Wal-Mart

Hayden Idaho
A woman in the US state of Idaho has been killed after a two-year-old boy accidentally shot her with a gun he found when reaching into her handbag.
The woman was shot in a Wal-Mart in Hayden, a town in Idaho's northern panhandle.
A sheriff's spokesman said the woman was shopping with several children and it was unclear if they were related.
Officials said she had a concealed weapons permit but her identity has not been released.
The Wal-Mart closed after the shooting.
Local media reported the woman was visiting the area and died at the scene.
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US woman killed by two-year-old boy

This kind of thing I would sort of expect to happen if you have a loaded 6 shooter or something like that. An automatic you would have to cock but a 6 shooter often is double action and doesn't need cocking.

Why anyone would keep their gun loaded when little children around is a mystery to me, however? Unless they were worried about an Ex or something like that.

The practicality of having a loaded gun anywhere little children are nearby is about zero.

 


 

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