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Accidental or Intentional?
Since I personally can't imagine any scenario where a responsible gun owner would take out their pistol in the middle of Target, lay it down in plain sight in the toy aisle, and then proceed to walk away unintentionally forgetting it, I can only conclude that this Hi-Point was intentionally left for one of two reasons:
1. By a person with a vendetta with hope that it would be immediately traced back to the owner to get her into serious trouble ... or
2. With hope that a child would find it and shoot themselves or someone else (a truly twisted individual).
I will be interested to see what this investigation reveals (I hope that the perp is brought to justice quickly).
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - A real gun was found in the toy aisle of Target on Seaboard Street. The police report states a loss prevention worker stumbled upon the gun Friday night.
The gun was in plain view on top of a superhero Playskool toy box when the worker found it; he thought it was a toy. He realized it was real after seeing it was loaded with live ammo.
The fact that it was found in an aisle geared toward children makes some shoppers feel this was no accident.
"I don't think someone would accidentally drop off a gun. I think he purposely left it there for a child .... (full story below)
Police identify last known owner of loaded gun found in Target - WMBFNews.com, Myrtle Beach/Florence SC, Weather
Since I personally can't imagine any scenario where a responsible gun owner would take out their pistol in the middle of Target, lay it down in plain sight in the toy aisle, and then proceed to walk away unintentionally forgetting it, I can only conclude that this Hi-Point was intentionally left for one of two reasons:
1. By a person with a vendetta with hope that it would be immediately traced back to the owner to get her into serious trouble ... or
2. With hope that a child would find it and shoot themselves or someone else (a truly twisted individual).
I will be interested to see what this investigation reveals (I hope that the perp is brought to justice quickly).