....off "accidents" this past week.

Oooops.



CHARLOTTE, NC, 2/11/13: Missed this one, apparently. A
four-year-old child shot herself in the leg Monday evening after police
say she found a gun in her mother's bedroom. Police say the child found
the gun in her mother's and mother's boyfriend bedroom. The child pulled
the trigger and shot herself in the leg.
WARMINSTER, PA, 2/19/13: Police involved in an armed standoff with
a shooter accidentally shot and killed the shooter's 89-year-old
neighbor when she appeared in her apartment doorway.
LUBBOCK, TX, 2/22/13: Nice armed society/polite society story here,
as a man frustrated by long lines for ammo at the gun shop decides to
pull a gun on everybody else. It's not just that it's unwise, it's that
it supposedly was never going to happen.
WINNEMUCCA, NV, 2/26/13: Matthew Furnare-Biggs, 18, was charged
with brandishing a firearm, disturbing the peace, and disorderly
conduct. Witnesses alleged the subject pulled a firearm and reportedly
said he was going to shoot cops. Bail was $3,754.
CLARKSBURG, WV, 2/27/13: A gunshot was fired last Friday inside the
Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center, The Exponent Telegram has learned.
“On Friday, Feb. 27, there was an accidental discharge of a concealed
weapon. There was no injury to patients, staff or visitors,” said Wesley
Walls, spokesman, releasing a statement from Beth M. Brown, director of
the Louis A. Johnson VA Healthcare System. Walls confirmed that no
weapons are permitted on federal property.
ORANGE CITY, FL, 2/27/13: This is what we have to look forward to
in our armed future. A concealed carry permit holder attempted to stop a
suspected shoplifter making a getaway from a WalMart. The suspect jumped
into his car and began driving away, and our hero opened the car door,
screamed "Freeze! Don't move!" The suspect took off, and Captain
Bullseye opened fire, blowing out the back window and putting a couple
holes in the trunk (not to mention a few nearby cars). He later said he
was trying to "mark" the suspect's car, and he's basically shocked he's
been arrested for being such a hero. God help us!
HOMESTEAD, FL, 2/27/13: A man who pulled the trigger and shot and
killed his wife with a gun he thought was unloaded is facing a
manslaughter charge, Miami-Dade Police said. According to police, Inesta
was sitting on the couch unloading his gun while his wife, 45-year-old
Glenda Inesta, was making drinks in the kitchen. Inesta, believing there
were no more bullets in the gun, pointed it at his wife's head and asked
"Where's my drink?" and pulled the trigger, police said. The gun
discharged, hitting Glenda Inesta in the left eye. She later died at the
scene.
ORANGEBURG, SC, 2/27/13: He was just a little drunk, so he only
almost shot off his little finger.
AUGUSTA, GA, 2/28/13: Another guy who shot himself, but first sent
police on a wild goose chase by pretending someone else did it.
PASCAGOULA, MS, 2/28/13: Pascagoula police Sgt. John Morosky, the
firearms instructor at the Pascagoula shooting range, was performing
routine maintenance on a weapon last week when he went to check the
setup of another weapon for comparison and it discharged, resulting in
burns to Morosky's thumb and forefinger, Police Chief Kenny Johnson said
Tuesday.
STOCKTON, CA, 3/01/13: Julio Zuniga, 27, admitted to police he
accidentally shot himself in the leg. That's pretty boring, but only to
us. Julio was probably deeply bummed.
TERRE HAUTE, IN, 3/01/13: For those who thought guns on campus
wouldn't mix badly with drunk fraternity bros: A local fraternity
brother accidentally shoots and kills himself. The Terre Haute Police
Department says 21-year-old Brandon S. Perrine was playing around with
his gun because the safety lock appeared to be on. The Indiana State
student and ATO Fraternity brother was drinking when he decided to put
the gun to his head and pull the trigger. Police say he never intended
to kill himself.
PARIS, TX, 3/01/13: No details on this one yet. But any time
there's a bullet in a 4-year-old, it's a #GunFAIL.
BALTIMORE, MD, 3/01/13: A sheriff's deputy shot himself in the hip.
RAPID CITY, SD, 3/01/13: A 42-year-old Rapid City man shot himself
in the hand while working on a pistol around 11:30 p.m. Friday. The
bullet traveled through the man’s hand and lodged in the wall of a
residence at 3113 Grandview Drive. The victim sought medical treatment
on his own.
VADER, WA, 3/01/13: Don't you think this should really have been a
#LightSaberFAIL? Well, it wasn't. A man and his 12-year-old son were
injured when a gun discharged as the owner was trying to remove the
slide from his pistol Friday afternoon. Investigators believe that while
trying to remove the slide the weapon discharged. The bullet traveled
through the man’s hand and into a wall where shrapnel from the shot hit
his son in the arm and abdomen.
MARKLE, IN, 3/02/13: Two friends decided to clean some guns. Turns
out they were still loaded, and one got shot in the head with a .45, and
later died.
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, MI, 3/02/13: The 4-year-old son of a Jackson
County Sheriff's Deputy accidentally shot and killed himself Saturday night.
SEATTLE, WA, 3/02/13: Two tough guys got in a fight in the middle
of Seattle's Pike's Peak Place Market and pulled guns on one another.
Who got shot? A 23-year-old woman who just happened to be walking by.
LAWRENCE, MA, 3/02/13: A third dog-fires-gun story in the space of
a month. It's an uprising at this point. A police dog searching for a
stolen pistol thrown into a snowbank was able to located it, but
accidentally fired it, putting a bullet into a nearby home.
LORAIN, OH, 3/02/13: Nobody's really sure what happened here,
except that it's pretty clear that the teenager who was shot was
observed by the police lying on the ground, Tweeting his friends that
he'd been shot. “We’re still investigating to see whether the juvenile’s
statements are plausible or whether this is a potentially accidental
shooting,” Lorain police spokesman Lt. Roger Watkins said.
MADBURY, NH, 3/02/13: Emergency officials responded to a report of
an “accidental shooting” that left a woman injured Saturday night. The
victim was described as a 26-year-old woman who had been shot in the
right side abdomen. The wound was described by medical personnel as
being caused by a 9-millimeter bullet with an entrance wound, but no
exit. Radio transmissions stated the woman was conscious, breathing,
alert and “complaining of pain.”
CHICAGO, IL, 3/02/13: A 20-year-old man accidentally shot himself
in the leg about 5:23 a.m. in the 3500 block of West 58th Place in the
Gage Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side.
WALDORF, MD, 3/02/13: Police say a Hughesville man accidentally
shot and killed himself at an indoor shooting range Saturday. Patrick
Allen Richards, 61, was found suffering from a gunshot wound and
pronounced dead at the scene. Police say Richards’ gun discharged,
striking him in the upper body. There were no signs of foul play and the
shooting is being investigated as an accident.
ADAMS, WI, 3/02/13: American Pistorius. Man startled by his
girlfriend shoots her to death with the bedside shotgun.
SPRINGDALE, AR, 3/02/13: Here's a well-trained and Responsible Gun
Owner who decided to point a loaded weapon at his ex-wife during an
argument, as well as put it to his own head and pull the trigger. But
the gun malfunctioned, and in trying to clear the jam, he shot the
refrigerator. Probably a tyrannical refrigerator, but the point is, this
is a #GunFAIL even if it accidentally struck a blow for Teh Freedom.
EVERETT, WA, 3/02/13: She accidentally shot herself, officers! But,
she was hit in the back, sir. Hmm. Oh, right. Well then, it must have
been that the gun fell off a counter, shot through the ceiling, then
through a couch, and then into her back. But I clearly had nothing to do
with it, because I am a convicted felon and cannot by law possess this
gun. See?
LEWISTON, ID, 3/02/13: Here's a young fella who accidentally shot
his girlfriend during a "domestic dispute." The gun parachuted in from
out of nowhere. He really had no business butting in like that and then
creating this accident. For shame!
CHARLESTON, WV, 3/03/13: Let me show you how to use a gun
proper-like, little lady! First, you... KA-POW! Augh! My leg! My ego! Augh!
DES MOINES, IA, 3/03/13: Follow me here. Guy cleans his gun.
Inserts the magazine. Racks the slide. Pulls the trigger to see if the
gun is working. And guess what? It was! And he still manages to say he
"didn't realize the gun was loaded!" Well, he shot the tip of his finger
off, and his mother had to drive him to the hospital. Your Responsible
Gun Owners of America, ladies and gentlemen.
LINTON, IN, 3/03/13: Another concealed carry ninja deftly drops his
gun out of his pocket and blasts himself in the leg.
INDEPENDENCE, OR, 3/03/13: If we outlaw stealing guns and then
accidentally shooting yourself with them, then only outlaws will steal
guns and then accidentally shoot themselves with them. Which might not
be so bad, on balance. But then again, laws don't work, so forget it.
Burglar killed by the AR-15 he'd just stolen.
NEW LLANO, LA, 3/03/13: The definition of "accidental shooting"
seems to be getting kind of stupid. In this case, one guy pointed a gun
at his friend and pulled the trigger. He said shooting him was an
accident, though, because he didn't realize that the safety wasn't on. Hmm.
ASHFORD, CT, 3/04/13: State police are responding to a reported
accidental shooting in Ashford.
RAPID CITY, SD, 3/04/13: This is not a typo. Apparently, Rapid City
is not named for any nearby river rapids, but rather the rapid rate at
which its citizens accidentally shoot themselves. The second incident
occurred early Monday morning at 215 Mount Rushmore Road. According to
police, he was attempting to put his handgun into his holster when the
weapons discharged, striking him in the foot.
COURTLAND, VA, 3/04/13: A 17-year-old was accidentally shot by a
family member. Gee, I wonder if the gun was bought to protect the family?
MONKEY JUNCTION, NC, 3/04/13: According to the sheriff's office, a
step father accidentally shot his 3-year-old son in the leg while
attempting to put a safety on a small caliber rifle. Officials say the
little boy is in stable condition and is expected to be okay. The
stepfather originally told 911 operators someone outside had shot his son.
DES MOINES, IA, 3/04/13: A Polk County Sheriff reserve deputy
suffered a minor injury Monday when gun accidentally went off in her
hand, officials said. Reserve Deputy Donna Britt was at a meeting at the
sheriff’s headquarters preparing to hand her gun over to a firearms
instructor for an annual inspection and cleaning when the weapon fired,
injuring Britt’s left hand
DYERSBURG, TN, 3/04/13: Dyersburg Police are saying an incident
that was first reported to them on Monday afternoon as a home invasion
that resulted in a shooting is now a false report by the victim. "The
reported home invasion and shooting on Lake Road has been determined to
be a self-inflicted injury, and false report to law enforcement," said
Dyersburg Police Capt. Steve Isbell.
COSTA MESA, CA, 3/04/13: Don't know exactly what went on in this
mess, but the relevant bit is this: Police heard another gunshot in the
500 block of Victoria and spotted St. Sauver trying to leave through a
bedroom window, authorities said. Police determined St. Sauver lived at
the home and accidentally fired the small handgun.
BATTLE CREEK, MI, 3/05/13: The new "try-before-you-buy" program is
helping prospective gun owners #GunFAIL on a budget. The victim said he
was looking at a gun he was interested in buying from two men. He said
he put the gun in his waistband and it discharged. Hmm. No, thanks! Just
browsing!
MEMPHIS, TN, 3/05/13: A Memphis police officer was accidentally
shot in the leg Tuesday when a fellow policeman opened fire on three
dogs while serving a search warrant.
HIGHLAND, NY, 3/05/13: A school resource officer’s gun accidentally
fired today in a hallway at Highland High School, police and the school
district said. No one was injured. The officer, Sean McCutcheon of the
Lloyd Police Department, was on foot patrol in a hallway when the shot
fired at 1:38 p.m., the district said in a statement on its website. The
statement said no students or staff were nearby at the time. McCutcheon
was assigned as a resource officer following a Jan. 3 special meeting in
response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School according to the district
website.
ARP, TX, 3/05/13: Two men are in a Tyler hospital after shooting at
a Smith County home. Smith County Sheriff's Deputies were called to the
home Tuesday night on State Highway 135 near Arp. Public Information
Officer John Moore said one man was shot multiple times, including in
the neck, and the shooting suspect accidentally shot himself in the leg.
EAU CLAIRE, WI, 3/05/13: Quick question. Should your guns be loaded
or unloaded when you clean them? Ah, right. Unloaded. Dang. That's what
went wrong.
LAKESIDE, CA, 3/05/13: Drunk. Playing with a gun. S-M-R-T. Cost:
hand and thigh.
MOSS POINT, MS, 3/05/13: Moss Point K-9 officer Cora was
accidentally shot and injured during a Tuesday night search warrant
after she was mistaken for a vicious dog, Chief Keith Davis said today.
Cora, who received an entry/exit injury to her left leg, was immediately
transported to a veterinarian and underwent surgery. The veterinarian
reported she will fully recover and should not have any complications,
Davis said.
FARGO, ND, 3/05/13: A bullet pierced two walls before stopping in
an apartment here. No one was hurt, but a man admitted he was loading
his .44-caliber handgun when it accidentally went off. The bullet went
through his closet, through the hallway, and into his neighbor’s wall.
Police said the man could face charges of unlawful discharge or neglect.
Fargo police Sgt. Mark Lykken said similar incidents are happening “more
often than we’d like.”
DOVER, AR, 3/05/13: Larry Lindsey shot a .45-caliber pistol at his
wife for making too much noise while cleaning and moving things around
the house. She supposedly had disturbed his nap.
HILLSDALE, MI, 3/05/13: 16-Year Old Accidentally Shoots Himself. A
16-year-old Hillsdale boy is in stable condition after shooting himself
in the face. The public safety director says the teen was found in the
driveway of his home on Westwood street Tuesday afternoon.
ALBUQUERQUE, NM, 3/05/13: After an extended chase, police and SWAT
units cornered and ultimately shot and killed Parrish Clayton Dennison,
an armed man with a long criminal history and alleged ties to a white
supremacist gang. Several moments before Dennison was shot, however,
another SWAT officer accidentally fired his weapon. That shot did not
strike Dennison. Probably one of our least dangerous #GunFAILs, but
proof that it can happen even to highly trained personnel, in the heat
of the moment. Even if there's nobody shooting at you.
MANCHESTER, CT, 3/06/13: A police officer responding to reports of
a man with a gun on the campus of a community college shot himself in
the foot, Manchester, Connecticut, police said Wednesday.
ROUND ROCK, TX, 3/06/13: A Round Rock police officer accidentally
shot himself in the foot during a training exercise on Wednesday
afternoon. According to Round Rock Police Department spokesperson
officer Dee Carver, the officer was involved in a training that was
conducted by an outside provider.
SHREVEPORT, LA, 3/06/13: Another ass has been injured in an
accidental shooting. Also wounded: some buttocks. Authorities say the
woman told them that while mishandling a firearm, the gun discharged,
striking her near the buttocks. She is expected to make a full recovery
after suffering only minor injuries.
TALLMADGE TOWNSHIP, MI, 3/06/13: police say the 18-year old suspect
and the 16-year old teen were horseplaying around 9 p.m. Wednesday when
the suspect fired a round from a .22 caliber handgun, striking the
victim in the face. At last check he was in critical condition at
Spectrum Butterworth Hospital. Police say four other teens, ages 17 to
19, were also there. They were not injured. SO WHY DON'T I WRITE ABOUT
THEM? HUH?
CHARLESTON, WV, 3/07/13: a man who accidentally shot himself in the
abdomen went to Thomas Memorial Hospital for treatment, Sisson said. His
name and condition were not immediately available.
TULSA, OK, 3/07/13: A gathering ends with gunfire inside a Tulsa
senior living complex early Thursday morning. Investigators say four
people were in an apartment having a party when the owner decided it was
time for everyone to leave. The visitors didn't go, so the man grabbed a
gun and shot one of them in the chest. Seconds later, the shooter shot
himself in the arm.
VERNONIA, OR, 3/07/13: A domestic dispute between a father and a
son devolved into a wrestling match over a loaded rifle. The rifle won,
putting both of them down for the count with a single bullet.
MACON, GA, 3/08/13: Freedom and thighs cannot coexist. It's one or
the other, people. Shortly before 2 a.m., a man was accidentally shot in
the thigh when his weapon discharged when he was pushing a vehicle,
dispatchers said.