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Related: About this forumFlorida mom, shot by four-year-old, won't face charges over gun
Source: Reuters
World | Fri May 6, 2016 3:25pm EDT
Florida mom, shot by four-year-old, won't face charges over gun
TAMPA, FLA. | BY LETITIA STEIN
A Florida mother agreed to store her gun more safely and take other steps to avoid criminal charges after her four-year-old son picked up the gun she kept in her car and accidentally shot her in the back, state prosecutors said on Friday.
Jamie Lynn Gilt, 31, has entered a deferred prosecution agreement on a charge of unsafe storage of a firearm, Spencer Hathaway, a spokesman for State Attorney's Office in Florida's Seventh Judicial Circuit, said in a statement.
She is required to complete a gun safety course and install a mounted holster in her vehicle, and show proof that firearms in her home are safely stored, the statement said.
Gilt must also give 10 speeches about the March 8 incident, which drew wide attention after local media reported she was a staunch advocate for the right to carry guns, citing her apparent comments on social media.
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Florida mom, shot by four-year-old, won't face charges over gun
TAMPA, FLA. | BY LETITIA STEIN
A Florida mother agreed to store her gun more safely and take other steps to avoid criminal charges after her four-year-old son picked up the gun she kept in her car and accidentally shot her in the back, state prosecutors said on Friday.
Jamie Lynn Gilt, 31, has entered a deferred prosecution agreement on a charge of unsafe storage of a firearm, Spencer Hathaway, a spokesman for State Attorney's Office in Florida's Seventh Judicial Circuit, said in a statement.
She is required to complete a gun safety course and install a mounted holster in her vehicle, and show proof that firearms in her home are safely stored, the statement said.
Gilt must also give 10 speeches about the March 8 incident, which drew wide attention after local media reported she was a staunch advocate for the right to carry guns, citing her apparent comments on social media.
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Florida mom, shot by four-year-old, won't face charges over gun (Original Post)
Eugene
May 2016
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TeddyR
(2,493 posts)1. Sounds reasonable to me
She was the one shot and she agreed to make changes so it wouldn't happen again.
rurallib
(63,155 posts)2. sounds like a case of neglect and child endangerment to me
she really, really got off easy
TeddyR
(2,493 posts)3. What would you propose?
Prison time? I have no idea what the normal sentence is for child endangerment when a child isn't actually injured. Do you think people should get a stiff sentence for letting children have access to knives or scissors?
Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)4. Want her in jail, or making those speeches?