A four-year-old boy in Seattle, Washington State, shot his mother in the face on Saturday. According to the US press, the young boy found the weapon under the mattress of his parent’s bed. The gun was not secured and was loaded.
The 27-year-old mother of the boy is eight months pregnant and had to be taken for hospital with life-threatening injuries. Media sources suggest that the weapon was not registered.
According to a new law recently passed in Washington state, gun owners can face criminal charges for not securing weapons.
Accidental gun deaths and injuries are no rarity in the US. In 2016 alone, there were 495 incidents of accidental firearm deaths. Adolescents and children are particularly susceptible to this: Accidental gun deaths occur mainly in those under 25 years old.
