Toddler reaches into purse and gun goes off, killing mom

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If this is an example of Idaho Mentality….. they don’t need to carry weapons!

HAYDEN, Idaho — A mom shopping at a Walmart store died Tuesday after her toddler, who was left in a shopping cart, reached into her purse andaccidentally discharged her handgun , authorities said.

Veronica J. Rutledge, 29, of Blackfoot, Idaho, had gone to the store in this Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, suburb with four children in tow at mid-morning.

Her 2-year-old son, who was sitting in the shopping cart, reached into his mother’s purse, causing the small-caliber handgun to discharge one time, said Lt. Stu Miller, Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office spokesman.

Toddler reaches into purse and gun goes off, killing mom.

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