Florida mom, shot by four-year-old, won't face charges over gun

[Eugene]

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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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-florida-shooting-idUSKCN0XX1Z4

[TeddyR]

1. Sounds reasonable to me

She was the one shot and she agreed to make changes so it wouldn't happen again.

[rurallib]

2. sounds like a case of neglect and child endangerment to me

she really, really got off easy

[TeddyR]

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]

4. Want her in jail, or making those speeches?