A four-year-old boy accidentally shot his mother in the back in north Florida on Tuesday. The passionately pro-gun woman seriously wounded and facing possible charges, Florida officials said on Wednesday.

The woman has been identified as Jamie Gilt, 31. Putnam County police officials, said that, the toddler was sitting in the back of her pickup truck when he picked up a .45-caliber handgun and shot his mother through the back of the seat.

The Putnam County Sheriff's Office said in a statement, that, "our investigation has revealed that the firearm was legally owned by the victim and the child came to possess the firearm without the victim's knowledge."

The woman was so badly wounded, due to which, the police have been unable to talk to her from her hospital bed.
The officials said that, "Florida statute makes it a misdemeanor for a person to store or leave, on a premise under his or her control, a loaded firearm in such a manner that it is likely a child can gain access to the firearm."

"Due to her medical condition, detectives have not been able to interview the victim and any decision on the filing of criminal charges will not come until after we speak with the victim," they added.

Nandini