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3-year-old boy shoots mom in the knee
Associated Press

ST. PAUL, Minn. - A 3-year-old boy shot his mother in the knee with a 9mm handgun he had found under a couch cushion over the weekend, police said.

It was the second time the boy had handled the gun on Sunday. The mother had taken the gun away from the child and removed the bullets - apparently overlooking one in the chamber - and put the weapon back on the couch.

When the boy picked the gun up a second time, it fired. "It appears to be accidental," said St. Paul police spokesman Pete Crum.

The woman was taken to Regions Hospital, with non-life-threatening injuries. "It could have been much more tragic had the child shot himself or hit the woman in a more vital area," Crum said.

The boy was put in the care of his father.

Authorities removed several guns from the home. Crum said they were all legal.

Police said they would forward the case to the Ramsey County Attorney's office for possible child-endangerment charges.

"There are two lessons to learn: Don't let your children play with guns. Always treat a gun as though it's loaded," Crum said.
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Gotta luv this !!! Mom got what she deserved. ^^

You know tho, I am sure it ws an accident. Stupid Mom puts the gun in the same friggin place(which btw is a horrible place to keep a gun), and the three year-old (who now thinks it is a game ) goes back to the same spot and finds it. All thats left is to shoot mommy now. He wins.

Who the f[cyan][/cyan]uck would keep a gun under a couch cushion when they have a 3 year old kid?

This is why handguns are bad.

He should of aimed a little higher.

You Americans and your guns.

When will you learn.

Is Canadian considered an ethnic group?

last I checked, unless you have a restricted weapons licence, you can't own a hand gun in Canada.

"Authorities removed several guns from the house."

What the hell kind of neighborhood do they live in, where having "several" guns, at least some of them loaded and in easy reach, around a three-year-old makes you feel safer?

"Well, hm, if they bust in the front door I won't be able to get to the shotgun in the bedroom fast enough. Better put the 9 under a sofa cushion."

The surefire guilt-free answer is to bet that she's white, because we all know it's impossible to be racist against whites.

I win!

Last I checked you're a ******* idiot. The event took place in Minnesota. Minnesota is a state in the lower 48 of the good ole Ewe Ess of Ay, and also happens to be in very close proximity to Canadia. Elderon asked a question concerning the ethnicity of the parent involved. Elderon is from Canadia. I answered asking if Canadian was considered an ethnic group, thereby implying a stereotype on Canadian behavior.

It was mildly amusing at best, scroll fodder at worst, and now that I've had to explain it, it's completely ruined. Are you happy now you ******* jerkoff? Please go procreate and leave a loaded pistol on your couch in 3 years. If we are all lucky your kids will be a better aim.

I believe you mean "Asian".

Mongoloid?

You gotta watch out for them. I stole one of thier fish trucks last week and they got hella-pissed. Now every time I head in to China Town they keep shooting at me.