An Indiana couple is in jail after police discover a video of the woman's 12-month-old daughter putting a handgun in her mouth as she is encouraged to say "bang."
The video was found when the man, 19-year-old Michael Barnes, was arrested for trying to sell a handgun to an undercover officer, according to an Associated Press story.
The Evansville (Indiana) Police Department said the video showed the child playing with a .40 caliber handgun. "At no point does Barnes try to stop the child from playing with the gun," a statement from the department read.
In addition to gun charges, Barnes was charged with resisting law enforcement with a weapon, carrying a handgun without a permit and carrying a handgun without a permit within 500 feet of a school, according to a press release from Evansville Police.
Barnes was charged with child neglect, criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon and allowing a child to possess a firearm once the cellphone video was discovered, police said.
The child's mother, Toni Wilson, 22, faces the same charges. The 1-year-old, as well as the couple's 1-month-old twins, were removed from the home.
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