where the firearm was in his mom's purse. His mother told police that normally she stored the gun in a lock box or her purse with a trigger lock in place, according to a search warrant.
Firing blank guns isn't necessarily legal. Doing so in public can result in charges being filed against the shooter for “brandishing” a weapon. At the very least, one could be charged with disturbing the peace, creating a public disturbance or other generic “public nuisance” charges. Ca...