Tuesday, February 9, 2010



Pinal County 3-Year-Old Still in Critical Condition After Shooting Himself in the Head

By James King in News


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A 3-year-old Pinal County boy is still in critical condition after shooting himself in the head with a gun he found in his grandmother's San Tan Valley home.

According to police, on Friday night, the boy's grandmother, who lives in a rural section of the county, grabbed the gun when her dogs started barking and she got scared. She put the gun underneath her couch to keep it close to her and forgot about it.

The next day, her grandson came to visit and guess what was still under the couch -- a loaded gun.

The boy found the gun and accidentally shot himself in the head. The bullet went through his brain, however, there is hope he will survive.

In a related story, last week -- while arguing in support of a bill that would weaken Arizona's already laughable gun control laws -- Senator Russell Pearce had this to say: "I've never been afraid of a good citizen being armed."

We wonder if 3-year-olds or forgetful grandmothers fall under Pearce's definition of "good citizen."

No charges are pending in the case at the moment and the boy, whose name is not being released, is unconscious at a Phoenix hospital.



Grandma was not a responsible gun owner. Period.




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