US man leaves child alone with loaded gun... to go for a burger

Rater was jailed Monday on charges of abusing and abandoning a child

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LOS ANGELES: An American man was arrested for leaving his five-year-old granddaughter in the Arizona desert with a loaded gun while he went off to have a hamburger, authorities said Tuesday.




The child's family reported her missing four hours after Paul Rater, 53, left his home Sunday night in the town of Buckeye.



Authorities launched a search operation and relatives ended up finding the girl in a desert area with a loaded pistol, said a statement from the sheriff's office in Maricopa County.

Missing children: Seven kids recovered

Rater acknowledged having abandoned the girl so he could go off for drinks and a hamburger.

Rater was jailed Monday on charges of abusing and abandoning a child.
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COMMENTS (2)

N K Ali | 8 years ago | Reply Americans are MAD. I do not have the words to describe, narrate, or give vent to my feelings. Leaving a grand daughter alone with a loaded gun while the grand dad goes off to enjoy himself is the tutoring of the National Rifle Association. Ban the NRA. Salams
Raj - USA | 8 years ago | Reply Beef ban in Arizona would have avoided this !!!!!!
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