TheBrown57 Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 http://www.rgj.com/article/20120814/NEWS/120814029/Sparks-moviegoer-shoots-himself-buttocks-police-report?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE&gcheck=1&nclick_check=1“Witnesses inside the theater at the time the shot was fired stated that a (man) was adjusting himself in his seat when a gun he had on him discharged,” Sparks police Sgt. Pay Dyer said in statement issued late Tuesday.The man immediately got up, apologized to those around him and left the theater before police arrived, police said.He later was found at a Reno hospital where he was being treated for a wound not considered life-threatening.“The (man) was cooperative with police and admitted that his gun fell out of his pocket and when it hit the floor it discharged,” Dyer said in the police statement.The man has a valid permit to carry a concealed weapon, Dyer added.One caller told police that seven to eight shots were fired in the theater, but police later determined only one shot was involved.“There was no panic in the theater as only five people heard the shot out of the approximate 30 people in attendance,” police said in an email about 11 p.m. Tuesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anden Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 30 people in attendance. The Journey Legacy must suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 I really want to see it.... I'm taking a gun too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent2406 Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 Why take one, when you can take them all!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitani Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 As a gun-illiterate person, question: If a gun is handled correctly, even if it falls out of a pocket, should it be going off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrown57 Posted August 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 As a gun-illiterate person, question: If a gun is handled correctly, even if it falls out of a pocket, should it be going off?If it was a revolver and the hammer hit the ground there is a chance for it to fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myhondas Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 As a gun-illiterate person, question: If a gun is handled correctly, even if it falls out of a pocket, should it be going off? In answer to your question....depends on the gun.....but then, if I had a gun that could fire accidently if dropped, I wouldn't be using it as my ccw weapon. imho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coyote Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 Unless it is quite old, a handgun should not 'go off' from being dropped. Usually what causes it to discharge is the person trying to catch it and inadvertently snagging the trigger... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrown57 Posted August 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 Unless it is quite old, a handgun should not 'go off' from being dropped. Usually what causes it to discharge is the person trying to catch it and inadvertently snagging the trigger...Good point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBBaron Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 Unless it is quite old, a handgun should not 'go off' from being dropped. Usually what causes it to discharge is the person trying to catch it and inadvertently snagging the trigger...+1 That is what I would suspect happen, he probably trying to remove some blame from himself by claiming otherwise. Or he could be slightly confused himself by what happened because it happened so fast. Still either way he was negligent in his handling of the firearm and was very lucky that the only one injured was himself.Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 I have only ever had one gun come out of a holster and it was during an impromptu basketball 1 v 1 against my sister. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attentiongetter92 Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 That sucks. Any charges come out of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoblick Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 Buy a holster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 I have only ever had one gun come out of a holster and it was during an impromptu basketball 1 v 1 against my sister.That sucks. Any charges come out of it?The basketball game or the theatre? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbot Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 I have only ever had one gun come out of a holster and it was during an impromptu basketball 1 v 1 against my sister.why, are you that bad at basketball? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 He's white and has a bad knee, how good could he be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbot Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 i mean.. he could practice some free throws instead of shooting his sister to win a basketball game, don't you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 Why was Plaxico Burress at the movies by himself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaNick Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 There's a negative mark the public and media will talk about. I am considering the ccw stupidowner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 He's white and has a bad knee, how good could he be?Two bad knees. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jst2fst Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 Really?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exarch Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 Why didn't I think of this during the notebook? Sorry babe, I can't finish watching this movie, I need to go to the hospital Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted August 18, 2012 Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 Buy a holsterYup..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDBGoalie Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 +1 to a holsterA weapon with a safety, like a 1911, won't discharge when dropped either... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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