Irresponsible Gun Owner
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Video Released: Officer Meant To Draw Taser, Not Handgun In Deadly Minnesota Shooting On Sunday
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BROOKLYN CENTER, MINNESOTA — An officer was supposed to draw her taser during a traffic stop Sunday afternoon, but instead drew her firearm. That resulted in a 20-year-old man being shot and killed, and protests followed through the night. Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon described the shooting as “an accidental discharge.” It happened as…
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Business Owner and Deputy Exchange Gunfire After Mistaking Each Other for the Suspect While Both Were Responding to a Burglary
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HOUSTON, TEXAS – A double-sided case of mistaken identity led to a business owner and a sheriff’s deputy exchanging gunfire as each thought the other was the suspect in a burglary that they were responding to. The unfortunate chain of events unfolded on the evening of March 23rd in Harris County, Texas. Fortunately, neither the…
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Police Called After Hospital Visitor’s Handgun Falls from Pocket and Discharges Inside Facility
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WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA – A hospital visitor was held responsible for allowing his concealed handgun to discharge inside Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center Friday evening. No one was injured, and police are calling it an “accidental discharge” of a firearm. According to police, Gary Cope, 69, was on the fourth floor of the hospital visiting…
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Midnight Taco Bell Run Propels Two Rocket Scientists Straight to Jail After They Fire Off Guns
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PORTSMOUTH, OHIO – A pair of geniuses were arrested after discharging guns from their vehicle while waiting in the drive-thru line of a Taco Bell. Portsmouth police initially received calls reporting shots fired just after midnight Monday in the 2500 block of Gallia Street. Callers said the suspects had fired several rounds in the Taco…
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SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – A 10-year-old boy is in critical condition after being shot by another child, and San Antonio police say it was “accidental”. Officers were dispatched shortly before 10 p.m. Wednesday to an apartment complex located in the 1700 block of South Hamilton Avenue. Upon arrival, the boy was found to be suffering…
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HAWKINS COUNTY, TENNESSEE – Pointing his shotgun at his neighbors and verbally threatening them during an argument about dogs and chickens resulted in a man being arrested and charged on Sunday, February 7th. According to the Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office, Timothy Pruner and his wife were awakened Sunday morning by the noise of their chickens…
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HARDEMAN COUNTY, TENNESEE – A 7-year-old boy was killed when a loaded firearm discharged while an adult was carelessly and irresponsibly handling it. Jonterrious Vernell Hampton is charged with Reckless Homicide in the child’s death. Hardeman County Central Dispatch was notified around 4 p.m. on Tuesday that a 7-year-old boy had been shot in Grand…
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CLARKSVILLE, TENNESSEE — A 2-year-old boy died Wednesday night after he was shot by another child in the home who had gained access to a loaded handgun that had been left unsecured. Clarksville police say the tragic incident occurred around 10 p.m. at a house in the 3400 block of Pembroke Road where three children under…
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CORNELIUS, NORTH CAROLINA — A mother is dead after one of her children found a gun inside her purse and shot her Monday evening, according to Cornelius police. Officers responded to reports of a shooting at Cornelius Village Apartments on Meridian Street off Catawba Avenue around 6:55 p.m. Upon arrival, officers found 25-year-old Gabriel Alexis…
