Unsecured Gun Leads To 4-Year-Old Las Vegas Boy’s Death

By Bob Irwin

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USA –-(Ammoland.com)- KSNV NEWS 3 in Las Vegas, Nevada reports 09-08-2017 prosecutors say a gun that killed a 4-year-old Las Vegas boy was being kept between a bed frame and a mattress in a southwest valley home.

The child found the gun in a downstairs bedroom on Aug. 1, 2017, and shot himself. His parents are now facing prison time for failing to lock up their loaded gun.

The father is charged with one count of Child Abuse, Neglect, or Endangerment with Substantial Bodily Harm and one count of Child Abuse, Neglect, or Endangerment. The mother is charged with one count of Child Abuse, Neglect, or Endangerment.

Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson said the boy’s death was preventable. “This is a tragic situation of a parent allowing a gun to be accessible by a child. It’s as simple as that,” he said.

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