Posted January 13, 2017 6:55 am by Comments

By Jenn Jacques

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Leave it to the Associated Press to frame a firearm faux pas as a potential threat to children:

A lawmaker rushing to take her seat at the Statehouse for a public hearing on the merits of full-day kindergarten dropped her loaded gun on the floor near some children, but it didn’t fire and nobody was hurt.

Although it’s ignorant to imply that a loaded gun with the safety on could fire on it’s own after hitting the floor, the news story can serve to spark a discussion on gun safety.

On Thursday, Rep. Carolyn Halstead’s gun fell off her waistband as she was taking her seat in a House Education Committee meeting. Halstad said she was “mortified” after her backpack caught on her firearm as she took it off, causing it to fall onto the statehouse floor. Although several children were seated nearby, Halstad quickly recovered her firearm and put it back into her bag without disrupting the hearing.

“I’m still unnerved,” she said. The lawmaker, who practices gun safety religiously, said, “I don’t want people to be afraid.”

In a statement regarding the incident, House Speaker Shawn Jasper said, “The firearm owner bears the responsibility of maintaining control of said firearm at all times. …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms

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