[kAcknor]

Didn't see this posted. Don't like to see it at all.

"The employee who fired the shot that wounded Ryan was said to be feeling terrible about the accident."

I bet he does.

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[RKV]

Jail would not be too much. Basic safety rules were ignored - obviously.

[Integrityrocks]

Oh just great..... I can see the media jumping on this one. HANDGUN IN GUN SHOP TARGETS 2 YEAR OLD!

[Saundra Duffy]

Well, thank God the child is in "fair" condition. There is no excuse for this happening!!!

[stands2reason]

If it had been a hardware store and a nailgun, I wonder if charges would be considered.

Oh, lest I forget, DUMBASS! What kind of idiot works in a gun shop and doesn't know the basics of gun safety?

[Bud Krieger]

Miller says a store employee was showing a Walther PPK 380 handgun to a customer. According to investigators, for one reason or another, the employee put a bullet into the gun's chamber.



"Ex-employee" I would imagine.

[Servant of the 9]

Amazingly sensible media report. Not a single screaching gun grabber quoted. Sarah Brady nowhere in sight.

So9

[Levy78]

Again, an example of poor gun safety getting someone hurt. I have yet to hear of a gun loading itself, pulling its own trigger and injuring someone. This reinforces that we should be placing a bigger emphasis on gun safety. Nobody in their right mind would say that guns aren't extremely dangerous when mishandled. They demand to be treated with respect.... I'll say it again, GUN SAFETY.

Society will always be full of careless folks, but we should alwawys try to limit their damage via awareness. Unfortunately, a kid got hurt. Perhaps this story will cause someone to check the chamber before they handle a firearm when they may not have done so otherwise.

Peace,

Levy78

[stylin19a]

He went to eject the round by racking the slide, at which time the fire arm discharged,

Is this possible ?

[Dan from Michigan]

WTF was the employee thinking? I've never seen anything remotely like that in my life.

In the gun store I usually go to, if an employee did that, he'd likely be shot as well as fired.

[cajun-jack]

county prosecutor will decide if this "accident" will lead to any charges????????????

[BudgieRamone]

I hate to see this sort of stuff. I am a range employee and I try to be very conscious of my customers. That is not to say that AD's do not happen...we have had three in the time that I have worked there--about 4 1/2 years. And while I am not condoning what happened, when you work around firearms that much you may have the tendency to let familiarity lead to complacency. I think this is a good reminder that we should all be alert--especially employees in ranges--that the main safety is between the users ears, and it appears in this case that the "safety was off" and the finger on the trigger.

[humblegunner]

Handgun expert ping.

[Destructor]

I hate it when stuff like this happens. Aside from the fact that a 2 year old child was hurt-- idiots like this give the anti-gun panty waists more ammunition. The man responsible for this idiotic accident should be used for target practice!

[yarddog]

I hate it when one of these accidents involves a little child. I sure hope it recovers.

Of course the accident is the fault of the employee for even thinking about putting a live round in the gun. It certainly is possible tho for the gun to malfunction.

I can think of a couple of possibilities right off hand. I once had a pistol in which the firing pin jammed in the firing pin hole and protruded. I happened to notice it but if not, the gun would have fired as soon as a round was chambered. Another although at odds with what was said, would be if the decocker broke and let the hammer hit the firing pin.

[Lockbar]

This gun store employee is an idiot of the highest order. I have been going to gun shops for the past 30 years, and unfortunately I see folks of this "caliber" working behind the counters too often. Many Bevis and Butthead types.

[Zeroisanumber]

If you don't want a gun to go off, then don't load the damn gun. How hard is that?

I wouldn't say that jail time is in order, but a stiff fine and a mandatory safety course before returning to work might be in order.

[NRA2BFree]

This is such a tragedy. Prayers for this little baby to recover completely.

[paul51]

opened the sportsman's store about 18 months ago

I'm predicting a short run for this store, as it should be. There is no excuse for this whatsoever. It's lucky the kid wasn't killed. These guys should be selling something besides firearms.

[GigaDittos]

The Anti-gunners are going to have a field day with this. Time to ban all guns within 200 miles of any child. It's all 'for the children'.