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February 13th, 2009, 02:27 AM #1
CCW'er shoots himself in the leg
Found this on another board.............
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news...05/detail.html
Hospital Visitor Accidentally Shoots Himself
Police: Man Reached In Pocket To Get Money, Grabbed Gun Instead
POSTED: 12:50 pm MST February 10, 2009
UPDATED: 4:29 pm MST February 10, 2009
LAFAYETTE, Colo. -- A visitor at Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center in Lafayette accidentally shot himself with his own weapon when he reached into his pocket for his wallet.
Police said the incident occurred around noon in the hospital cafeteria.
Steve Tapp, 59, was paying for his food when he reached into his right pants pocket and accidentally pulled the trigger to his .32-caliber semi-automatic Kel-Tel brand pistol, Lafayette police Cmdr. Mark Battersby said.
The bullet struck the man in the right thigh.
Hospital security officers followed Tapp to the men's restroom, where he was disarmed, and quickly taken to the hospital's emergency room for treatment.
Lafayette police investigators also took Tapp into custody, for unlawful discharge of a firearm.
"No other guests in the cafeteria were hurt," said hospital spokeswoman Kim Kobel. "Police are on-scene and a full investigation is under way to understand what happened and to ensure the safety of our patients, visitors and staff."
She said she understood the Thornton man had a concealed carry permit.
Tapp was at the hospital visiting family members.
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February 13th, 2009, 09:47 AM #2
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Stupidity point #1) gun apparently wasn't in a holster (or open trigger style holster being used)
Stupidity point #2) had other crap in same pocket as gun
Dumb Luck point #1) only carrying a .32
Dumb Luck point #2) Shot himself in a hospital
Stupidity point #3) Shoots self in building with an ER but runs to bathroom insteadLet us never forget the sacrifice of those who have fought for us all.
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February 13th, 2009, 10:22 AM #3
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Only way this story moves higher up the Darwin award ladder, is if he put the pistol in his mouth to hold while he sorted out his change....What a dumbass.
"I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty
than to those attending too small a degree of it."~Thomas Jefferson, 1791
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February 13th, 2009, 11:24 AM #4
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Hard to believe this story because a Glock and a police officer weren't involved. LOL
"Having a gun and thinking you are armed is like having a piano and thinking you are a musician" Col. Jeff Cooper (U.S.M.C. Ret.)
Speed is fine, Accuracy is final
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February 13th, 2009, 12:00 PM #5
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+1 strikes again...
/FWIW, semi-auto's without overt safety switches exacerbate the issue... but I digress.
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February 13th, 2009, 12:02 PM #6
Re: CCW'er shoots himself in the leg
[QUOTE=Steve in PA;611201]Found this on another board.............
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news...05/detail.html
LAFAYETTE, Colo. -- A visitor at Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center in Lafayette accidentally shot himself with his own weapon when he reached into his pocket for his wallet.
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Is this man's wallet made of polymer???? What a dumbass. Serves him right Just to bad people like us are the ones looking bad and unsafe cause of this bum...
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February 13th, 2009, 12:43 PM #8
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"Having a gun and thinking you are armed is like having a piano and thinking you are a musician" Col. Jeff Cooper (U.S.M.C. Ret.)
Speed is fine, Accuracy is final
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February 13th, 2009, 01:08 PM #9
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