It wasn’t an "Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action 200-Shot Range Air Rifle" this time, but a mom in the U.K. said she did almost shoot her eye out when the Christmas present she bought for her son fired off into her face. Clarissa Clary, 44, said she purchased a “Magic Staff” for her 16-year-old son Caine, which starts as two inches and quickly expands to five feet with the click of a button. “Thankfully it missed my eye by an inch but I could have lost my eye and the hospital said it could have even caused brain damage,” Clary told SWNS, a British news agency. Still, the impact caused blood to pour from her face, she told SWNS, and she was rushed to the hospital. She said she posted her ordeal on Facebook in a bid to warn others about the potential danger of the toy, especially for young children.

Source: Fox News January 03, 2020 15:22 UTC