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Mother Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Charges After 6-Year-Old Son Shoots Teacher

  • Deja Taylor pleaded guilty to illegally using marijuana while owning a firearm and lying on a background check form to purchase the gun.
  • Taylor's 6-year-old son used the gun to seriously wound his first-grade teacher, Abby Zwerner, who has endured multiple surgeries.
  • Federal prosecutors charged Taylor for illegally possessing the firearm due to her marijuana use and for false statements on the background check form.
  • Taylor faces between 18 to 24 months in federal prison for the charges when she is sentenced in October.
  • The case has drawn national attention amid debates over gun control and school safety.
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