NASHVILLE, TN — Lawmakers discussed a bill Tuesday that would allow a gun owner to be charged with a felony for leaving a loaded gun accessible to childre...

NASHVILLE, TN — Lawmakers discussed a bill Tuesday that would allow a gun owner to be charged with a felony for leaving a loaded gun accessible to children, reports WSMV.

The bill is being called “McKayla’s Law,” which is named after 8-year-old McKayla Dyer.

Dyer was shot and killed in East Tennessee last year. Police said the 11-year-old boy who shot Dyer with her father’s shotgun was angry over a dispute about puppies.

Dyer’s mother, Tasha Patterson, is expected to testify about the bill, which would make it a felony to leave a loaded gun around children 13 or younger if the gun’s discharge results in injury or death.

The 11-year-old who shot Dyer is now in state custody, but his father, who left the gun in plain sight, is not facing any charges.