A 4-year-old boy in Washington State found a loaded gun under a mattress in an apartment on Saturday and shot his pregnant mother in the face, authorities said. The 27-year-old woman, who is eight months pregnant, was watching TV with her boyfriend when her son found the firearm, King County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. She was transferred to another hospital on Sunday when her condition improved. FLORIDA BOY, 11, CHARGED IN SHOOTING DEATH OF FRIEND, 14, POLICE SAYAbbott said the gun was unregistered, the report said. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPUnder a new state law, gun owners could face criminal charges for not safely storing a gun, but Abbott noted that the law doesn't go into effect until July.

Source: Fox News February 05, 2019 04:18 UTC