Child finds loaded gun in bathroom at Wal-Mart

[onehandle]

WINCHESTER -- A girl found a loaded gun in a Wal-Mart bathroom last month, according to Frederick County authorities.Now the owner of the firearm stands accused of recklessly leaving the firearm for a child to find.

A deputy charged Tammy Renea Costello, 49, of 802 Enfield Drive, Winchester, with one count of recklessly leaving "a loaded, unsecured firearm so as to endanger the life or limb of a child of less than 14 years old. The charge is a class 3 misdemeanor. The offense is a class 1 misdemeanor if the child is under the age of 12.

Deputy S.A. Moore responded to Wal-Mart on U.S. 50 west of Winchester on March 26 for a report of a loaded firearm found in a women's restroom. Store employee Seth Flickinger's 12-year-old daughter found the firearm on top of the toilet paper dispenser, according to a criminal complaint filed in the case in Frederick County General District Court on Monday.

" had her retrieve it and turn it over to him, then he turned it in to the customer service desk," the complaint states. "The firearm, a .38-caliber Taurus ultra lite revolver, was loaded when it was found."

http://www.nvdaily.com/news/2011/04/child-finds-loaded-gun-in-bathroom-at-wal-mart.php

[villager]

1. Great! He can come to the Open Carry dinner now!

:thumbsup:

[ret5hd]

2. Will they have a Billy-the-Kiddy meal?

[villager]

14. Of course! Kids need to be packin' at schools, doncha know? Gotta encourage 'em young!

n/t

[aikoaiko]

20. I love watching the same old tired rhetoric get posted because it helps the pro-rkba cause

post away!

[villager]

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[villager]

21. I thought you meant "the same old tired pro-rkba rhetoric" which of course, would be more accurate!

:thumbsup:

[Straw Man]

22. Who is "he"?

Great! He can come to the Open Carry dinner now!

Both gun-loser and gun-finder are female. You didn't read the post, did you? Just knee-jerked on the subject line. So much for informed opinion.

[oneshooter]

25. Hush now!! He doesn't let things like "facts" get in his way!! n/t

[rl6214]

3. And in other news

water is wet.

[sharesunited]

4. And we're drowning.

[rl6214]

8. You're drowning, I'm not

I'm armed.

[Kolesar]

5. The violent crime rate is at a fifty year low

But costello must have bought the line that there is gangster on every corner ready to kill her

[slackmaster]

6. Great non-news story, onehandle

Dumbass left a weapon somewhere, and it was recovered with no harm done except to the person who deserves it.

Ensuring that all children are taught basic gun safety in public schools will increase the chance that they'll do the right thing should they ever encounter an unsecured weapon.

[ileus]

7. Child done the right thing, owner did the wrong thing...

[GreenStormCloud]

9. The U.S. has a population of about 310 million.

Some screw-ups are going to happen. That is NOT a valid reason to take my guns away.

[Logical]

17. But a valid reason to take her CCW license away! n-t

[GreenStormCloud]

18. Agreed. But the original poster put it up to push gun control. N/T

[Logical]

19. I know. It is like saying we should ban prescription drugs because of kids....

kids accidentally take pills left within reach.

[spin]

10. This is a good reminder for those who CCW to exercise responsible gun safety

even when going to the bath room.

Only you can prevent an unnecessary tragedy.

[lawodevolution]

11. The NRA Eddie eagle program has been teaching kids to do exactly what this little girl did

And the anti gun groups are against this. It would have been much more beneficial to the Brady campaign and VPC if this girl had shot herself with it.

It's their bread and butter.

[Logical]

12. What an idiot. Should lose their CC license and also be charged.....

you will not find many gun fans defending this person.

[RamboLiberal]

15. Oh wonderful - apparently carried unsecured in purse

Lady, they make gun purses with holsters. Great way too to foul up your gun with the lint & other crap in your purse.

From OP story:

"She said she dropped her purse and all of the contents spilled onto the floor and she didn't notice the gun was missing until she was nearly home," the complaint states. Moore served Costello the summons Saturday afternoon.

[Logical]

16. She did not take the responsibility serious enough. n-t

[lawodevolution]

13. This took place in Virginia where recently it was put into law that kids learn gun safety in school

[mvccd1000]

23. Who the hell uses the bathrooms in Walmart?!?

Yuck!

[GreenStormCloud]

24. Sometimes nature doesn't care where you are. N/T

[Remmah2]

26. Police leave firearm in bathroom.

I wonder what police get charged with when they leave they're firearms in the toilet room?

http://www.amherstdaily.com/News/Local/2011-04-14/article-2428298/Police-firearm-left-at-local-business/1

[Remmah2]

27. PS: Technically it's called a "toilet room".

No bathtubs in the "toilet rooms" at Wallyworld.

[cleanhippie]

28. Unrec for yet ANOTHER current events drive-by post.

:puke: