This kid should have saved us all from aggravation and pointed the "lighter" at his forehead!!!

Boy mistakes gun for lighter, shoots finger

LOMA LINDA - A 17-year-old Loma Linda boy was injured Wednesday evening when a gun he was handling accidentally fired.

The boy, along with three other teenagers, was examining the gun at about 9 p.m. Wednesday when it went off, injuring one of his fingers, police said.

The boys said they thought the gun was a lighter and they were trying to make it work when it went off.
The victim was taken to Loma Linda University Medical Center, where he was treated.

Police recovered the weapon, a .22-caliber Derringer, which typically holds two rounds of ammunition. One of the boys told police he found the gun in the street somewhere in San Bernardino.

Police said they want to remind gun owners to keep weapons locked up and away from children or teenagers. The Redlands Police Department offers free gun locks to gun owners, available at all Redlands Police facilities.

For more information on free gun locks, contact the Redlands Police Department at (909) 798-7681.