Always on Your Person, Never in Your Purse

By Jenn Jacques

Those of you who have met me in person know, I’m friendly to a fault. Always giving people the benefit of the doubt, trying to see other people’s side of things and rarely speak ill of anyone.

This article is none of those things.

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the shooting death of a 2-year-old child which was beyond senseless, it was deplorable.

Police were called to investigate a shooting in a home on Alameda Road just after 9PM Wednesday. Responding officers found 2-year-old Kiyan Shelton unresponsive, suffering from a single gunshot wound to the chest.

The child was transported to Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health where he was pronounced dead.

Investigators confirmed the child’s 23-year-old mother was alone in the home with the child at the time of the shooting. Police said the boy found the gun in his mother’s purse on the kitchen counter and shot himself in the chest.

I don’t even know where to begin with this story. Why was the purse within reach of this child? Why wasn’t she carrying on her person? Why wasn’t the gun in a secured holster? Why was the gun loaded? Why wasn’t the safety on?

This young mother may have had …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms