Vendor accidentally shoots woman at gun show, police say

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/06/29/vendor-accidentally-shoots-woman-at-gun-show-police-say/

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – A vendor accidentally shot a woman in the leg while demonstrating a gun and holster at a central Pennsylvania gun show, police said.

The Columbia County district attorney's office will determine whether the vendor, Geoffrey Hawk, will face criminal charges stemming from the shooting Saturday at the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds, Officer Brad Sharrow said.

Hawk, 44, of Warminster, didn't immediately return calls Sunday to his cellphone and business, In Case of Emergency Enterprises. He was manning a booth for his business at the Eagle Arms Gun show at the time of the shooting.

Hawk told police he thought the gun was unloaded when he demonstrated a concealed-carry wallet holster to the woman, Krista Gearhart, 25, of Orangeville. Gearhart was treated and released for a thigh wound at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.

Hawk told police he had done the same demonstration about 20 times without incident before the shooting, "racking" the gun's slide to clear it of bullets each time, Sharrow said. Somehow, the gun was loaded when Gearhart was shot.

Police said Hawk told them he had left the gun on display when he completed background checks on some customers and believes it's possible someone loaded the gun when he was busy.

Joel Koehler, the gun show organizer, said Hawk was asked to close his booth and leave the show, which continued Sunday. The show has an entrance sign that says "No Loaded Weapons" and Koehler said his staff checks all guns to ensure they are unloaded before they are brought in for display.

Koehler said Saturday's shooting was the first at any show he has held at the fairgrounds or anywhere else.

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[Novembro 1,763]

[spookyturtle 9,465]

First rule of gun safety, treat every gun as if it were loaded. Rule #2, never point a gun at anything you don't intend to shoot.

[Dakine10 5,452]

Statistically, its safer to keep a loaded gun in your house than a hive of angry killer bees. And they haven't banned killer bees yet! So all this gun safety hoopla is just a bunch of hogwash.

[lostinblue 1,989]

Sounds like an anti gun nut put a round in the gun when the vendor was distracted . Most likely running a background check. ....Makes good press for the anti's

[Dakine10 5,452]

Sounds like an anti gun nut put a round in the gun when the vendor was distracted . Most likely running a background check. ....Makes good press for the anti's

Why was the vendor distracted? You would think a vendor of all people would take gun safety seriously.

[lostinblue 1,989]

Why was the vendor distracted? You would think a vendor of all people would take gun safety seriously.

It take a bit of attention to detail when doing a background check. It sounds like you have never been to a gun show...?I do agree with spook treat every gun as loaded. That was his error. I doubt there was a lot of loose ammo rolling around that table at the show. ... Packaged yes but loose...

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Sounds like an anti gun nut put a round in the gun when the vendor was distracted . Most likely running a background check. ....Makes good press for the anti's

Speculation with zero proof. Because of course, it can't be the fault of the vendor. Negligence never happens does it.

[Dakine10 5,452]

It take a bit of attention to detail when doing a background check. It sounds like you have never been to a gun show...?I do agree with spook treat every gun as loaded. That was his error. I doubt there was a lot of loose ammo rolling around that table at the show. ... Packaged yes but loose...

So you're saying its a common scenario that vendors are not able to account for their firearms and ammunition at all times?

Sounds kind of reckless.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

So you're saying its a common scenario that vendors are not able to account for their firearms and ammunition at all times?

Sounds kind of reckless.

It is.

[lostinblue 1,989]

Speculation with zero proof. Because of course, it can't be the fault of the vendor. Negligence never happens does it.

Sounds like you has a tough weekend at your stamp show . Must have missed out on that rare find over there in England ... I almost pulled the trigger myself at a show a few weeks ago, a HK Heckler and Koch P7MP-13 caught my eye. Just a bit too pricey for the condition. to take home.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Sounds like you has a tough weekend at your stamp show . Must have missed out on that rare find over there in England ... I almost pulled the trigger myself at a show a few weeks ago, a HK Heckler and Koch P7MP-13 caught my eye. Just a bit too pricey for the condition. to take home.

Dude, what's wrong with you?

Why can't you just admit that negligence is more likely that conspiracy?

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

There were about 31,000 gun deaths last year in the US and about 90,000 alcohol related deaths

Alcohol is a drug that serves no other purpose other than to make you high, and it is highly addictive

It seems like if so many of you that "care" really cared you could save a lot more people by banning alcohol

P.S. I bet that would cut the gun death rate by a huge margin also

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Dude, what's wrong with you?

Why can't you just admit that negligence is more likely that conspiracy?

Everything is a conspiracy. Haven't you heard of the illuminati?

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Sounds like an accident. Kind of like when that instructor shot himself in the leg while giving a demonstration. These things happen unfortunately. I'm just grateful no one was seriously hurt.