4-Year-Old ‘Accidentally’ Shoots Himself After Finding Gun

Gun dealer Mel Bernstein takes down an AK-47 assault rifle from a sales rack at his own Dragonman's shooting range and gun store, east of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Feb. 5, 2013.

A four-year-old boy in La Plata, Md., accidentally shot himself Thursday after finding a gun in a car parked in a driveway, according to the Associated Press.

The boy was flown to a nearby hospital, where he was treated and expected to recover. Police told the AP that the gun was a 9mm semi-automatic handgun, registered to a relative.

 

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