TX: Houston 3 yo dies at birthday party after shooting himself

[philip964]

https://www.click2houston.com/news/loca ... day-party/

Gun fell out of a coat and he found it supposedly.

[K.Mooneyham]

https://www.click2houston.com/news/loca ... day-party/

Gun fell out of a coat and he found it supposedly.

Stupid and tragic. Lots of people in those comments asking "who carries a gun at a child's birthday party?". To me, the question is, "who leaves a loaded gun in a jacket pocket with little kids around?"

[AF-Odin]

Hmmm, sounds like making a readily dischargeable firearm accessible to a child with resulting injury or death. Hope charges are filed and punishment will not be nearly enough. That said, the story is a bit fishy. What were the OTHER circumstances in this incident?

[Scott B.]

Unfortunately, this will be the example I use in the LTC class I'm teaching today.