Woman on Toilet Accidentally Shot in Leg

[kiva]

TAMPA, Fla. - Authorities said a bullet from a gun that was accidentally dropped injured a Tampa woman sitting in a bathroom stall. Police said the bullet hit 53-year-old Janifer Bliss in the lower left leg. She was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.

Bliss was sitting on the toilet in a hotel bathroom when a woman in the next stall accidentally let her handgun slip out of her waist holster. The weapon discharged when it hit the ground.

Police said the gun belonged to a 56-year-old woman who has a concealed weapons permit.

The case has been referred to the State Attorney's Office to determine if any charges will be filed.

http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/offbeat/dpg_Woman_on_Toilet_Accidentally_Shot_in_Leg_mb_07122009_2662100

Thank goodness people with concealed carry permits are well trained and don't make mistakes.

[NightWatcher]

1. I dont know anyone who has dropped a gun and had it go off

I think this woman was just pissed that Bliss wouldnt pass her any paper under the stall.

[Ian David]

2. "I said, pass me some toilet paper, damn it!" n/t

[rocktivity]

3. Either she had a badly-made gun or a badly-made holster

But at least she HAD a holster--that football player who shot himself in the thigh had his gun stuck in his waistband.

:headbang:
rocktivity

[Faygo Kid]

4. Damn, that gets your attention even better than ex-Sen. Larry Craig's maneuvers.

Larry Craig - pro-gun advocate - is reflecting, "Why didn't I think of that?"

[TheWraith]

5. More than likely, this woman dropped the gun and tried to grab it.

And in the process, accidentally hit the trigger. Any modern pistol has safety mechanisms to prevent accidental discharge--as long as you don't do something stupid like grab it and hit the trigger.

[katandmoon]

6. Too bad she didn't shoot herself

[Tan Gent]

9. Yeah a rotten shame. When I read about senior citizens ramming their cars into storefronts

(which happens frequently) I have a tough time figuring out whether to ban cars...stores...or old farts.

[JerseygirlCT]

7. Right? Now if the woman who got shot had had HER gun,

it all would have been fine, right? :sarcasm:

[HughMoran]

10. Gunfight at the OK Rest Stop

:D

[proud2BlibKansan]

8. If she had been armed, she could have shot back!

Damn unsafe toilet stalls.

[Pavulon]

11. Lets ban concealed carry !

better yet lets get this person on record as to what happened. If she says the weapon hit the deck and fired and it is not some pice of shit 50 year old revolver she is a liar.

Weapons do not fire when dropped. They can be bashed in to uselessness before firing. I bet my pinkie she dropped it and grabbed for it or just pulled the trigger.

It is called ND and leads to criminal and civil liability.

[cwydro]

12. We recently had a cop shoot a gun off inside the police station

down here. And he is the Weapons Safety Officer!:rofl:

[Gabi Hayes]

13. something along these lines?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am-Qdx6vky0

[cwydro]

14. lol!

I remember that and was telling co-workers about it when we heard about the local guy.

No one was injured here though.:rofl:

[Gabi Hayes]

15. did you notice who made up the audience? and what the

reaction was? they just IGNORED the fact he was shot. nobody else seemed to be even slightly surprised

wonder what would've happened if there'd been a ricochet, or the bullet had hit him somewhere above the equator....