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Woman shot, killed at Walmart in Idaho by two-year-old son
(Reuters) - A woman was shot and killed at a Walmart store in northern Idaho on Tuesday and local media reported that the gun went off when her toddler pulled a handgun from her purse and discharged it accidentally.
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I wonder if she feels safer yet?
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Woman shot, killed at Walmart in Idaho by two-year-old son (Original Post)
Electric Monk
Dec 2014
OP
As long as our politicians are led by the nose by the NRA, NOTHING will help. nt
SunSeeker
Dec 2014
#6
samsingh
(17,900 posts)1. the work of the nra
Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)2. These are statistics for "Guns in the HOME"
Not out shopping with children who at any point could have shot each other. If only there were statistics for shopping with a gun, or the mother had another gun to defend herself.
Electric Monk
(13,869 posts)3. Owning a gun increases the likelyhood of getting shot. Period. nt
2naSalit
(92,452 posts)4. This might have helped...
SunSeeker
(53,582 posts)6. As long as our politicians are led by the nose by the NRA, NOTHING will help. nt
SunSeeker
(53,582 posts)5. Her father-in-law kept saying what a "responsible" mother she was.
That gun could have just as easily killed that 2 year old or anyone else in the store. I feel sorry for her kids--especially that 2 year old, who will carry this weight for the rest of his life.
flamin lib
(14,559 posts)7. A wag in another group said she should have had a special concealed carry purse to prevent this from
happening.
Guess what? The purse was designed for concealed carry and a Christmas present. It had a special compartment with a zippered closure to keep the CC weapon secure. From a two year old.
I'll have to look for the source but an NRA weapons trainer said, "Kids are little gun finding machines."