mackem 23,755 Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 This was on the breakfast news.... Two-Year-Old Boy Shoots Dead Mother At WalmartA gun concealed in a woman's purse goes off when her son reaches inside while sat in the shopping trolley. 00:11, UK, Wednesday 31 December 2014 Play video "Boy Accidentally Shoots Mother" Video: Boy Accidentally Shoots Mother By Sky News US Team A two-year-old boy has accidentally shot dead his mother at a Walmart store after a gun fired when he reached in her purse. The shooting in Hayden, Idaho, about 40 miles (64km) northeast of Spokane, Washington, took place in the back of the store near the electronics department. "Looking at the video from the store and interviewing some of the witnesses that we've got so far the shooting appears to be accidental," Kootenai County sheriff's spokesman Lieutenant Stu Miller said. "The child looks to be sitting in the shopping cart with the purse while the female victim was shopping." The accidental shooting took place at a Walmart in Hayden, Idaho Authorities were unsure at first whether the toddler was the woman's son. She was shopping with three other children before she was shot. Lt Miller said the victim had a permit to carry a concealed weapon. She was named as Veronica J. Rutledge, 29, of Blackfoot, Idaho and local media reported she was on holiday in the area. Walmart said it was a "tragic accident" "I am a big proponent of a concealed weapon for your own safety, however you have to be responsible and unfortunately in this case I guess all the precautionary measures weren't taken to ensure the safety of that weapon," Lt Miller said. Brooke Buchanan, a spokeswoman for Walmart, said the shooting was a "very sad and tragic accident". "We are working closely with the local sheriff's department while they investigate what happened," he said. The store closed after the shooting and is not expected to reopen until Wednesday morning . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 5,945 Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Hopefully he has a nice upbringing and never remembers that day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bracken boy 584 Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 poor kid and if it was a legal gun then poor women, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Plummerterrier 291 Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Ban all guns Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,637 Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Why was a round chambered? Why wasn't the gun safely holstered? Another example of careless ownership! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MickC 1,825 Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 What was going on in her life for her to need to carry a loaded gun around in her purse anyway ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MickC 1,825 Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 (edited) Ban all guns And leave them in the hands of the Criminals ? The handgun ban here achieved nothing apart from taking the guns off all licenced,law abiding citizens. More handgun crime now than before the ban. Edited December 31, 2014 by MickC 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Plummerterrier 291 Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Guns are a deadly and unnecessary weapon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,637 Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Guns are a deadly and unnecessary weapon So are dogs. LOL 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Onlyworkmatters 1,584 Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Guns are a deadly and unnecessary weapon Bollocks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Plummerterrier 291 Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 You look up the word gun it's described as a weapon. That gun in the mothers purse was designed to kill or injure humans nothing else Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drebz87 39 Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Or as a means of self defence. Common sense dictates safety on no round chambered... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
danw 1,748 Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Guns are a deadly and unnecessary weapon In London since 2005 168 teenagers have been stabbed to death yet only 32 have been shot ( with illegally held firearms) therefore it stands to reason that banning guns fails to work and truth be told every knife should be banned and we should all eat out food with plastic sporks 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Plummerterrier 291 Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 It's a proven fact that people in the uk goto shops and.buy guns they claim are for hunting when in reality it's just used to make them feel macho for home defense and shooting animals. Guns are unnecessary . Point proven also if guns aren't so dangerous why are they mostly kept in safes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 It's a proven fact that people in the uk goto shops and.buy guns they claim are for hunting when in reality it's just used to make them feel macho for home defense and shooting animals. Guns are unnecessary . Point proven also if guns aren't so dangerous why are they mostly kept in safes What a load of shite.....lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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