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2-year-old accidentally shoots, kills his mom in Idaho Wal-Mart
The Associated Press ^ | 12-30-14 | Unknown

Posted on 01/05/2015 10:37:38 AM PST by AirForceVet1988

HAYDEN, Idaho -- A 2-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his mother after he reached into her purse at a northern Idaho Wal-Mart and her concealed gun fired, authorities said Tuesday.

Veronica J. Rutledge, 29, was shopping with her son and three other children, Kootenai County sheriff's spokesman Stu Miller said. Rutledge was from Blackfoot in southeastern Idaho, and her family had come to the area to visit relatives.

She had a concealed weapons permit. Miller said the young boy was left in a shopping cart, reached into his mother's purse and grabbed a small-caliber handgun, which discharged one time.

Deputies who responded to the Wal-Mart found Rutledge dead, the sheriff's office said.

"It appears to be a pretty tragic accident," Miller said.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Idaho
KEYWORDS: banglist; child; guns; lastweek; shooting; walmart
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Tragic indeed. Prayers up.
1 posted on 01/05/2015 10:37:38 AM PST by AirForceVet1988
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To: AirForceVet1988
There do not appear to be reliable national statistics about the number of accidental fatalities involving children handling guns.

First, prayers for the family and for the child, who will someday learned of what happened.

BTW - There are "reliable national statistics". They just don't show that the author(s) would like them to show.

2 posted on 01/05/2015 10:43:11 AM PST by Tenacious 1 (POPOF. President Of Pants On Fire.)
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To: AirForceVet1988

I long for the day when we see daily news articles about how a toddler choked on arugala or how a diet how in soy will give you cancer!

We conservatives need to take back the media that drive these ridiculous memes


3 posted on 01/05/2015 10:45:03 AM PST by TexasFreeper2009 (Obama lied .. the economy died.)
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To: AirForceVet1988

Good God. 4 kids are now Motherless. And only 29 years old. Do they have a Dad at least? or 4 Dads???????


4 posted on 01/05/2015 10:45:34 AM PST by napscoordinator (President Walker is our future President! Ted Cruz is the Senate Majority Leader in the future!)
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To: napscoordinator

Yes they did, a very close family BTW.


5 posted on 01/05/2015 10:48:43 AM PST by eastforker (Cruz for steam in 2016)
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To: napscoordinator

Indeed it is sad.... However....

[ She had a concealed weapons permit. Miller said the young boy was left in a shopping cart, reached into his mother’s purse and grabbed a small-caliber handgun, which discharged one time. ]

She didn’t practice good gun safety and her children now paid the price be becomming motherless...

You NEVER leave you sidearm unattended...

EVER


6 posted on 01/05/2015 10:48:57 AM PST by GraceG (Protect the Border from Illegal Aliens, Don't Protect Illegal Alien Boarders...)
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To: AirForceVet1988

If it were’nt for stupid people we would have less incidents like these.As a gun owner the mother should have know. Not to leave her weapon where a child could gain access.Sorry for the child.He’ll remember that for the rest of his life.


7 posted on 01/05/2015 10:50:33 AM PST by puppypusher ( The World is going to the dogs.)
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To: AirForceVet1988

This happened over a week ago and has now been posted here more than once. AP and the media can only run this so long. Why are you?
Oldplayer


8 posted on 01/05/2015 10:53:50 AM PST by oldplayer
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To: AirForceVet1988

Again? Wow, that’s twice in two weeks.


9 posted on 01/05/2015 10:54:03 AM PST by keat
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To: TexasFreeper2009

[ I long for the day when we see daily news articles about how a toddler choked on arugala or how a diet how in soy will give you cancer! ]

Or the idiot VEGAN parents who starve to death their infant child because mommy has dried up and they are feeding it nothign but raw vegan foods that the infant cannot process and are lacking vital fats and proteins that infants NEED!


10 posted on 01/05/2015 10:55:06 AM PST by GraceG (Protect the Border from Illegal Aliens, Don't Protect Illegal Alien Boarders...)
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To: puppypusher

At 2 years old, maybe not. I thought about this the other day when it was first reported. How will his father handle this . It even entered my mind that putting the child up for adoption with a loving family that does no know the circumstances might not be a bad idea.


11 posted on 01/05/2015 10:56:00 AM PST by eastforker (Cruz for steam in 2016)
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To: AirForceVet1988

Unfortunate, but the purse should always have been on the mother, and the pistol should have had its safety on.


12 posted on 01/05/2015 10:56:04 AM PST by Zhang Fei (Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
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To: AirForceVet1988

The story is tragic, but the reality remains that if not for the criminal element in cites like New Orleans, Detroit and Hayden, Idaho, law abiding citizens would not have to arm themselves.


13 posted on 01/05/2015 10:59:18 AM PST by Oliviaforever
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I long for the day when we see daily news articles about how a toddler choked on arugala or how a diet how in soy will give you cancer!

That's a very strange comment, but okay, whatever.

14 posted on 01/05/2015 10:59:57 AM PST by AirForceVet1988 ("As the pattern gets more intricate and subtle, being swept along is no longer enough.")
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To: napscoordinator

The other 3 children were her nieces.


15 posted on 01/05/2015 11:00:02 AM PST by iowamark (I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy)
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To: napscoordinator
Good God. 4 kids are now Motherless. And only 29 years old. Do they have a Dad at least? or 4 Dads???????

Another story reports that she was a chemical engineer working on nuclear reasearch, apparently for DOE, at Idaho National Labs. She had published several scientific papers. She and her husband were both experienced with guns, both had concealed carry permits, and both always carried. Not the kind of person who usually makes these types of mistakes. Moral of the story: even smart people can get careless.

16 posted on 01/05/2015 11:01:24 AM PST by sphinx
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A couple of other threads on the topic is anyone is
interested in reading the comments:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3242128/posts 12/30/14

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3242199/posts 12/30/14


17 posted on 01/05/2015 11:06:18 AM PST by deport
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To: Zhang Fei

The safety thing was what came to my mind, first. Tragic.


18 posted on 01/05/2015 11:08:24 AM PST by tioga
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To: sphinx

You’re right. I’m checking to see if she was R, D, or Tea. Probably NRA.


19 posted on 01/05/2015 11:09:44 AM PST by AirForceVet1988 ("As the pattern gets more intricate and subtle, being swept along is no longer enough.")
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To: Zhang Fei

If a Glock all he needs is to be able to pull the trigger.


20 posted on 01/05/2015 11:16:19 AM PST by Resolute Conservative
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