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News outlets report the mother and son were inside a dressing room at the Adidas store in Lenox Square on Wednesday when the 10-year-old boy found what he thought was a toy gun under a bench. Atlanta police spokeswoman Stephanie Brown says the mother took the gun from the boy and pulled the trigger “to see if it was real.” A single shot was fired.

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That's one way.

With no thought of what gets shot if it IS REAL?? Wow, just wow.

I thank God this mothers ignorance didn't kill someone.

Isn't it amazing how people will just always place their finger on the trigger??

Doesn't she know that she is supposed to put the gun to her head before pulling the trigger? That way, if it's real the gene pool gets an improvement.

What a complete and total idiot. I hope that she faces charges for her stupid mistake, and I am just glad that the results weren't a hell of a lot worse.

I wonder if there is in-store video coverage of the dressing rooms? The gun didn't get there by itself, it may have been 'ditched'.

Oldgringo wrote:I wonder if there is in-store video coverage of the dressing rooms? The gun didn't get there by itself, it may have been 'ditched'.

They are not legally allowed to video dressing rooms, but they may have a video, of those who went in before the mother and son. My guess is that someone changed clothes, and the gun fell out of a pocket, or holster when they disrobed. But if no one is stepping up to claim it, then they probably weren't carrying it legally anyway. JMHO

Jusme wrote:

Oldgringo wrote:I wonder if there is in-store video coverage of the dressing rooms? The gun didn't get there by itself, it may have been 'ditched'.

They are not legally allowed to video dressing rooms, but they may have a video, of those who went in before the mother and son. My guess is that someone changed clothes, and the gun fell out of a pocket, or holster when they disrobed. But if no one is stepping up to claim it, then they probably weren't carrying it legally anyway. JMHO

Exactly!

For all of us arm-chair lawyers:

Texas Penal Code - PENAL § 46.13. Making a Firearm Accessible to a Child
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(b)A person commits an offense if a child gains access to a readily dischargeable firearm and the person with criminal negligence:
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(2)left the firearm in a place to which the person knew or should have known the child would gain access.
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(e)An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor if the child discharges the firearm and causes death or serious bodily injury to himself or another person.

For the sake of discussion, let's assume the person who left the gun was the owner of the gun, and they left it with "criminal negligence." Therefore, this statute would apply.

When the child picked up the gun, the owner became subject to a Class A misdemeanor. However, when the mother took it from the child, it removes the potential of the owner being charged with anything higher, at least under this statute, since she fired the gun, not the child.

Sound correct?

but shouldn't the mother be charged with something? firing a gun in a public place"? "being an idiot"?

mloamiller wrote:For all of us arm-chair lawyers:

Texas Penal Code - PENAL § 46.13. Making a Firearm Accessible to a Child
...
(b)A person commits an offense if a child gains access to a readily dischargeable firearm and the person with criminal negligence:
...
(2)left the firearm in a place to which the person knew or should have known the child would gain access.
...
(e)An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor if the child discharges the firearm and causes death or serious bodily injury to himself or another person.

For the sake of discussion, let's assume the person who left the gun was the owner of the gun, and they left it with "criminal negligence." Therefore, this statute would apply.

When the child picked up the gun, the owner became subject to a Class A misdemeanor. However, when the mother took it from the child, it removes the potential of the owner being charged with anything higher, at least under this statute, since she fired the gun, not the child.

Sound correct?

Probably, but this happened, in Atlanta GA, so I don't know if their statutes are similar, or not.

Obama/Sanders/Clinton voter most likely.

Wow! This is why I educated kids and my wife on safely handling firearms. When kids were little I had them watch a good video for kids about what do to if you found a gun (scene: playing hide-and-seek in a closet and finding a shotgun) and it basically told them not to touch them and to tell an adult. This is also why I've offered to many, many people to meet them at the gun range, especially non gun people, to show them safe handling of firearms.

Jusme wrote: Probably, but this happened, in Atlanta GA, so I don't know if their statutes are similar, or not.

Good point. I meant to include "if this happened in Texas" but forgot.