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[Garufa]

“Man accidentally shot at Maryville gun store”…by his own self.

https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/man-accidentally-shot-at-maryville-gun-store/51-0cfba6ef-32e3-41a8-b37f-015705505330

Edited March 22, 2023 by Garufa

[Dustbuster]

so now hes a "wholee roller"...

 

[Luckyforward]

Years ago at a gun show in Raleigh a guy shot his thumb off with an "unloaded gun."  I'm never completely comfortable at gun shows or gun shops.

[Jamie Jackson]

Good grief.

Well I wish him best and hope he heals quickly.

I prefer to shoot at outdoor ranges, like the Action Pistol range at ORSA where it's only myself and or a few trusted friends.

That said I do shoot several times a month at Range USA. Good people and good RSO's, but you definitely always have to be on the lookout for those shooting around you. It's a national phenomena.

After 50 years in healthcare, ER/ICU I've come to the conclusion that there is a great deal more "negligence" than the is "accidental"...

[tacops]

I am fortunate in that I do my shooting in my back yard.

[Snaveba]

Anyone heard from @AuEagle?

Edited March 23, 2023 by Snaveba

[FUJIMO]

Maybe he had this limited edition Nike rig

[AuEagle]

7 hours ago, Snaveba said:

Anyone heard from @AuEagle?

Can I help you?

[Snaveba]

Don’t you live in Maryville? 
 

Just funnin you. 

[AuEagle]

16 hours ago, Snaveba said:

Don’t you live in Maryville? 
 

Just funnin you. 

Nope. NE Sevier County.

[Snaveba]

Oops, My bad. that kind of kills the entire joke. 
 

[Smith]

I needed to hear this like I need a hole in the hand. 

[Frog4aday]

From the link:

"A manager told WBIR the man was trying to side holster a gun and shot himself in the hand accidentally."

Whoops.

[hipower]

Didn't he realize which end the bullets came from? 

Keep the fingers off the triger and not in front of the barrel when holstering!

[BigK]

Bless his heart

Leg, hip, or foot makes sense, but I wonder how he shot himself in hand while holstering.

[Luckyforward]

58 minutes ago, BigK said:

Bless his heart

Leg, hip, or foot makes sense, but I wonder how he shot himself in hand while holstering.

Makes 2 of us!

[Jamie Jackson]

I truly hate it for him as well.

Working ER for the past few decades I've seen similar related to using the non-gun hand to open or steady a less than rigid holster.

Reholstering should be a cautious and deliberate act into a well made holster that doesn't collapse.

 

Not saying that was what happened in this case, but I've seen wounds to the hip, lower extremities and even the non-gun hand that happened when reholstering,

 

Hope he recovered well.

[Grayfox54]

2 hours ago, BigK said:

Bless his heart

Leg, hip, or foot makes sense, but I wonder how he shot himself in hand while holstering.

Some folks like to use the off hand to guide the gun back into the holster. Commonly laying the hand on the top of the slide near the muzzle. I admit my own guilt in this until I finally broke myself of this bad habit. 

[Garufa]

29 minutes ago, Grayfox54 said:

Some folks like to use the off hand to guide the gun back into the holster. Commonly laying the hand on the top of the slide near the muzzle. I admit my own guilt in this until I finally broke myself of this bad habit. 

Is that what the “side holster” maneuver is they referred to in the report?

[Luckyforward]

 

[BigK]

41 minutes ago, Luckyforward said:

 

If it could happen to a highly skilled lawman like Barney, it could happen to anyone. 

[BigK]

16 hours ago, Jamie Jackson said:

I truly hate it for him as well.

Working ER for the past few decades I've seen similar related to using the non-gun hand to open or steady a less than rigid holster.

Reholstering should be a cautious and deliberate act into a well made holster that doesn't collapse.

 

Not saying that was what happened in this case, but I've seen wounds to the hip, lower extremities and even the non-gun hand that happened when reholstering,

 

Hope he recovered well.

I could see that, thanks. I didn't think about that being how it might have happened.

[Luckyforward]