Idaho woman accidentally shot and killed by 2-year-old in Wal-Mart

She sounded like a bright woman but she did a dumb thing. Never, ever put a gun in a purse. Why women do this is beyond me but I could write of list of reasons why it's the wrong way to carry. My heart goes out to her family and those that witnessed the horrible scene.

Laura
 
She leave her purse with gun in it and baby in a wagon , that was irresponsible to me. You don't leave guns around kids . This is very tragic and how horrible for the son to find when he is older how his mother die.
I had friend that brought purse made to carry her gun and I told her I thought that was stupid idea , her purse and gun could get stolen .
 
Very sad. Guns need to be under you're direct control (on person or in hand) or in a safe.
 
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Sad to see that mom left the purse that is right next to kid. its a bad idea. I kept my purse with me when my kids were small. Afraid if they take coin to swallow it. Never thought of gun in the purse and leave there that is next to a kid.
 
I would never carry my gun in a purse.

I also wouldn't leave my purse unattended in a shopping cart or with a child.

Very sad and tragic accident. :(
 
whatdidyousay! said:
She leave her purse with gun in it and baby in a wagon , that was irresponsible to me. You don't leave guns around kids . This is very tragic and how horrible for the son to find when he is older how his mother die.
I had friend that brought purse made to carry her gun and I told her I thought that was stupid idea , her purse and gun could get stolen .
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Since he's 2 years old, I have no idea but I think he's aware of it because it's a big deal for him to remember. I bet he cried non-stop after what happened. I feel sorry for him. When he gets older, people will tell him that it's not his fault but he will probably feel guilty anyway.
 
Bebonang said:
Or no guns at all. :(
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Cops do stupid things with guns too. I remember one Christmas a cop, married to another cop celebrated the season early because he had to work on Christmas. His wife gave him a holster and he practiced his quick draw. He didn't check his gun's chamber to see if it was empty - it wasn't. He shot his wife between the eyes. Another cop brought a loaded gun to a school to demonstrate safe handling of a firearm and shot himself in the foot in front of an entire classroom of children.

Gun ownership in this country is a much loved and (thankfully) protected right. But owning a gun requires that you treat it with respect, much the same way I hope one would when driving a car. I'm sure we'll soon be reading about the car deaths from people driving drunk celebrating the first night, or maybe we won't because it happens so often - it's no longer news. It doesn't mean banning cars will prevent people from texting while driving or getting behind the wheel after one too many beers....
 
CrazyPaul said:
Since he's 2 years old, I have no idea but I think he's aware of it because it's a big deal for him to remember. I bet he cried non-stop after what happened. I feel sorry for him. When he gets older, people will tell him that it's not his fault but he will probably feel guilty anyway.
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HUH??? You repeated what I said and that made it right ??? I SAID IT WOULD BE HORBBILE FOR THE SON TO KNOW HOW HIS MOM DIE WHEN HE IS OLDER !
 
whatdidyousay! said:
HUH??? You repeated what I said and that made it right ??? I SAID IT WOULD BE HORBBILE FOR THE SON TO KNOW HOW HIS MOM DIE WHEN HE IS OLDER !
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No, you keep misunderstanding people's comments like mine. I said he may already know now how she died. Not when he's older because when it happens like that, it will probably stay on his mind until death. My point is that if you accidentally shot your mother when you were little, wouldn't you remember it a year later?
 
CrazyPaul said:
No, you keep misunderstanding people's comments like mine. I said he may already know now how she died. Not when he's older because when it happens like that, it will probably stay on his mind until death. My point is that if you accidentally shot your mother when you were little, wouldn't you remember it a year later?
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You may or may not remember it as a horrible event but the details may not be clear. I can't remember anything from age two with clarity other than the presence of my family...
 
Lau2046 said:
You may or may not remember it as a horrible event but the details may not be clear. I can't remember anything from age two with clarity other than the presence of my family...
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Well, lets' see... when you accidentally shot your mother, you heard the sound of bang and saw your mother falling onto the floor and you saw the blood around her head on the floor, wouldn't you feel horror going on? It could have stay on your mind permanently. Know what I am saying? For example, 2-5 years old Japanese children never forget Hiroshima. Most of them still remember it since they were little.

Another example, my son damaged my DVD player when he was 2 years old, of course he didn't remember it when he grew up since what he did or faced was not horror.
 
CrazyPaul said:
No, you keep misunderstanding people's comments like mine. I said he may already know now how she died. Not when he's older because when it happens like that, it will probably stay on his mind until death. My point is that if you accidentally shot your mother when you were little, wouldn't you remember it a year later?
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The mind is able to block out horrible events that happen to you as a child. The only reason I know my dad put me in a roasting pan then put matches around the pan and opened the stove and started to put me in it was b/c my older sister kept telling me about it. I would never had remember this if my sister did not tell me about it. My mind blocked it out b/c it was to horrible
to remember that my dad tried to cook me ! Wrong a 2 yo child can very easily forget he accidently shot and killed his mother. How the HELL can you compare breaking a DVD player to shooting your mother ???
 
whatdidyousay! said:
The mind is able to block out horrible events that happen to you as a child. The only reason I know my dad put me in a roasting pan then put matches around the pan and opened the stove and started to put me in it was b/c my older sister kept telling me about it. I would never had remember this if my sister did not tell me about it. My mind blocked it out b/c it was to horrible
to remember that my dad tried to cook me ! Wrong a 2 yo child can very easily forget he accidently shot and killed his mother. How the HELL can you compare breaking a DVD player to shooting your mother ???
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His comparison is of a tragic event versus a non-tragic event. Pointing out that the tragic event may be remembered later in life whereas the non-tragic one will most likely be forgotten. :roll:

I doubt the kid knows he "killed" his mother at his age. He may or may not remember the events, though, when he's older.
 
The mother looked like a teenager, not a nuclear scientist. What someone said, she sounds very bright but made a huge mistake which cost her life.
 
LoveBlue said:
His comparison is of a tragic event versus a non-tragic event. Pointing out that the tragic event may be remembered later in life whereas the non-tragic one will most likely be forgotten. :roll:

I doubt the kid knows he "killed" his mother at his age. He may or may not remember the events, though, when he's older.
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That is true , like I said the mind is able to block horrible events that happen to you as child. This is so tragic , I just can't believe anyone leaving a gun next to a small child. Kids love to goes into their mom purses and pocketbooks. I always kept mine up high so my child and my grandchild would not get a hold of my hearing aid batteries and think they were candy.
 
CrazyPaul said:
Well, lets' see... when you accidentally shot your mother, you heard the sound of bang and saw your mother falling onto the floor and you saw the blood around her head on the floor, wouldn't you feel horror going on?
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You feel the horror and the fear and the sense of loss stays with you. Very few people can retain a single event at that age clearly but they remember how the felt vividly.
 
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