9mm Target toy aisle gun news is of a loaded 9mm gun found in a toy aisle in a South Carolina Target store this week. The discovery of a 9mm Target toy aisle could have ended with dire consequences if a child had found the loaded weapon. Fortunately, this wasn't the case and a child never got a hold of the weapon.
According to the official police file note, the 9mm Target toy aisle gun scare occurred as a Target employee at the Target store in Myrtle Beach called 911. The employee reportedly called in to tell of a potential theft earlier in the day which led the employee to unexpectedly find the 9mm Target toy aisle gun. The employee found the 9mm Target toy aisle gun while trying to inspect a rack in the toy aisle. The 9mm Target toy aisle gun was described as a black gun sitting right on top of a toy box.
The employee's statement detailed how the employee saw a mysterious man walking around to and fro in the toy section are of the Target store right before the 9mm Target toy aisle gun was found. However, as of the current moment, police still have not confirmed if this man was the one who actually left the 9mm Target toy aisle gun atop the toy box.
According to The Examiner, there were a total of eight bullets discovered inside the 9mm Target toy aisle gun. Dropped off inside a South Carolina Target store's toy section, the 9mm Target toy aisle gun reportedly stunned local residents upon hearing of the news.
USA Today reports that as of this Thursday, June 5, the state police are still in the process of scanning recent security footage hoping to find who might have left, intentionally or unintentionally, the 9mm Target toy aisle gun.
A Target shopper named Kennedy McClain told WMBF, "I don't think someone would accidentally drop off a gun. I think he purposely left it there for a child to pick up and think, 'Oh it's a toy gun,' and accidentally point it at somebody and it goes off."
In a report by the Huffington Post, the 9mm Target toy aisle gun was reportedly not stolen as police databases did not find it belonging to anyone in particular. In the official statement of the police, they said that they were currently scanning Target's security video camera tapes in order to identify who might have put the 9mm Target toy aisle gun inside the Target store.
Meanwhile, "Moms Demand Action", a gun control group has reportedly been pushing Target to ban carrying of firearms inside their stores.
According to UPI, Shannon Watts, the founder of Moms Demand Action, said in a statement, "Assault rifles and guns don't belong in the baby aisle, they don't belong in the toy aisle -- and they don't belong in any aisle of stores that American moms frequent like Target. It's time for Target, a store that American moms flock to, to follow the lead of Chipotle and Starbucks and prohibit the open carry of firearms."
9mm Target toy aisle gun incident was followed by a statement from the spokeswoman of the Target store in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. She pointed out that the safety of their employees and security of their customers remain a top priority at all times. Store officials are reportedly working with police hoping to find and possibly punish the person who left the 9mm Target toy aisle gun in the reach of children.
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