Idiot Faces Charges After Child Finds Gun, Shoots Himself

By Bob Owens

I cannot begin to guess how many million of times various firearms instructors have admonished people to lock up firearms when they aren’t in use. This is particularly critical when you have children or other unauthorized/untrained/irresponsible persons in the home.

Unfortunately, there is always someone out there who thinks they can get away with “hiding” a gun. Burglars love these people, as professional criminals know where all the likely places in a home are for a gun to be hidden, and this is how they acquire the majority of the firearms they steal.

Even worse than burglary, however, is that curious children sometimes find these guns while looking for other things, leading to tragedy.

Cleveland police say an 8-year-old boy shot himself in the hand Monday night.

The shooting happened around 10:30 p.m. inside of a home on West 70th Street, near Clark Avenue.

Police said preliminary investigation shows the child used a chair to get in a cabinet where the gun was stored.

The man who lives in the home has a concealed carry permit, authorities said.

Police created an endangering children/failure to secure dangerous weapon report. The owner of the gun was named as a suspect, police said.

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Source:: Bearing Arms