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(Reuters) - An Indiana father watching television with his children was accidentally shot to death by his 3-year-old son after the boy found a loaded handgun nearby, police said on

 

Saturday. Michael Payless, 33, was found dead in the southern Indiana town of Salem on Friday night.Payless was watching television with two of his children when the other child, a

 

3-year-old boy, found the gun."The child accidentally discharged the loaded handgun ... Michael A. Payless was pronounced dead at the scene," an Indiana state police statement

 

said. Payless, with his wife, three children, and another juvenile, had been at the house doing some remodeling work, the statement said.

 

 

 

How does one leave a loaded gun accessible with children in the home? It's a sad tragedy, but honestly I'm glad it was the father shot and not one of the innocent children.

Every gun in my house is locked in a safe, stored unloaded and has a chamber flag in place, so I can tell at a glance it's unloaded. I don't want to be shot by my 3 year old who is still learning muzzle dicipline (with a blue gun).

I get annoyed at these stories, it doesn't take much time and effort to ensure your firearms are safe in the presence of children. I'm glad the kids weren't hurt.

Sad. A $40.00 holster could have prevented this! Or a locked drawer or cabinet.......

Can't help but laugh at the comments. Some people will just never understand the purpose of legal firearms ownership..

 

I won't comment on the story itself, nothing much to say on it.

Sad story, but completely avoidable.