A Florida woman shot her 7-year-old grandson on Tuesday when she believed she heard an intruder in a Tampa-area home, WPTV reported.
Linda Maddox was babysitting her twin grandsons while their father worked a night shift, investigators said.
She placed a chair against the door of the bedroom in which they were sleeping for protection, according to WPTV.
Just before 1 a.m., Maddox heard the chair slide near the door. She thought it was an intruder and grabbed her loaded .22 caliber revolver from the bed.
She fired a shot toward the door in the dark. She then heard screams from her grandson, Tyler Maddox.
He was shot in the upper body and taken to a local hospital to be treated, according to WPTV. He is in critical, but stable condition.
H/t Gawker
You know, I feel bad for the kid and all, but these stupid fucking gun bearing adults deserve everything that happens to them. My god, what an idiot.
People who believe they need a gun to keep them safe from the boojums and bogiemen and Others evaluate every sensory input that is a bit out of the ordinary through that filter. Subconsciously, they’re always monitoring their surroundings, questioning whether this thing that just happened is the one that validates their deep-seated belief that they need a gun to keep them safe.
And here’s your result. Hear a sound in the night? This is it! I always knew this day would come! Blamo!
She needs to be charged with negligent firearm discharge, and attempted involuntary manslaughter. 12-18 months in the slammer is a fair punishment
Life is tough, kid. You gotta learn to roll with the bullets.
These are the typo of wackos we have carrying around such deadly weapons.
Any mentally unstable person can own a gun.
People who desire to buy/own guns should first get a few mental evaluations before they are allowed to.