The pistol belonged to the mother, Linda Bullard, who had purchased it from Shurlington Jewelry and Pawn 14 years ago.
The $6 million judgement is against the pawn store's owner, Ronald Richardson.
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Richardson was "a family friend" whom Bullard trusted "to steer her in the right direction" when she purchased her first gun for home defense. He sold her a Bryco/Jennings that he had "in bulk" and could sell cheaply.
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3 comments:
Seems to me like every adult in this story was stupid and the case should have been thrown out.
If he did indeed return an unsafe weapon to her he should have been shot, not the boy. Now as to why the daughter had it is another issue. The "family friend" should have stored the gun until it was cleared. For god's sake people, don't buy cheap guns please. $6,000,000.00? Naw!
5:15 The crime is that the gun was in possession of a child, period. ANY firearm can go off when it is jarred, dropped, etc. They essentially rewarded a crappy mother.
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