The easy access to firearms in the United States is a topic of debate these days in the United States due to the constant shootings. This week a case was known that can contribute to this debate, although it was not a shooting, it does show that in the homes of that country it is very easy for accidents to occur due to the possession of weapons.
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A two-year-old boy accidentally killed his father in Florida by shooting him with a loaded gun. that their parents had left unattended, local authorities reported Monday.
On May 26, police responded to the victim’s residence near Orlando, central Florida, after receiving an emergency call. Upon arrival, officers found a woman, Marie Ayala, giving a chest massage to her husband, Reggie Mabry, who had been shot.
The 26-year-old man died shortly after in hospital, and police at first thought he had committed suicide, local authorities first explained.
However, it was the eldest of the couple’s three children, a five-year-old boy, who informed the police that it was his two-year-old brother who had shot his father in the back.
The boy found the gun in a bag his father had left on the floor and shot him while he was playing a video game on a computer, according to court documents.
The entire family, the parents, the two boys and a five-month-old girl, was in the only bedroom of the house when the events occurred. Mabry and Ayala were on probation after committing child neglect and narcotics charges, authorities said.
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After the death of her husband, the police arrested Ayala, 28, for involuntary manslaughter, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and probation violation.
