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Toddler accidentally shoots Hayden Walmart shopper (Killed his mother)
KREM ^

Posted on 12/30/2014 12:52:36 PM PST by sunmars

HAYDEN, Idaho—Employees evacuated the Hayden Walmart on Tuesday following a shooting inside the store.

Authorities on the scene around 11:15 a.m. described the shooting as "accidental."

A woman was shopping with four kids, when one of the kids reached into her purse and accidentally discharged the weapon, according to Kootenai County Sheriff's Deputies at the scene.

The gunshot killed the 29-year-old woman. Deputies on scene said the child who accidentally fired the handgun was about 2-years-old.

Deputies said the woman and children were in the back of the store near the electronics area when it happened. Deputies said the woman was in town for holidays and is not from the area.

Video surveillance in the store, along with eye witness testimony helped deputies determine that this was an accident.

Authorities said the woman did have a concealed weapons permit.

The store is currently closed.

(Excerpt) Read more at krem.com ...


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To: Lazamataz

I just bought a new S&W shield .40, woo hoo


41 posted on 12/30/2014 1:24:39 PM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: Bogey78O

Very good points. Sad situation that will hopefully encourage more women CCw to use bra holsters or such.


42 posted on 12/30/2014 1:25:24 PM PST by bigbob (The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. Abraham Lincoln)
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To: sunmars
Expect Gun control lobby is going to have a complete field day with this tragedy.

We need to pass a law prohibiting 2 year olds from shooting guns.

43 posted on 12/30/2014 1:25:46 PM PST by FatherofFive (Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
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To: PapaBear3625; TaMoDee

Yeah, see that makes more sense. I don’t have a 1911 type pistol. I have a manual safety but the first shot is a double action.

I thought the safeties for the 1911s were in the back grip. I know so many different places make 1911 styles I would guess then there are some that don’t do this?


44 posted on 12/30/2014 1:26:50 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: DJ Taylor

Which is why I check my glock every time I pick it up or put it down.

EVERY GUN should be treated as if its loaded. You should not trust a safety.

Pretty basic gun safety.


45 posted on 12/30/2014 1:29:11 PM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: sunmars

The crime rate in Idaho doesn’t warrant a chambered round in your pocketbook gun.


46 posted on 12/30/2014 1:30:14 PM PST by Rome2000 (SMASH THE CPUSA)
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To: bunkerhill7

Anyone with a pocket full of change or keys would set them off!


47 posted on 12/30/2014 1:30:15 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar (SOUL BROTHER! This house is not armed! (Signs people thought would protect them in the 1960s))
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To: bigbob

The first problem is she appears to not have it in a holster. Then she failed to control access to it.

So very sad for all concerned.


48 posted on 12/30/2014 1:30:22 PM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: sunmars
Expect Gun control lobby is going to have a complete field day with this tragedy. They would exploit anything.

Of course they will, --as they should!

This type of carelessness pisses me off to no end and like it or not, reflects negatively on the entire concept of CCW. This is the kind of crap that anti-gunners tell us is going to happen when we pass CCW laws. And now they get to shout it from the rafters.

It could have been my wife or my kids standing next to her in line. People who carry loaded guns in public need to exercise 100% absolute vigilance at all times. The only good from the amount of mileage in the press that this story WILL receive is that hopefully it will make other CCW'ers think, "that could've been me. I need to be more careful."

49 posted on 12/30/2014 1:35:17 PM PST by Drew68
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To: sunmars

With four children around, if this woman’s handgun had no safety feature SHE IS AN IDIOT, NOW A DEAD IDIOT.


50 posted on 12/30/2014 1:36:04 PM PST by CivilWarBrewing
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To: Ueriah

I just find this hard to believe.


51 posted on 12/30/2014 1:37:24 PM PST by glyptol
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To: leapfrog0202
What a shame. Surely the gun must have had a safety that wasn’t on?

The Glock "safety" is actually on the trigger (which is to say it is not a safety at all).

52 posted on 12/30/2014 1:37:39 PM PST by Sans-Culotte (Psalm 14:1 ~ The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”)
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To: DJ Taylor

I like a revolver for concealed carry. Reliable, easy to use. Why does a Mom carry a semi-auto pistol instead of a revolver?


53 posted on 12/30/2014 1:38:14 PM PST by AMDG&BVMH
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To: AMDG&BVMH
Why does a Mom carry a semi-auto pistol instead of a revolver?

Possibly to defend herself and her kids against four thugs attacking her in a parking lot. 17 rounds is better than 6 in a scenario like that. (Just my two cents worth.)

54 posted on 12/30/2014 1:44:36 PM PST by deoetdoctrinae (Gun-free zones are playgrounds for felons.)
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To: Sans-Culotte

The Glock “safety” is actually on the trigger (which is to say it is not a safety at all).


Thank you. I had no idea and now that I do, that sounds very unsafe.


55 posted on 12/30/2014 1:48:34 PM PST by leapfrog0202 ("the American presidency is not supposed to be a journey of personal discovery" Sarah Palin)
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To: AMDG&BVMH
"I like a revolver for concealed carry."

So does my wife. I gave a S&W .38spl Bodyguard to her and she loves it.

56 posted on 12/30/2014 1:48:47 PM PST by DJ Taylor (Once again our country is at war, and once again the Democrats have sided with our enemy.)
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To: Usagi_yo
don’t keep a round chambered

just keep 1 round in your pocket and only load it when you need it. /s

57 posted on 12/30/2014 1:48:49 PM PST by showme_the_Glory ((ILLEGAL: prohibited by law. ALIEN: Owing political allegiance to another country or government))
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To: Secret Agent Man

A Kahr PM45 is not a 1911 clone. Entirely different design.
Hammerless, 5 shot mag, with a round in the chamber it is ready to go! It does have a little longer trigger pull which acts as a little bit of a “safety” if you want to call it that. Put a trigger guard mounted Crimson Trace Lg-434 on it and you have a real “Crime Stopper”!


58 posted on 12/30/2014 1:49:13 PM PST by TaMoDee (Go Pack Go! The Pack is back in 2014!)
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To: All
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.

Truly sad situation regardless of how it happened. Hopefully others can learn from this.

59 posted on 12/30/2014 1:51:19 PM PST by deoetdoctrinae (Gun-free zones are playgrounds for felons.)
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To: sunmars

Dreadful. RIP.


60 posted on 12/30/2014 1:55:55 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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