Overview

• A Michigan father, Michael Tolbert, has been charged under the state's new safe firearms storage law after his 2-year-old daughter shot herself with his gun.
• Tolbert is facing multiple charges, including child abuse and being a felon in possession of a firearm, following the incident that left his daughter in critical condition.
• The incident occurred the day after Michigan's new firearms storage law went into effect, requiring gun owners to store firearms unloaded and secured.
• This is the first case in Michigan where an individual has been charged with violating the firearm safe storage law.
• Michigan's firearms storage law was part of an expansive gun violence prevention package signed last year in response to several tragic shootings.