On 1/20/13 4:28 PM, jps wrote:
On Sat, 19 Jan 2013 20:52:59 -0500, ESAD wrote:

5 hurt in shootings at 3 U.S. gun shows
8:17p.m. EST January 19, 2013


Accidental gunfire at three gun shows around the United States on
Saturday left five injured, authorities said.

Three people were injured in Raleigh, North Carolina, at the Dixie Gun
and Knife Show at the state fairgrounds, a quarterly event that usually
draws thousands of people. State agriculture department spokesman Brian
Long said a 12-gauge shotgun discharged as its owner unzipped its case
for a law enforcement officer to check at a security entrance.

Two bystanders were hit by shotgun pellets and taken to a hospital. A
retired deputy sheriff suffered a slight hand injury.

Long said the shotgun's owner, 36-year-old Gary Lynn Wilson, brought the
weapon to the show to find a private buyer. Sheriff Donnie Harrison said
it was too early to know whether Wilson might be charged.

In Indiana, police said a 54-year-old Indianapolis man was injured when
he accidentally shot himself while leaving a gun show.

State Police said Emory L. Cozee was loading his .45 caliber
semi-automatic when he shot himself in the hand as he was leaving the
Indy 1500 Gun and Knife show at the state fairgrounds. Loaded personal
weapons are not allowed inside the show.

Cozee was hospitalized for treatment. Police say the shooting was
accidental and no charges will be filed.

Meanwhile, authorities in Ohio said a gun dealer in Medina was checking
out a semi-automatic handgun he had bought when he accidentally pulled
the trigger, injuring his friend. The gun's magazine had been removed
from the firearm but one round remained in the chamber, police said.

Police Chief Pat Berarducci said it appears the bullet struck the floor
and the man was wounded in the arm and leg. Berarducci said the man was
taken by helicopter to a Cleveland hospital. His condition was not
immediately known.

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Funny stuff. Morons.


And yet, firearms are perfectly safe in the hands of responsible
citizens. The problem? Murica is full of morons lacking enough
common sense to be a responsible citizen.

Christ, look at how they vote.



The details of these three particular gun accidents are very
telling...and speak volumes. I'd bet all three are NRA members.

The shotgun "discharged" as the owner was opening its case. Right, the
shotgun pulled its own trigger or its trigger got caught on the zipper.
And why was the owner carrying a loaded shotgun in a zipper case? D'oh.

Another moron was loading his gun while leaving a gun show. Why? Did he
expect to get into a shooting on the way out of the parking lot? And why
did he have his finger on the trigger?

And the idiot gun dealer forgot to check the chamber before pointing his
new gun at the floor and pulling the trigger?

All must have attended the Snotty Scotty-Herring School of Firearm Safety.