Cop Offered Loaded Gun To Child, Mum Says

A seven-year-old girl who was injured when a police officer accidentally discharged a firearm at a police station was given the chance to pose with the loaded gun, her mother has claimed. She said the weapon was "offered to her daughter for a photo in an apparently live state prior to the discharge", according to a report by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). The girl, who was on a visit to Nottinghamshire Police HQ in October last year after winning a colouring competitio