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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... s-gun.html



Four-year-old shoots herself with grandmother's gun
A four-year-old girl shot herself in the chest after grabbing her grandmother's handgun from her purse while they were shopping in Columbia, South Carolina.


By Tom Peterkin
Last Updated: 8:48AM BST 10 Jun 2008

The young girl was in a "critical condition" following the episode which saw her take the gun while riding in a shopping trolley at a discount store.

The grandmother, named Donna Hutto Williamson, 47, a South Carolina magistrate, had a permit to carry a concealed weapon and had placed the bag containing the small calibre weapon along with her shopping.

According to the Columbia State newspaper's website, a witness Lueen Homewood said workers at Sam's Club took first-aid materials off the store shelves to help the grandmother as she cradled the wounded child near the store's pharmacy.

The girl was operated on following the incident on Monday and was said to be recovering.

The grandmother has not been charged with any crime.

"The grandmother is just beating herself up," said her mother-in-law Inease Williamson, 68. "She is just so upset. Everyone is upset."

Officials said the shooting, which was captured on store surveillance cameras, appeared to be accidental. Brick Lewis, a police department spokesman, said police would not release the video.

In South Carolina, Those holding a concealed weapons permit are not allowed to carry guns into buildings that prohibit it, or into government buildings, schools or daycare facilities.

The Sam's Club store does not have a sign prohibiting firearms