Man accidently shoots self in Nevada theater

[MichaelHarris]

"Police say a man accidentally shot himself in the buttocks at a Nevada movie theater during a showing of "The Bourne Legacy. Authorities say the man had a permit to carry a concealed firearm." So this is the guy who was gonna protect me in a theater?

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-08-15/movie-shooting-Nevada/57062366/1

[gejohnston]

1. sounds like a non existent holster

and a low quality pistol from the 1940s.

To answer your question, I don't buy the whole "sheep dog" meme, so no unless you happened to be sitting together in the wrong place at the wrong time.

[ManiacJoe]

2. An alternate possibility

is that the gun slipped out of his pants (no holster) and he mistakenly pulled the trigger during his attempt to catch the gun during its fall.

Modern handguns are drop safe.

[russ1943]

5. Good thing that modern guns are drop safe, otherwise they'd be DANGEROUS

'It was God's call': Shocking words of mother whose daughter, 6, died after her brother accidentally shot her. The mother of a six-year-old girl who was killed when her brother's hunting rifle accidentally went off says nothing could have been done to prevent her daughter's from dying. Haydee Stanovich made a shocking statement about little Jenn's death, saying it was 'God's call' that she took a bullet to her chest when a loaded gun fell off a bed and fired. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2187810/Jenn-Stanovich-Mother-says-accidental-shooting-girl-6-Gods-call.html#ixzz23XhgfRNd

Brother accidentally shoots sister after dropping gun. Posted on June 17, 2012 at 11:43 AM Updated Monday, Jun 18 at 10:17 AM. HOUSTON—A woman died after her brother dropped a gun, causing it to accidentally discharge and shoot her in the head on Saturday, according to police. She was 24-years-old. A bullet struck Rochelle Jackson in the head. She died at the scene. http://www.khou.com/news/Brother-shoots-sister-after-allegedly-dropping-gun-on-accident-159351445.html

Police: Dropped gun fires, kills man in Prescott Valley by Kayla Frost - Jan. 26, 2012 02:30 PM The Arizona Republic-12 News Breaking News Team Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2012/01/26/20120126police-dropped-gun-fires-kills-man-prescott-valley.html#ixzz21ZpYDaOO

MESA, AZ (CBS5) - Reason to go: Dropped gun fires in Walmart stall Posted: Feb 21, 2012 1:23 AM EST Updated: Feb 21, 2012 11:09 AM EST In Mesa, a man was inside a Walmart bathroom when a bullet struck just a few feet from the urinal where he was standing. http://www.kpho.com/story/16978166/reason-to-go-dropped-gun-fires-in-walmart-stall

Mother of boy, 9, who accidentally shot classmate pleads not guilty over firearms charges. Prosecutor claims mother and her boyfriend are legally responsible for the shooting. By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 23:39 EST, 15 March 2012 | UPDATED: 00:49 EST, 16 March 2012. The mother of a nine-year-old boy who accidentally shot his classmate when a handgun went off in his backpack has pleaded not guilty to the unlawful possession of a firearm. The boy took the .45-caliber handgun from a car glove box and brought it to Armin Jahr Elementary on February 22 in a backpack, authorities said. It fired when he dropped the backpack on a desk. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2115736/Mother-boy-9-accidentally-shot-classmate-pleads-guilty-firearms-charge.html#ixzz21a1GKODV

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado Springs man is recovering after he dropped his gun and it went off while he was mowing his lawn. Posted: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:00 pm Police say the man had a loaded handgun in his pocket on Sunday when it fell out, struck the sidewalk and discharged. The bullet hit the victim’s lower leg. http://www.starherald.com/news/regional_statewide/man-shot-after-dropping-gun-while-mowing/article_bfa5f9b6-a430-11e1-ae3d-0019bb2963f4.html

Feds investigating accidental shooting at Jefferson Barracks. February 28, 2012 3:56 pm • BY CHRISTINE BYERS • [e-mail] > 314-340-8087. ST. LOUIS COUNTY • No one was injured when a veteran outpatient dropped a small caliber gun inside the mental health outpatient center at Jefferson Barracks today at 2:30 p.m. The man accidentally dropped a small caliber weapon and it discharged in the foyer, said Marcena Gunter, spokeswoman for the St. Louis Veterans Administration Healthcare System. http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/feds-investigating-accidental-shooting-at-jefferson-barracks/article_3835e3d0-6257-11e1-b517-001a4bcf6878.html


No charges filed in accidental shooting at Inlet Square Mall ,by Ryan Naquin. Posted: 02.15.2012 at 12:39 PM Updated: 02.15.2012 at 5:50 PM Just before a veterans pinning ceremony, a woman was shot in the leg when a gun went off inside another woman's purse. The bullet went into the victim's right leg and lodged in her left leg. Police said gun discharged when the woman placed her purse on the ground. http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=719905#.Tzv_v1ym-Hc

(And my personal favorite)
By Mark Berman Opposing Views, Tue, February 28, 2012 It seems that a raccoon got caught in a trap in the rural town of Redfield Saturday morning, so 68-year-old Larry Godwin decided to shoot it. Well, the first shot ricocheted off of the cage and hit Godwin in the lower abdomen area. He then dropped his gun and it went off again, hitting him in about the same spot. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating, likely to make sure that the man is telling the truth and that the raccoon did not somehow wrestle the gun away from the man and shoot him itself. http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/animal-rights/man-shoots-self-twice-trying-kill-caged-raccoon

That’s a few from just earlier this year. Just the ones that made the papers, were reported and made Googles search. Maybe there are others and maybe there were some dropped firearms that didn’t kill or harm anyone sufficiently to have to go a hospital (luckily).

[Reasonable_Argument]

6. Well

The other tens of millions of gun owners didn't have a ND. Those seem like pretty good numbers to me.

[ManiacJoe]

7. Of course, guns are dangerous.

That is what makes them useful as tools.

[ileus]

3. Proper holster.

And no CC doesn't equal LEO....carriers do so for the protection of self and family. If you benefited from his actions (or any ccer) it's because you were in the wrong place at the wrong time. Remember your ultimate safety is based on your EDC.

[Hoyt]

4. Sounds like someone fondling his gun during movie.