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Parents Hid Loaded Gun Behind Christmas Tree, 12yr-old Shot Himself
16 December 2009
Associated Press
CORTEZ, Colorado - Authorities say a 12-year-old Colorado boy accidentally shot himself in the leg while playing with a loaded pistol his parents had hidden behind the family Christmas tree.
Montezuma County Sheriff Gerald Wallace says the boy was shot in the calf on Monday morning but the injury wasn't serious.
Wallace says the parents had left for work but other family members took the boy to a hospital.
The sheriff says he won't recommend charges because the... (GunPolicy.org)