Michigan Couple Charged After Son's Gun Injury

A Madison Heights couple, Jacob Zachary Gean and Jessie Gean, have been charged with violating Michigan's safe storage law after their 9-year-old son accidentally shot himself in the hand with an unsecured firearm. The child, who is expected to recover, shot himself at their home on Palmer Street. Under Michigan's law, which mandates gun owners secure firearms when minors are present, the couple faces up to ten years in prison if convicted. The law, effective since February, imposes severe penalties for gun owners whose unsecured firearms are accessed by minors. The Geans were arraigned and each given a $50,000 bond. This incident is part of a troubling pattern of minors accessing unsecured guns in Michigan, with several similar cases reported recently.