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guns and , a fatal mix  

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1/2/2015 3:59 am

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guns and , a fatal mix

The accidental fatal shooting of a US woman by her own two-year-old at a Walmart store has left her family devastated and again raised questions about gun safety in America.

Veronica Rutledge was out shopping with her and three nieces Tuesday in Hayden, Idaho when the unzipped her handbag -- specially designed to carry a concealed weapon -- and the gun went off.
The 29-year-old nuclear research scientist, who held a concealed-carry permit, got the bag last week as a Christmas gift from her husband Colt Rutledge, with whom she shared a passion for guns.
"An inquisitive two-year-old boy reached into the purse, unzipped the compartment, found the gun and shot his mother in the head," her father-in-law Terry Rutledge told The Washington Post.
"It's a terrible, terrible incident."
He added that his , the victim's husband, now is grappling with how to break the news to the youngster, the couple's only .
"He has a two-year-old boy right now who doesn't know where his mom is and he'll have to explain why his mom isn't coming home," Rutledge said.
"And then, later on (in) his life, as he questions it more, he'll again have to explain what happened, so we'll have to relive this several times over."
Some 30,000 deaths a year in the United States involve firearms. The majority are suicides; many others are murders. But some involve laying their hands on loaded weapons.
In 2011 alone, 140 and<b> teenagers </font></b>died as a result of an unintentional shooting, more often than not inside a home, according to a study from the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence. Several thousand more sustained non-fatal injuries.

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