Guns don't shoot people. People shoot people

[sarettah]

http://www.cleveland.com/nation/inde...pa_gun_sh.html

Vendor kicked out of Pa. gun show after he accidentally shoots woman in leg

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. -- A vendor accidentally shot a woman in the leg while demonstrating a gun and holster at a central Pennsylvania gun show, police said.

The Columbia County district attorney's office will determine whether the vendor, Geoffrey Hawk, will face criminal charges stemming from the shooting Saturday at the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds, Officer Brad Sharrow said.

eagle.jpg Hawk, 44, of Warminster, didn't immediately return calls Sunday to his cellphone and business, In Case of Emergency Enterprises. He was manning a booth for his business at the Eagle Arms Gun Show at the time of the shooting.
Hawk told police he thought the gun was unloaded when he demonstrated a concealed-carry wallet holster to the woman, Krista Gearhart, 25, of Orangeville. Gearhart was treated and released for a thigh wound at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.

Hawk told police he had done the same demonstration about 20 times without incident before the shooting, "racking" the gun's slide to clear it of bullets each time, Sharrow said. Somehow, the gun was loaded when Gearhart was shot.

Police said Hawk told them he had left the gun on display when he completed background checks on some customers and believes it's possible someone loaded the gun when he was busy.

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[SilentKnight]

Originally Posted by sarettah

he thought the gun was unloaded

Guess he "thought" wrong.

First rule of handling a gun - check to ensure there isn't a round chambered.

Don't assume.

[mikesouth]

Treat every gun as if it is loaded plain and simple

never point a gun at anything you do not intend to KILL

never hesitate to pull the trigger

[freecartoonporn]

Rule i: All guns are always loaded

rule ii: Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy

rule iii: Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target

rule iv: Be sure of your target

[wanted]

WRONG.

Guns shoot people too.

http://www.theledger.com/article/200...NEWS/910039958

[Rochard]

Guns don't shoot people, people shoot people.

But if people didn't have guns... Then people wouldn't be able to shoot people.

[wanted]

Originally Posted by Rochard

Guns don't shoot people, people shoot people.

But if people didn't have guns... Then people wouldn't be able to shoot people.

Yeah! I miss the time people were beating each other up.

[vegasbobby]

[420]

Originally Posted by Rochard

Guns don't shoot people, people shoot people.

But if people didn't have guns... Then people wouldn't be able to shoot people.

Also true if they didn't have bullets, gunpowder, brass. But they do, so now what?

[420]

Originally Posted by 420

Also true if they didn't have bullets, gunpowder, brass. But they do, so now what?

I answered my own question. Kevlar clothing, that's the next big thing.

[michael.kickass]

Originally Posted by wanted

Yeah! I miss the time people were beating each other up.

Yeah me too, those were the days.

[Barry-xlovecam]

How about: Stupid, negligent people shoot other people by "accident." </thread closed>

[directfiesta]

If only there would have been another '' good guy '' vendor with a loaded gun .... He could have taken this guy out

[XMaster]

[slapass]

Originally Posted by michael.kickass

Yeah me too, those were the days.

Too bad they didn't exist. Much less likely to be murdered now then when "those days" were.

[brassmonkey]

Originally Posted by XMaster