Toddler accidentally shoots Hayden Walmart shopper (Killed his mother)

KREM ^

[Nea Wood]

I hope the same thing. But how will they keep it from the kid? Someday he/she will ask where his/her mother is. They’ll have to come up with some phony story, and every relative and family friend will have to stick to it.

Boy, what a mess.

[vortigern]

Of course, you probably know many popular pistols have no ‘safety’, like the M&P Shield for instance. And like a Glock, they can also fire a round without a magazine inserted. The blame should be placed where it is due: on the idiot who allowed the weapon to become accessible to a child. For me, a round in the chamber is not a good idea, though some can argue convincingly that it’s the only way to CCW.

[TurboZamboni]

A broken Glock isn’t even right once a day.

[Oliviaforever]

The Buggy Doctrine.

[mylife]

**** happens, try to stay smart.

[corkoman]

My 226, before it tumbled over in the canoe, hated me. I finally learned to shoot with just the tip of my finger on the trigger.

No external safety. With a round chambered it takes a good amount of force to double action the first shot.

If it was a double action pistol, seems this poor woman had the hammer up as its hard to imagine a 2 year old with enough strength to yank a double action.

[mylife]

Cha Ching! It was in SA and safety OFF.

[mylife]

Kinda like leaving the car running with a toddler in it.

[Hulka]

“I think my 2 year old would shoot and kill me too. But I am not dumb enough to allow him anywhere near a loaded gun.
What a shame.”

Wait. . .what. . .a shame that he hasn’t shot you?

;-)

[Bryanw92]

I use a Saf-T-Blok on my carry Glock.

[roofgoat]

you are right, most small revolvers have a long heavy trigger. But I can’t see someone being dumb enough to have it in a purse single action.

[Cobra64]

Or a hot Glock with no external safety.

[Usagi_yo]

Moms, who needs them right? /s right back at you.

[Usagi_yo]

Yea, it’s all fun and games until somebody loses a mother right?

[mylife]

Not a Glock fan, no a DA only fan.

DA/SA Stage 2 carry.

[Labyrinthos]

Yup. The Second Amendment comes with an unspoken rider that you have to use your brain.

That's the most effective safety of them all.

[trisham]

I was thinking don’t keep it in something your child could grab it from. There are ccw holsters women can wear. Plus with all the other crap in a purse you don’t want to be fishing for it when you need it.

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Well said.

[mylife]

I bet the little 2 year old thought Mommys purse was the source of treats.

[Ezekiel]

There’s no way the child won’t know. He’ll be reminded by the other traumatized kids. Most likely they won’t be diplomatic about it either. They’ll probably be taking a lot of hurt and anger out on him. :(

[Labyrinthos]

I didn't see anything in the article that said whether the firearm was a semi-auto or a revolver. I could see where the kid could have been tugging on a set of car keys on a keyring, and snagged them on the trigger of either type weapon.

Every revolver that I have handled has a relatively heavy, double action trigger pull (as compared to a semi-auto) that takes more than a "tug" to go bang.