Two People Accidentally Shot At A Gun Show Safety Checkpoint On Gun Appreciation Day (Updated)

[Tx4obama]

Last edited Sat Jan 19, 2013, 09:44 PM - Edit history (5)

Source: Think Progress

If the gun advocates behind this year’s inaugural Gun Appreciation Day had hoped to use the day’s festivities to build support for their anti-regulation platform, they are going to have to wait another year.

Emergency personnel had to be called to the scene of the Dixie Gun and Knife Show in Raleigh, North Carolina after a gun accidentally discharged and shot two people at the show’s safety check-in booth just after 1 pm. Both victims were transported to an area hospital, and the Raleigh Fire Department announced that the show would be closed for the rest of the day.

Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/01/19/1473881/two-people-accidentally-shot-at-a-gun-show-safety-checkpoint-on-gun-appreciation-day/

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[div class="excerpt"]UPDATED: 5 People Shot At 3 Different Gun Shows On Gun Appreciation Day

Update
Two similar incidents occurred at entirely separate gun shows in the Midwest, one in the Cleveland suburb of Medina, Ohio and the other at the state fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Indiana. In Ohio, the local ABC affiliate reports that one individual was brought to a hospital by EMS, and in Indiana Channel 8 WISH says that an individual shot himself in the hand while trying to reload his gun in the show parking lot. That brings the tally to 4 victims of gun violence so far at three different gun shows during the country’s first Gun Appreciation Day.


Update
CNN is reporting that three people were injured at the gun show in Raleigh, not two as originally reported. All were victims of a shotgun that fired while the owner was removing it from a case.

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/01/19/1473881/two-people-accidentally-shot-at-a-gun-show-safety-checkpoint-on-gun-appreciation-day/




AND more detailed info here: http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/five-accidental-shootings-at-gun-shows-mark-gun

[Skittles]

1. the fucking morons are really advancing their cause

[DainBramaged]

27. It's as if the Onion decended on the show........

http://www.theonion.com/articles/wayne-lapierre-goes-on-harpooning-spree-to-prove-s,30947/

[uppityperson]

2. "a gun accidentally discharged". I love this sort of writing. Yeah, that dang gun, discharged all by

itself.

[rhett o rick]

12. I dont know. Strange things happen with guns. My father-in-law shot

a hole in their furnace with an empty gun. He swears the gun was empty.

[FailureToCommunicate]

39. Guns don't kill people...mysterious spirits pull the trigger sometimes...

[Tunkamerica]

59. He was having it inspected by deputies to sell

started to take it out of the case and it went off. Stored loaded. dumbass. I hope all three victims sue him. One was hurt badly. One or two of the victims were cops. They aren't allowing outside guns tomorrow.

I think, if they have to have these shows only licensed dealers should be allowed. But, there's way too much money involved. You should have seen the video of people scattering they played on the news.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

3. Are you making this shit up?

I know you aren't but it seems truth IS stranger than fiction!

[2theleft]

4. It is very wrong, on very many levels, to laugh when someone gets hurt...but,

I have to admit this did make me chuckle.

I love karma.

[cantbeserious]

5. NRA Advertising In Action - Can't Wait For The Ok Corral Sequel

eom

[Flashmann]

6. Two People Accidentally Shot At A Gun

Oh man........That's horrible.....If only they'd had............More guns.....

[NMDemDist2]

7. *snort*

[awoke_in_2003]

18. Guns don't kill people...

accidental discharges do.

[Politicub]

23. Accidental discharges don't kill people. Err... Tell me again what doesn't kill people?

What did they expect? This whole event is organized by extremists in order to attract more extremists. Too bad they didn't think through what they needed to do with the extremists with assault weapons once they're there.

[awoke_in_2003]

24. My response wasn't serious...

I was playing off of flashman's post which was a play on a gun nut meme.

[Politicub]

25. Mine wasn't either! I should have had a /sarc tag!

I was trying to be cheeky and it came across as trollish. Silkwood shower time for me!

[awoke_in_2003]

26. Oops...

sorry about that

[Politicub]

30. NP - just posting away on a saturday night

Happy that the president hasn't even been sworn in yet and he's already pushing for gun reform.

[BumRushDaShow]

8. Darwin strikes again. n/t

[Honest_Abe]

9. And one outside a gun show in Indianapolis.

http://www.wthitv.com/dpp/news/crime/man-accidentally-shot-outside-gun-show#.UPsiWydfDmA
Sorry, posted a link but it's not showing.

[Tx4obama]

29. Here's a link that works

http://www.wthitv.com/dpp/news/man-accidentally-shot-outside-gun-show#.UPsy8vImK7w

[Rozlee]

36. I think there was another one in Medina, Ohio.

I can't provide the link, though. It's frustrating because I just saw it on a Think Progress site.

[Tx4obama]

37. The OP up above is updated with all three

[Rozlee]

43. Thanks.

[Tx4obama]

50. You're welcome :) n/t

[Autumn]

10. So like, will they be able to attend the Bullets Going Through Bodies Appreciation Day?

They might be able to get a speaking slot on that one.

[bluemarkers]

11. oh y'all, it was only a shotgun ...

gun owners are so safety conscious


lol

[me b zola]

13. Are they going to appreciate the medical bills, pain, and recovery too?

[Robb]

14. "MY gun never jumped up and bit anyone!" "I only shoot paper targets!" etc. etc.

[appacom]

15. Karma, Karma, ain't the lady somethin'?

[DesertRat]

16. whoopsie

[muriel_volestrangler]

17. 'Dixie Gun and Knife Show'? Does that come with white hoods?

I see they've had to alter their website to say

The Show WILL BE OPEN TOMORROW 1/20/2013 at 10am


NO PERSONAL FIREARMS ARE TO BE BROUGHT INTO THE SHOW

[Rozlee]

19. At least the knives didn't stab anyone.

Kudos to them.

[freshwest]

48. LOL

[Iggo]

20. "Safety Checkpoint"

[CSStrowbridge]

21. Am I...

Am I a bad man for laughing at this?

Also, this was one of three accidents that happened at gun shows today.

[Politicub]

22. People who show up at these gun appreciation days are fools

I wouldn't put myself anywhere near a bunch of hyped up extremists.

[TheCowsCameHome]

28. If only the victims had been armed.......

[Protalker]

46. I think this is friendly fire.

[stultusporcos]

31. I know it is wrong to laugh..........................

[mbperrin]

54. I hope not. Because it's been 15 minutes, and I'm still chuckling.

Oops, another laugh out loud!

Ooh, I'm gonna go to hell....


"snort"

[Cobalt Violet]

32. Good thing those whom where shot appreciate guns!

[JohnnyRingo]

33. These kind of gun owners are the most dangerous type.

Unlike the typical owner who may keep a pistol in the bedroom drawer, or a hunting rifle in the closet, these people have a strange need to show them off in public.

They want others to see their massive firepower, like the guy in the park wearing an overcoat who exposes himself to young girls. It's all about shock value. By that measure, they think it's so impressive they just can't keep it in their pants, and it's all too likely to go off and hit someone. Even worse, they knew the TV cameras were showing up.

It shames me as a gun owner that too many people put me in the same boat with these perverted firearm exhibitionists. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, but sometimes a handgun is a dick, and this firearm free for all was promoted to attract dicks by the drove.

I really wish the Conservative Coalition, that dreamed this stunt up, would quit trying to help.

[Eugene]

34. Three hurt in firearm accident at North Carolina gun show

Source: Reuters

Three hurt in firearm accident at North Carolina gun show

Sat Jan 19, 2013 6:44pm EST

(Reuters) - Three people including a retired sheriff's deputy were wounded on Saturday at a gun show in North Carolina when a 12-gauge shotgun accidentally discharged as its owner was taking it out of its case, state officials said.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/19/us-usa-guns-accident-idUSBRE90I0L920130119

[Tx4obama]

38. I've added updates in the OP up above.

[47of74]

35. Appaling levels of dumbfuckery

[Squinch]

40. But this is at a gun show. There's no way anything like that could ever happen at, say, JC Penney.

[LongTomH]

41. Sigh.....and the day's not over yet!

Still time for more carnage in the evening!

[eggplant]

42. The only thing that will protect us from bad accidental gun discharges...

...is good accidental gun discharges. I guess they would pre-emptively accidentlly shoot the bad guns, preventing them from accidentally firing. Or something.

[OldRedneck]

44. From time to time . . .

From time to time I read something that is SO STUPID, all I can do in response is to slam my head into my desk, over and over and over.

This is one of those times: ". . . a shotgun that fired while the owner was removing it from a case. . . "

I own guns. Several of them. I hunt and shoot.

Placing a loaded weapon into a case is STUPID. And these are the highly-skilled, trained, experienced gun-handlers who are going to protect our children from the bad guys. I'll take the bad guys any day over these fools.

[leanforward]

45. Gun show shootings

These stories leave me shaking my head in disbelief. Makes me think it might be safer in a combat zone.

[Ash_F]

47. I thought the guns would have be more appreciative on this hallowed day.

[geek tragedy]

49. Poisonous snake appreciation day was their other idea. nt

[Historic NY]

51. The only one appreciating this will be the lawyers...

lots of money to make.

[Tx4obama]

52. The news of the three incidents has made it to the top of the front page of HuffPo and CNN

At HuffPo - under the top photo it says...

BLOODY SATURDAY: At Least 5 Hurt In 3 Inadvertent Gun Show Shootings... Dealer Shoots Man In Ohio... Shotgun Goes Off During Security Check In N.C... Man Shoots Self While Leaving Show In Indiana

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/

At CNN - Top left side of the front page here: http://www.cnn.com/

[rightsideout]

53. The latest gun nut phrase

"accidental discharge"

Guns don't kill people, they just accidentally discharge.

We'll be hearing the "accidental discharge" excuse for days following this nonsense.

[brooklynite]

55. Time for a NEW conspiracy theory...

Those were actually LIBERAL anti-gun activists who showed up with guns, INTENDING to set them off to ruin Gun Appreciation day, right?

[grantcart]

56. We should let these guys have "Hand Grenade Appreciation Day"

Where they are locked in an Armory with other like minded folks and they can play games like "Toss the Egg" but use grenades instead.

They could play "who can take the pin out the most times in a minute without dropping the grenade" although we will need video to be able to designate the winner.

[samsingh]

57. guns everywhere

[oxbow]

58. So can the NRA ensure that a gun won't accidentaly go off at school hurting a teacher...or child?