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    Stupid adults..............

    http://news.yahoo.com/two-women-woun...012936996.html

    Not the kind of shootout you want to see a game end in?


    At least it wasn't sudden death?

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    And then there are accidental shootings...

    http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/01...round-the-u-s/

    Five woundings at three gun shows. I'm not saying ban gun shows; just where do accidental shootings fit into the stats?

    Accidental gunfire at three gun shows around the United States on Saturday left five injured, authorities said, the same day that thousands of gun advocates gathered peacefully at state capitals around the U.S. to rally against stricter firearm limits.
    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.
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    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 calibre 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.
    The gun rallies held Saturday coincide with President Barack Obama’s unveiling of a sweeping package of federal gun-control proposals in the wake of a Connecticut elementary school shooting that killed 20 first-graders and six educators last month.
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    In the case of the shotgun, according to the comments on the local media's website, the shotgun was actually discharged by the officer who was supposed to be clearing it, not the owner of the firearm.

    Of course Police never make mistakes, and the media doesn't give any bias to the coverage.

    The dumb redneck just makes for a better story, so accurate or not, run with it.
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    Quote from article on gun show shooting. " he accidentally pulled the trigger"


    Never undestood how this can happen. Either you pull it or you don't, nothing accidental about it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by lizbud View Post
    Quote from article on gun show shooting. " he accidentally pulled the trigger"


    Never undestood how this can happen. Either you pull it or you don't, nothing accidental about it.
    I can think of a number of ways it can happen, mainly involving a piece of the case hitting the trigger while opening the case, however, the Army's term for it is negligent discharge, which is completely accurate.
    Unless it's in a holster, there shouldn't be a round in the chamber, and only an idiot carries locked+cocked. That's why they make double action triggers.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lady's Human View Post
    I can think of a number of ways it can happen, mainly involving a piece of the case hitting the trigger while opening the case, however, the Army's term for it is negligent discharge, which is completely accurate.
    Unless it's in a holster, there shouldn't be a round in the chamber, and only an idiot carries locked+cocked. That's why they make double action triggers.

    Not that dumb thing. This dumb thing. http://www.theindychannel.com/news/l...te-fairgrounds
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    And the media lies yet again

    http://www.ijreview.com/2013/01/3020...town-shooting/

    The perp didn't even use the assault rifle, it was found in his car. The initial reports were correct.

    Now can we get a nationwide retraction of the story and a nationwide end to the hullaballoo over a non-issue?
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    I will not hold my breath - if there is a retraction it will likely be done as quietly as possible, if at all.
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