Earnestine Hayes, a 34-year-old mother from Lansing, is charged under Michigan’s safe storage gun law after her 5-year-old son accidentally shot himself in their home. This tragic incident follows an earlier assault on Hayes by a neighbor’s teenage son, which prompted her to move her gun from a locked safe to her purse for perceived safety.
The shooting occurred just three days later when the firearm discharged while Hayes was in the bedroom with her son. Police investigations revealed that the gun was not holstered inside her purse and the safety was reportedly off at the time of the incident. Hayes now faces a five-year felony charge, highlighting the serious implications of firearm storage laws in Michigan, which are designed to protect children from accidental gun injuries.
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