Pro-gun Florida mom is accidentally shot by her four-year-old son while driving after the boy found her pistol in back seat - just a day after she bragged about his shooting skills
- Jamie Gilt, 31, was driving with her son, 4, through Putnam County, Florida
- The child picked up a loaded .45 handgun from the back seat and fired
- Gilt was shot and wounded after the round passed through the truck's seat
- She told deputies that she had been shot in the back by her young son
- Just 24 hours earlier, she posted about her toddler's shooting ability
- She wrote: ''Even my 4 year old gets jacked up to target shoot with the .22'
- Gilt was reportedly on her way to pick up a horse when she was shot
A
 high-profile pro-gun activist was shot in the back by her four-year-old
 son after he found her pistol lying on the back seat of her truck just 
24 hours after he boasted about his shooting skills online.
Jamie
 Gilt, 31, who posts about firearms on her social media accounts was 
driving through Putnam County, Jacksonville, Florida, on Tuesday in her 
truck when she was wounded after the toddler picked up the weapon and 
shot her in the back.
It
 came just a day after she said the youngster would get 'jacked up' 
before a shooting practice on a page dedicated to her musings on Second 
Amendment rights.
On the profile Jamie Gilt for Gun Sense she wrote: 'Even my 4 year old gets jacked up to target shoot with the .22'.
She
 reportedly believes she has the right to shoot anyone who threatens her
 family - and plans to teach her offspring the same mentality. 
According to CBS47, Gilt was on her way to pick up a horse when the shooting unfolded. 
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Jamie Gilt was shot in the back by her son as they drove through Putnam County in Jacksonville Florida
Guilt, 31, was wounded after the .45 caliber round passed through the seat and struck her in the back 
She runs the Jamie Gilt for Gun Sense page on Facebook which promotes Second Amendment rights
Her
 four-year-old son picked up a loaded .45 semi-automatic handgun from 
the back seat, pointed it towards his mother and pulled the trigger. 
The powerful round went through the front seat and passed through Gilt's body . 
Gilt flagged down a passing Sheriff's deputy and told him that she had been shot. 
Deputies
 recovered a .45 semi-automatic handgun from the floor of the truck. 
They are satisfied that the round was fired from inside the vehicle.  
Gilt and her son had been travelling to pick up a horse from a relative when the accident happened.
Putman
 County Sheriff's office spokesman Joseph Wells said a deputy noticed a 
truck with a horse trailer driving erratically: 'As the deputy slowed to
 check on the vehicle, he observed an adult female in the driver’s seat 
motioning to him as if she needed assistance. 
'The deputy ran to the vehicle and quickly determined that the driver had been shot. 
'The deputy notified the dispatcher of the situation and Putnam County Fire / Rescue was dispatched. 
'The
 deputy provided first aid until the arrival of paramedics. The victim 
was transported to University of Florida Health in Gainesville and was 
last reported to be in stable condition. 
'The only other occupant of the vehicle was the victim’s four-year-old son, who was unharmed.
Deputies confirmed they found a .45 caliber handgun on the back seat of the car following yesterday's incident
Last month, Gilt uploaded an image to her Facebook page upholding her right to protect her child with a gun
Before being transported to the emergency room, the victim told deputies that her son had accidentally shot her. 
'The
 investigation by Major Crimes Unit Detectives and the analysis of the 
crime scene confirmed that the victim was accidentally shot by the young
 boy who was sitting in the back seat of the vehicle. 
'The
 young man was reunited with other family members and Putnam County 
Sheriff’s Office Victim Services Specialists continue to work with the 
family. 
'The
 Florida Department of Children and Family Services are being notified 
and the investigation into how the child came to be in possession of the
 handgun is ongoing.'
According the Florida Times Union, the responding deputy noticed the boy was not strapped to the booster seat in the car when he arrived at the scene. 
Wells said: 'We’re satisfied that this is not a criminal shooting.'
However
 Gilt may face criminal charges if the State Attorney's Office determine
 there was negligence on how the child obtained the firearm.
 
 
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