2-Year-Old Girl Shot In Face After Gun Goes Off Inside Mom’s Purse

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A two-year-old child was struck in the face after a gun concealed inside her mother’s purse accidentally fired inside a Jackson, Mississippi hospital, police said.

The woman was standing next to a vending machine at Merit Health Center when she dropped her purse, causing the gun to fire, WJTV reported. A bullet bounced off the vending machine and grazed the child’s face.

The injury was non-life-threatening.

The hospital said in a statement weapons are prohibited on the premises and the incident is under police investigation.

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  1. Really? You need a gun in a HOSPITAL? Why?

  2. A loving Mom, only packing to protect her daughter. It was just a horrible accident, not an example of poor gun safety practice. Blame it on God.

  3. When is a weapon not a weapon?
    When it’s concealed!

    Like when a door is ajar.

  4. Put it in a holster, idiot mom.

  5. Avatar for meta meta says:

    Concerns Over Mass Shootings Spark Rise In Concealed Carry Permits

    Link here.

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