Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Toddler fatally shoots mom inside Walmart with her carry gun

 Veronica Rutledge

A 29-year-old mother was shot and killed after her two-year-old son accidentally shot with her with her own gun Tuesday morning, local authorities said.

Veronica Rutledge was shopping inside a Walmart Tuesday morning when her toddler accessed the gun concealed inside her purse and discharged it, striking her, the Kootenai County Sheriff’s office said in a statement. The child was seated inside the shopping cart next to the purse.

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10 comments:

  1. RoswellDecember 31, 2014 at 2:14 PM

    Very, very sad, and completely preventable! (Right in my neck of the woods). My heart breaks for her family and especially the two year old....

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    1. Brock TownsendDecember 31, 2014 at 2:32 PM

      Too bad and yes, best to keep it on you.

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    2. UnknownDecember 31, 2014 at 4:39 PM

      Well, that kid is fucked up for life!! And that is how you make a future gun hating liberal!

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    3. UnknownDecember 31, 2014 at 4:40 PM

      Oh ya... WATCH YOU DAMN KID IDIOT!! especially when firearms are involved

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    4. Brock TownsendDecember 31, 2014 at 6:48 PM

      Doesn't take long.

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  2. BadgerDecember 31, 2014 at 4:10 PM

    As tragic, as this is it is also extremely stupid. The only way a two-year-old could’ve fired this gun was if she was carrying it cocked. The two-year-old simply does not have the strength or dexterity to easily cock a handgun. Safety on or not carrying a cocked and loaded handgun is about as dumb as you can get. They should never have happened in my prayers and thoughts go out to that family.

    Badger

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  3. AnonymousDecember 31, 2014 at 5:32 PM

    This story just isn't passing the smell test for me (no surprise there) - this woman was supposed to be a nuclear scientist at a Idaho National Laboratory and she is this dumb and careless??? Don't buy the story at all. No description of the gun given anywhere and how a 2 year old could rifle through the mom's purse, pull it out, aim, pull the trigger, bang, dead. There is supposed to be a surveillance video - let's see it.

    http://home.peoplepc.com/psp/newsstory.asp?category=TopStories&id=20141231/58e0c116-697e-40bf-a1f5-173ab41eaf7a

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    1. Brock TownsendDecember 31, 2014 at 6:50 PM

      It could have been a revolver/derringer with an outside hammer and was dropped on the floor.

      The FSEE And My 45. Caliber Derringer
      http://www.namsouth.com/viewtopic.php?t=30&highlight=cholon

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  4. AnonymousDecember 31, 2014 at 5:34 PM

    BTW - Happy New Year, Everyone!

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  5. Brock TownsendDecember 31, 2014 at 6:50 PM

    Same to you and y'all! :)

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