"A 3-year-old boy from Manchester, Tennessee was left in critical
condition over the weekend after being shot while handling a small gun
that an adult left sitting on a nearby counter-top.

Police told NBC affiliate WSMV-TV in Nashville that the child’s aunt
set her .380 handgun down to tend to her son and simply forgot it,
leaving the bathroom while the toddler sat on the floor and his older
sister filled a tub for him.

When the kid reached for the gun and pulled it out, police reportedly
said that the older sister did not recognize he had his aunt’s gun and
thought it was a toy. Then it went off, sending a round through the
child’s skull.

After being rushed to a hospital in Nashville, the toddler was listed
in stable condition on Sunday, according to The Associated Press."




Of course, the ambulance or helicopter ride to the hospital and
probably the hospital costs will be borne by the taxpayers of
Tennessee.

If only his sister had a gun, she could have shot the toddler before
he had a chance to shoot himself.