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6-year old shoots Mom
www.indystar.com/articles/8/108680-9438-127.html
ANDERSON, IND. -- A 6-year-old boy who found a handgun in the back seat of a sport utility vehicle accidentally fired the gun, shooting and injuring his mother as she drove, police said.
The accident occurred Sunday as Tomekia R. Wilson drove on Interstate 69 in Madison County with her sister and Wilson's son on a trip home to Fort Wayne. In the back seat, the boy found a duffel bag under a seat and pulled out a .38 caliber revolver, said Indiana State Police Trooper Robert May.
As the boy played with the gun, it discharged, firing a bullet through the back of the driver's seat. Wilson was struck above the waist, said May, who responded to Wilson's 911 call after she stopped along the highway to report she had been shot.
"I reached in and grabbed the gun from him," said May. "I ended up making him a balloon toy."
"The son told me he cocked the gun," May said. "I was on them so fast, I believe what they tell me."
May said he used alcohol to clean a small amount of blood off Wilson's torso, and gave her a compression bandage. She was taken to St. John's Medical Center, where she was listed in stable condition after surgery.
The car and gun were registered to Wilson's boyfriend, May said.
The gun was confiscated as evidence. May said the 6-year-old could not be held culpable in the shooting. The accident remained under investigation.
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I understand that this is really the fault of the gun but maybe, just maybe, if the kid's parents had taught (I know, I know, it's an unreasonable request) the six year old what to do when you find a gun, this wouldn't have happened! We may have to resort to education since the guns can't be trusted to do the right thing. :banghead:
I have a six year old boy who has been taught. It can be done.
www.indystar.com/articles/8/108680-9438-127.html
ANDERSON, IND. -- A 6-year-old boy who found a handgun in the back seat of a sport utility vehicle accidentally fired the gun, shooting and injuring his mother as she drove, police said.
The accident occurred Sunday as Tomekia R. Wilson drove on Interstate 69 in Madison County with her sister and Wilson's son on a trip home to Fort Wayne. In the back seat, the boy found a duffel bag under a seat and pulled out a .38 caliber revolver, said Indiana State Police Trooper Robert May.
As the boy played with the gun, it discharged, firing a bullet through the back of the driver's seat. Wilson was struck above the waist, said May, who responded to Wilson's 911 call after she stopped along the highway to report she had been shot.
"I reached in and grabbed the gun from him," said May. "I ended up making him a balloon toy."
"The son told me he cocked the gun," May said. "I was on them so fast, I believe what they tell me."
May said he used alcohol to clean a small amount of blood off Wilson's torso, and gave her a compression bandage. She was taken to St. John's Medical Center, where she was listed in stable condition after surgery.
The car and gun were registered to Wilson's boyfriend, May said.
The gun was confiscated as evidence. May said the 6-year-old could not be held culpable in the shooting. The accident remained under investigation.
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I understand that this is really the fault of the gun but maybe, just maybe, if the kid's parents had taught (I know, I know, it's an unreasonable request) the six year old what to do when you find a gun, this wouldn't have happened! We may have to resort to education since the guns can't be trusted to do the right thing. :banghead:
I have a six year old boy who has been taught. It can be done.