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Jacksonville Mom Shot In Back By Young Son

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MIRAMAR (CBSMiami/AP) - A Jacksonville mother is recovering after she was shot in the back by her four year old son.

Jamie Gilt, 31, and her son, were in her truck when the boy, who was sitting in the back seat, some how got his hands on her .45-caliber and shot her.

A Putnam County Sheriff's deputy saw her behaving frantically inside the truck, which was stopped partially in the road. The deputy then saw she'd been shot in the back and the bullet had exited from her stomach area

Gilt told deputies her son had accidentally shot her. She was taken to a hospital and was listed as stable.

Under Florida law, it is a misdemeanor for someone to store or leave a loaded gun where a child has access to it.

"They must keep firearms secured and locked," said sheriff's office spokesman Joseph Wells.

The boy, who wasn't injured, is with relatives. The Florida Department of Children and Families is investigating.

Gilt, a pro-gun activist, runs the page Jamie Gilt for Gun Sense on Facebook.

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