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(16,926 posts) Tue Dec 30, 2014, 03:59 PM Dec 2014

Woman shot and killed with her own gun by 2-year-old while shopping at Idaho Walmart [View all]

Source: Raw Story

A woman was accidentally shot and killed Tuesday by a 2-year-old child while shopping at Walmart.

The 29-year-old woman was shopping about 11:15 a.m. with four children at the store in Hayden when she was shot, reported KING-TV.

Investigators said the child reached into the woman’s purse and accidentally fired the weapon.

The woman, who was not identified, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/12/woman-shot-and-killed-with-her-own-gun-by-2-year-old-while-shopping-at-idaho-walmart/

-This is a very short distance from the town where two men shot up a Walmart with pellet guns Sunday.

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Woman shot and killed with her own gun by 2-year-old while shopping at Idaho Walmart [View all] IDemo Dec 2014 OP

Mmmmmmmuuuuuurica ProudToBeBlueInRhody Dec 2014 #1

Brief article 2naSalit Dec 2014 #2

Unless we're dealing with a real life Stewie here. Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2014 #20

Ummmm 2naSalit Dec 2014 #40

Stewie Mz Pip Dec 2014 #42

Running gag on a show called Family Guy. joshcryer Dec 2014 #45

Family Guy.... Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2014 #46

OOOOH! 2naSalit Dec 2014 #50

The murderous baby on "Family Guy..." Rhiannon12866 Dec 2014 #88

But she was protecting herself from... El Supremo Dec 2014 #3

if only she had a gun with which to protect herself belzabubba333 Dec 2014 #4

The was protecting herself LiberalElite Dec 2014 #19

True. She could have shot the kid first LiberalEsto Dec 2014 #24

Precisely. earthside Dec 2014 #80

Safety turbinetree Dec 2014 #5

Probably a revolver, thus no external safety available. ManiacJoe Dec 2014 #33

I don't understand why women carry guns in their purses. yardwork Dec 2014 #74

All excellent questions with no good answers. ManiacJoe Dec 2014 #87

I doubt a two year old could pull a double action revolver's trigger Drahthaardogs Dec 2014 #84

I feel so sad for this family. riversedge Dec 2014 #6

Thankfully sarisataka Dec 2014 #35

everyone sickened by American's gun humping culture thinks of the victims Skittles Dec 2014 #92

I feel sad for the kids blackcrow Dec 2014 #70

Just made it under the wire for the 2014 Darwin Awards n/t nichomachus Dec 2014 #7

yeah, but the best darwins go to people *before* they've bred.... unblock Dec 2014 #16

Good point. bvf Dec 2014 #36

Awww, I loved Joe vs the Volcano! (nt) Ino Dec 2014 #52

Hey! ybbor Dec 2014 #60

Don't forget the hand mixer as a sex toy!! Coventina Dec 2014 #91

Exactly. Don't walk around with one in the pipe.... paleotn Dec 2014 #63

How does this happen? vkkv Dec 2014 #8

And small children, and with the gun in a purse the kids could easily access. tblue37 Dec 2014 #31

Untrained... Blanks Dec 2014 #34

Hey cuz! You're so right. tblue Dec 2014 #44

Hi, cuz. Yep--we are on the same page on this topic. nt tblue37 Dec 2014 #68

They were harmed. The baby will live with this knowledge the rest of his life. yardwork Dec 2014 #75

If the NRA and gun nuts would stop their avebury Dec 2014 #41

stupid people will not care for smart weapons Skittles Dec 2014 #86

it is the nra samsingh Dec 2014 #48

Another shining moment in gun culture. nt onehandle Dec 2014 #9

Great. She reproduced. EEO Dec 2014 #10

Having a gun is a risk. Downwinder Dec 2014 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author otohara Dec 2014 #57

Gun owners and Pit Bull owners... 951-Riverside Dec 2014 #12

Extra butter on mine, easy on the salt TheCowsCameHome Dec 2014 #14

Word KG Dec 2014 #23

Hey, let's lay off the Pit Bull owners! Stonepounder Dec 2014 #43

err...what? Doctor_J Dec 2014 #53

She got that boom boom that all the boys chase? Or at least her husband... Thor_MN Dec 2014 #54

Pit bulls do not shoot gusn, that isusually police dogs, bull dogs and hunting dogs see hollysmom Dec 2014 #81

Common Thread with all these accidental killing..... Walmart and/or their Sam's Club. Hoppy Dec 2014 #13

that's what I was thinking demigoddess Dec 2014 #17

Guns save so many lives in America... stillwaiting Dec 2014 #15

At least no innocent people were killed. Demobrat Dec 2014 #18

Trashing thread. closeupready Dec 2014 #21

Me too shenmue Dec 2014 #49

Darwin Award for Madame NRA. True Blue Door Dec 2014 #22

Yep, Darwin award. One less stupid person in the gene pool! kath Dec 2014 #47

just another sacrifice on the alter of the 2A KG Dec 2014 #25

This would never have happened if her other children had been armed ToxMarz Dec 2014 #26

This was NOT an accident!! Brigid Dec 2014 #27

Blessed are the armed children tradewinds Dec 2014 #28

At least Jesus is indexing properly. AtheistCrusader Dec 2014 #37

jebeezus loves em some gunz. tradewinds Dec 2014 #38

"...at the store in Hayden..." KansDem Dec 2014 #29

Pretty much ancient history now IDemo Dec 2014 #30

The property sold but a whole bunch of those folks, and the ones not so easily identified, jtuck004 Dec 2014 #72

Probably relevant, though. In my experience, most people who carry guns everywhere yardwork Dec 2014 #76

but guns don't kill people, so lock up that 2 year old, the guilty one is dead. mountain grammy Dec 2014 #32

Four children lose their mother due to her stupidity and AllyCat Dec 2014 #39

Guns...in purses...in a retailer... SoapBox Dec 2014 #51

Would the mother have been criminally liable exboyfil Dec 2014 #83

I guess that means the 2-year old wasn't one of the "good guys" proReality Dec 2014 #55

Misses Mom oldlib2 Dec 2014 #56

Just another reason to never shop at Walmart. ybbor Dec 2014 #58

Hayden is the birth place of the Church of the Aryan Nation Cleita Dec 2014 #59

Please see #30 IDemo Dec 2014 #62

I already know the history. I used to live around there when the Cleita Dec 2014 #65

I keep thinking that we really don't have anything to fear from the gun nuts. OregonBlue Dec 2014 #61

This message was self-deleted by its author Chemisse Dec 2014 #64

k and R etherealtruth Dec 2014 #66

K & R Chemisse Dec 2014 #67

My paper's article on this jmowreader Dec 2014 #69

The inside story of how an Idaho toddler shot his mom at Wal-Mart Judi Lynn Dec 2014 #71

I think the family is setting up a lawsuit exboyfil Dec 2014 #82

Responsibility turbinetree Jan 2015 #94

She had the gun in a specially designed purse LibertyLover Dec 2014 #73

" that was supposed to keep the gun safe" < No, it is designed to conceal it at the ready. It has jtuck004 Dec 2014 #93

Adding a link to the Spokane newspaper. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2014 #77

Freedom isn't free! Orsino Dec 2014 #78

It is never an "accident" for a child to come in contact with a weapon randr Dec 2014 #79

How can a 2-yr ols activate a handgun? question everything Dec 2014 #85

Not all handguns have safeties. ManiacJoe Dec 2014 #89

Thanks. Still, I think that any handgun that can be shot by a 2-yr old question everything Dec 2014 #90