Man Leaves Loaded Gun With Daughter While He Gets Tattoo

Posted by | July 1, 2014 14:10 | Filed under: News Behaving Badly Politics Top Stories

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It’s not like she was a child or anything. She was already 11.

An Albuquerque father is facing a child endangerment charge after police say he left a loaded .22 caliber gun with his 11-year-old daughter for her protection while he went to get a tattoo.

KOB-TV reports that John Ruiz was arrested this week shortly after a neighbor spotted his daughter with the firearm at an apartment complex swimming pool.

Authorities say the girl didn’t threaten anyone with the gun, but told officers her dad left her the weapon for protection.

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By: Cheston Catalano

Cheston Catalano is a Kentucky-based journalist whose work has been featured in the Chattanooga Times Free Press and the Clarksville Leaf Chronicle. He is a long-time contributor to Liberaland.

4 responses to Man Leaves Loaded Gun With Daughter While He Gets Tattoo

  1. M D Reese July 1st, 2014 at 14:23

    Wow. At least this story didn’t end with dead children. That little girl has more sense than a lot of adults do.

  2. M D Reese July 1st, 2014 at 14:23

    Wow. At least this story didn’t end with dead children. That little girl has more sense than a lot of adults do.

  3. crc3 July 1st, 2014 at 23:26

    The moron should be locked up for “bad parenting”. Unfortunately this is very common in this country because of lax gun laws. Thanks again NRA…

  4. crc3 July 1st, 2014 at 23:26

    The moron should be locked up for “bad parenting”. Unfortunately this is very common in this country because of lax gun laws. Thanks again NRA…

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