美国一儿童在宜家沙发捡到枪后开火（双语）

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　　Authorities in Indiana on Monday said a child fired a shot inside an IKEA
furniture store after finding the gun in one of the couches.
        　　美国印第安纳州有关部门星期一通报称，一名孩童在宜家家居的沙发里捡到一把枪，并开了一枪。
        　　Fox 59 reported that a customer apparently sat down and the gun fell out
from his pants. The customer apparently did not know the gun came out.
        　　据福克斯59频道报道，很显然，早前一位顾客在沙发上坐下来时，枪从其裤子口袋里掉出来了，而他本人并未察觉。
        　　Children located the gun at the store in Fishers at about 2 p.m. on Monday
and one of them fired a shot, the report said. The child’s age was not released.
There were no injuries.
        　　根据报告，25日下午2时，一群孩子在费舍尔市的宜家家居店里玩耍，无意中捡到了这把枪，其中一个孩子开了一枪，孩子年龄未透露，所幸没有造成伤亡。
        　　"It’s important to remember that if you are going to carry a firearm on
your person, that you make sure you’re under control of it at all times. It’s
just part of gun ownership, responsible gun ownership," Fishers Police Sgt. Tom
Weger said. He said police are investigating.
        　　“大家必须要记住一点，如果你随身带了一把枪，那你必须得保证这把枪时刻在你的控制范围之内。这是当你拥有一把枪时所要承担的职责，”当地警官汤姆?韦格说。他介绍称，警方目前正在进行调查。
        　　IKEA issued a statement saying that the store has a no weapon policy and
takes the “incident very seriously.”
        　　宜家发布了一则声明称本店有禁止携带武器的规定，并十分认真地对待此次事件。
        　　“We have offered the family of the child involved our sincerest apologies,”
the statement said.
        　　声明说，“我们已经对所有涉及此事的孩子的家庭致以了最诚挚的歉意。”
        　　The report said that although the store has a “no gun” policy, charges are
unlikely due to the state law.
        　　警方报告称，尽管该店有“禁止枪支”的规定，但根据本州法律，不会对枪支所有人提起诉讼。