Several People Shot at Gun Appreciation Day Events

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

5 hurt in shootings at gun shows in Ohio, Ind., NC

MEDINA, Ohio — Accidental shootings at gun shows in North Carolina, Indiana and Ohio left five people injured Saturday, the same day that thousands of gun advocates gathered peacefully at state capitals around the U.S. to rally against stricter firearm limits.

At the Dixie Gun and Knife Show in Raleigh, a 12-gauge shotgun discharged as its owner unzipped its case for a law enforcement officer to check at a security entrance, injuring three people, state Agriculture Department spokesman Brian Long said.

Two bystanders were hit by shotgun pellets and taken to a hospital. A retired deputy sheriff suffered a slight hand injury.

The shotgun's owner, 36-year-old Gary Lynn Wilson, brought the weapon to the show to find a private buyer, Long said. Sheriff Donnie Harrison said that it was too early to know whether Wilson might be charged but that it appeared to be an accident.

The North Carolina show, which is held at the state fairgrounds, is a quarterly event that usually draws thousands of people. The two-day show shut down early Saturday but will reopen Sunday.

In Indianapolis, police said a 54-year-old man was injured when he inadvertently shot himself while leaving a gun show.

Emory L. Cozee was loading his .45-caliber semi-automatic when he shot himself in the hand as he was leaving the Indy 1500 Gun and Knife show at the state fairgrounds, state police said. Loaded personal weapons aren't allowed inside the show.

Cozee, of Indianapolis, was hospitalized for treatment. Police say the shooting was accidental and no charges will be filed.

And in Ohio, a gun dealer in Medina was checking out a semi-automatic handgun he had bought Saturday when he accidentally pulled the trigger, injuring his friend, police said. The gun's magazine had been removed from the firearm, but one round remained in the chamber, police said.

Police Chief Pat Berarducci said it appears the bullet ricocheted off the floor and struck the friend in the arm and leg. The man was taken by helicopter to a hospital 30 miles north in Cleveland, Berarducci said. His condition wasn't immediately known.

The gun rallies held Saturday coincide with President Barack Obama's unveiling of a sweeping package of federal gun-control proposals in the wake of a Connecticut elementary school shooting that killed 20 first-graders and six educators last month.

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I guess mass shooting can occur in gun friendly zones as well.

[ready4ONE 5,400]

Karma is a bee-yoch!

[Dakine10 5,452]

All this "we're safer if we have guns" stuff is just rhetoric? Who knew?

Edited January 20, 2013 by Dakine10

[james&olya 1,121]

Why do they need policies of having Sheriff deputies for security and no loaded weapons allowed inside the shows? If it is good for the gun show it should be good for everywhere!

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Last gun show I was at was decades ago. Do the local constabulary still record the serial number of every firearm brought into the event, as well as the name and driver license number of the person bringing the firearm?

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Funny to see who's staying away from this subject.

How could this happen in a place FULL of guns? Don't guns mean safety? I'm confused.

[scotinmass 588]

Funny to see who's staying away from this subject.

How could this happen in a place FULL of guns? Don't guns mean safety? I'm confused.

I see you've not changed your user name yet princess.

There were probably 10 times more people who accidentally stabbed themselves with kitchen knives that day. Guns don't accidentally shoot people. People accidentally shoot people.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

I see you've not changed your user name yet princess.

I can't come up with anything. And the term "**" rubs me the wrong way. I don't like when people use retard as an insult and that's too close to it for me. I'm no fun.

[scotinmass 588]

I can't come up with anything. And the term "**" rubs me the wrong way. I don't like when people use retard as an insult and that's too close to it for me. I'm no fun.

I agree. In MA everyone says "that's retahded" (I didn't misspell that!) It's just wrong.

[Pooky 3,839]

I agree. In MA everyone says "that's retahded" (I didn't misspell that!) It's just wrong.

In Maine, they just add a couple of "a"s to the word.

As for the gun shows, I guess you can't fix stoopid. in each case, essential weapon safety procedures were missed, or just ignored. It's not criminal, just kinda dumb.

[scotinmass 588]

In Maine, they just add a couple of "a"s to the word.

Yup. I'm in Maine right now but I'm heading back to Mass soon to watch the big game.

Go Pats!!

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

It's not criminal, just kinda dumb.

Dumb and obviously not qualified to handle a firearm responsibly. And yet, they all get to handle firearms.

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

Dumb and obviously not qualified to handle a firearm responsibly. And yet, they all get to handle firearms.

I would expect every one of them to be charged with something.

Edited January 20, 2013 by Usui Takumi

[Pooky 3,839]

I would expect every one of them to be charged with something.

Charged with what? Careless dumba$$ery in the second degree?

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

Charged with what? Careless dumba$$ery in the second degree?

I was thinking endangerment, but after looking not one charge has been filed.