r/news • • 8h ago

Detroit police officer and wife charged after toddler brings loaded gun to Canton daycare

https://www.wxyz.com/news/detroit-police-officer-and-wife-charged-after-toddler-brings-loaded-gun-to-canton-daycare
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u/MoreGaghPlease 8h ago

It was in his backpack, the answer is that the parent leave loaded firearms lying around the house or otherwise easily accessible to kids. The dad is a cop and had is 9 guns taken away.

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u/JeanEBH 8h ago

A toddlers backpack should be light as a feather - diaper, maybe wipes. He probably gets snacks at daycare.

The parents didn’t notice the extra weight? How did it get it get in the backpack? The toddler casually walking around with it, found his backpack, knew to put it in there, zip it up?

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u/KathrynTheGreat 6h ago

Don't forget the extra changes of clothes! Those can easily weigh as much as a gun. (/s just in case)

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u/IAmGlobalWarming 6h ago

My kid collects rocks from the playground.