Woman Mistakes Gun for Lighter and Shoots Her Daughter
Jul 28, 2011 | 9:02 PM Written By: Jai
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Rachel Avila accidentally shot her 12-year-old daughter after pulling the trigger of a miniature revolver she had mistaken for a novelty cigarette lighter.
The woman and her daughter were talking in front of their mobile home when Avila saw and picked up what she thought was a novelty cigarette lighter lying on the ground. She then attempted to use the 'lighter' by pulling the trigger, which went off on her second try.
The police stated, "the bullet struck the ground, and then ricocheted upward and entered her daughter's upper right arm."
The girl was taken to a hospital, where she was treated and released.
Source: latimes.com
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ms_737 07/29/2011 6:32 am
I had one of those lighters when was a police officer for halloween. They do look real. Im sure it was a accident, but how she didnt know it wasnt a gun when it weighed less than a pound??? Very unfortunate though...
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Name 07/28/2011 9:33 pm
This is a sad reality indeed. But,Vlad, you need to do a better job at finding stories that have a positive outcome, message, and that can help people for the greater good.
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@ILLMUZAK REPLIED 07/29/2011 11:58 pm
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sorry but nobody cares REPLIED 07/28/2011 10:10 pm
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