Sue Hartigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Godmom Slapped With Gun Violation > GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- The godmother of a little boy > who was shot to death by a playmate on his sixth > birthday was charged Monday with failing to keep a gun > out of the hands of children. > > Carlos Gilmer was shot in the neck Saturday with a > .38-caliber pistol that he and a 4-year-old playmate > had found in an unattended purse. > > Neighbors said the two boys liked to play with toy guns > and apparently didn't understand the gun they found was > real. > > Beulah Lindsay could receive a maximum of two years in > jail if convicted of the misdemeanor charge of failing > to secure a weapon. In addition to being Carlos' > godmother, she is the 4-year-old's grandmother. > > The pistol's ammunition clip had been removed but there > was a round in the chamber, said Detective Geneva > McIntyre. > > Ms. Lindsay said she thought the weapon had been > properly disarmed, the detective said. -- Two rules in life: 1. Don't tell people everything you know. 2. Subscribe/Unsubscribe, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the body of the message enter: subscribe/unsubscribe law-issues
