WHITE CLOUD, Michigan – And niño A 5-year-old boy died when he and a 6-year-old boy found a gun in his grandfather’s home in western Michigan, police said Wednesday. The incident occurred in Garfield Township, Newaygo County on Monday.
The tragedy comes six weeks after a law went into effect in Michigan requiring gun owners to keep their guns locked when minors are nearby.
The gun discharged while in the hands of the 6-year-old boy, the police said on the social network X.
“The two boys found the firearm in the bedroom of their grandparents’ house”the police said.
The results of the investigation will be reported to the county prosecutor’s office, the agency added.
Law on weapons storage
Violations of the new gun storage law carry different penalties, depending on the details of each case and whether a person was killed or injured.
In February, a Flint man was the first person to be charged under that law, when his 2-year-old daughter gained access to a gun and injured herself. The case is still pending.
In the United States, 21 states have laws that allow criminal charges to be filed against those who fail to ensure that a gun is inaccessible to minors, according to the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence.
Source: AP
