April 15th, 2024-COLUMBUS, OhioMatthew Rivas from Ohio faced charges after a child shot a gun inside his home, marking the first case under Columbus’s safe storage ordinance. The incident, captured on video, showed a child discovering a loaded firearm in a couch cushion and accidentally discharging it, narrowly avoiding injury. Rivas pleaded guilty to negligent storage of a firearm and child endangerment. The relationship between Rivas and the child remains unclear.
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