Father In Jail After Shooting His 6-Year-Old Daughter During Gun Safety Lesson

By Brandon Curtis

GLENDALE, ARIZONA — A father was attempting to teach his 6-year-old daughter about gun safety, when negligence reared its ugly head and destroyed the lesson in a hurry.

Eldon McInville, 26, began sobbing Friday when a judge told him he couldn’t go home. He pleaded for mercy, as his cash-only bond was set at $50,000. If the father posts bail, he would not be able to see his 6-year-old daughter while the case is pending.

Via mysuncoast.com

The father didn’t mean any harm and felt terrible for what had happened, but thst doesn’t excuse the negligence thst occurred. How do you allow your daughter, or anyone, to get in front of a firearm? Moreover, he knew that this one was loaded.

McInville told police he was teaching his 6-year-old daughter about gun safety Thursday afternoon at their Glendale, AZ, home, but the lesson ended in horror.

The father says after cleaning his new shotgun, he loaded it then slipped. Somehow, the gun went off, hitting the 6-year-old girl in her stomach.

McInville was the one who called 911. He told the dispatcher his daughter’s “intestines were visible.” The girl was airlifted to the hospital …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation