Man shoots self and dinner companion in Mendon, NY restaurant

[TexasProgresive]

Accidental shooting in Mendon restaurant Updated: Sunday, January 5 2014, 10:12 AM EST Mendon, N.Y. -

A man in a Mendon restaurant accidentally shot himself and the person he was eating with on Saturday. The Monroe County Sheriff's department said a man was eating at the Cottage Hotel of Mendon at the corner of Routes 64 and 251 when his gun went off accidentally. He ended up shooting himself in the hand and ankle and also striking one of the people he was eating with in the ankle as well. So far, no charges are being filed.

Read More at: http://13wham.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/accidental-shooting-pittsford-restaurant-8541.shtml

[ManiacJoe]

1. Was there something about the article you wanted to discuss?

Not that there was much in the article capable of being discussed....

[TexasProgresive]

6. Just thought it was an interesting piece of news- Here's a couple of more detailed articles.

13WHAM-TV
2 wounded when man's gun goes off in NY restaurant
Danbury News Times-11 hours ago
MENDON, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities a 70-year-old man and his friend are recovering after he accidentally shot himself and the other person ...
http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/2-wounded-when-man-s-gun-goes-off-in-NY-restaurant-5117313.php

Accidental shooting in Mendon restaurant
13WHAM-TV-Jan 4, 2014
Pittsford, N.Y. - A man in a Pittsford restaurant accidentally shot himself ... said a man was eating at the Cottage Hotel of Mendon at the corner of ...
http://www.13wham.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/restaurant-shooting-witness-describes-incident-8549.shtml

[ileus]

2. I kind of like the manual safety on my CC PSD.

Just train to sweep it off...

Wonder if this firearm was being carried OWB or IWB? What type holster? What type of firearm? Was he dicking around with it with the ND occurred?

This story tell us nothing that we can learn that will help us be safer carriers.

[sarisataka]

3. My guess given the injuries

was something like:

"Hey look at my cool gun"
"Put it away be fore someone sees"
"OK, I'll holster it"*BANG (finger or object gets inside trigger guard while attempting an awkward holstering- hits the off hand, the ankle and ankle...

Dumbass should be charged

[ileus]

5. I think it went something like this.

Man this shitty gun sticking me in my side sucks ass....let me try and push this barrel out of my hip, or grip out of my side.

BANG hold through the hand...

IWB's great if you stand up all day, and don't mind wearing pants 4" too large in the waist.


OWB's great if you don't want to push, pull, twist, and constantly rearrange your firearm.

[sarisataka]

7. Quite possible

I will do IWB with a good holster but choose OWB whenever possible. Every holster must fully cover the trigger and not allow the gun to creep up

[ManiacJoe]

8. From the 13wham link above:

According to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, John Cassata, 70, took out the handgun to show his friends when he fired it by accident.

That would be a negligent shooting, not an accidental shooting.

[Straw Man]

9. Yup.

According to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, John Cassata, 70, took out the handgun to show his friends when he fired it by accident.

That would be a negligent shooting, not an accidental shooting.

It sure would. The suggestion that "the gun went off" is never accurate, and it encourages hysteria among the public by leading them to believe that the things just pop off by themselves.

[gejohnston]

4. I'm betting he had a cheap two shot deirringer

and/or had his head up is ass.