Holsters Good... Shooting Self Bad....

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Man Accidentally Shoots Himself At Tennessee Walmart

CATHERINE THOMPSON –

Police Said a man accidentally shot himself in the leg Wednesday inside a Walmart in Antioch, Tenn., The Tennessean reported.

The man, 21, was a handgun carry permit holder and had an unholstered .40-caliber pistol in his waistband, police said. When he reached for the gun to prevent it from slipping as he approached the Walmart checkout line, the firearm discharged a single round into his leg.

The man suffered a minor leg injury and no charges are expected to be filed, according to the newspaper.

[30Glock]

How long before Walmart follows in Starbucks footsteps?

[sprrdhawk44]

Clearly the problem was the chambered round.

[Pilot321]

Clearly the problem was the chambered round.

lol! Another in the waistband, no holster negligent discharge. As the title says, "Holsters Good". Maybe the NRA needs to do even more on carrying a pistol safely with proper, trigger covering holsters (especially for Glocks) as number one.

[spartakis252]

Good thing it was just a .40, if it were a .45 he'd be dead.

[Kchristy]

Good thing it was just a .40, if it were a .45 he'd be dead.

Good thing it was only a .45, if it had been a desert eagle chambered in 50 cal Armageddon would have occurred.

[Gun]

He went there to buy an Uncle Mikes holster, and Walmart was out.

[rmagill]

Well, at least no innocent bystanders were hurt as a result, and I am pretty sure he is glad only his leg was shot.

Morals of the story:
1) Don't carry a loaded gun around without a holster.

2) If your gun starts to fall, let it. It probably won't go off from hitting the floor, but it might go off if you grab it wrong.

[MOUNTAINORACLE]

A proud graduate of the Plaxico Burress School of gun handling

[zeroflat24]

Too bad he didnt aim a little more left or a little more right to stop his genes from spreading. How stupid can one be?