Va. lawmaker accidently fires gun in his office

[donsu]

http://www.gunguys.com/?p=642


VA Lawmaker Accidentally Fires Gun in Capitol


We’ve gotten this story from tons of readers today, which is awesome, because we think it’s hilarious and scary at the same time. In Virginia, a state delegate was unloading his gun in his office in the General Assembly building, and accidentally fired it.
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Del. John S. “Jack” Reid had gone through this morning routine dozens of times. He’d reach into his pocket, pull out his small semiautomatic .380 handgun, release the clip and store the weapon safely in the desk drawer of his office on the seventh floor of the Virginia General Assembly Building.

But something went wrong Thursday. Reid’s pistol, which he said he carries for protection, fired as he popped the clip from the handle, sending a single bullet into the cushion of a bulletproof vest that was hanging from the back of his closed office door.

No one was injured, although Reid said he suffered a cut on his hand from the friction of the gun’s slide snapping back.

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“If you asked me if I ever put a finger on a trigger when I wasn’t at the shooting range, I’d say no,” Reid said at a news conference after his apology. “Whether that’s what happened, I can’t tell you. I really don’t know.”
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Sorry? You “really don’t know” if you’ve ever pulled the trigger of a gun you carry around the General Assembly building every day? Children tour this building. We hope that if a boy scout had been killed by this shot, the conversation would be a little different then a relieved apology.
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[Ian David]

1. Attempted suicide perhaps? n/t

[TomInTib]

2. "the back of his closed office door" And this idiot has a permit?

I mean, damn, who points the muzzle UP when ejecting a clip or cartridges?

At least we are safe from this fool under normal circumstances. Probably shoot himself first.

[0007]

5. He better be careful, or he could shoot his eye out!

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. Is it legal to carry a gun in the General Assembly bldg in VA?

[wakeme2008]

4. If you have a CCW permit

:grr:

[proud2BlibKansan]

6. MO is CCW but I believe weapons are banned in public bldgs.

[wakeme2008]

9. From the Roanoke Times

http://www.roanoke.com/politics/wb/wb/xp-50113

"The building was teeming with activity at the time, with legislators, staffers, lobbyists and citizens visiting offices and attending committee meetings"

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Reid said he has had a concealed weapons permit for about two years. But he said that he typically removes the ammunition magazine from his weapon and locks the gun in his office when he is on Capitol Square. He was in the process of doing that Thursday when the gun discharged.

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Gun-holders with concealed weapons permits can carry weapons around government buildings on Capitol Square. Lawmakers have defeated efforts to curtail the practice, but Reid's accident might reopen the debate.


..more at link....

IMHO the great work of the NRA... Now if one of their lobbyists had been hit :)

[donsu]

7. Virginia congress people are not known for thinking clearly re:

the one law maker who wanted all Virginia women who miscarried to notify the state gov. within 24 hrs.

(or was that N.C.?)

anyway, be surprised at any sanity coming from that body

[Lefty48197]

8. And he calls himself a member of the civilian militia ready to protect

America? We're f*cked.