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Man showing off gun 'safety function' at yard sale sends bullet shrapnel into person shopping and shoots another in the groin, cops say
Law and Crime ^
| July 30, 2026
| Chris Perez
Posted on 07/31/2026 8:21:24 AM PDT by libstripper
An Arizona man showing off a gun he was trying to sell at a yard sale wound up shooting a person in their colon and another in the hand, groin and leg, according to police.
Clarence Bodiford, 61, immediately fled the scene after accidentally opening fire on the two victims as they were shopping at a yard sale he was having in the Pima County community of Green Valley, police say. Bodiford went on the run for more than two months before being caught in Florida this week and arrested. He is facing two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; guns; oops; rtkba; safety
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Not very bright.
To: libstripper
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posted on
07/31/2026 8:23:34 AM PDT
by
struggle
To: libstripper
Is it just because he shot too low?
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posted on
07/31/2026 8:28:13 AM PDT
by
PghBaldy
(12/14/12- 930am -rampage begins... 12/15/12 - 1030am - Obama team scouts photo-op locations.)
To: libstripper
Clarence sounds like the type of guy that knew nothing but was always right.
(I reckon a squatter could have just moved right in.)
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posted on
07/31/2026 8:28:43 AM PDT
by
citizen
(All Bush-era RINOs have got to be primaried out.)
To: T.B. Yoits
The title is a bit misleading. Yes, the negligent shooter was at the yard sale and was trying to sell his gun, but the gun was not part of the yard sale.
The negligent shooter was a friend of the resident who was hosting the yard sale, and retrieved his own gun from his vehicle to show it to landscapers working next door who were asking if there were any firearms in the yard sale.
To: libstripper
immediately fled the scene Stupidity on top of stupidity. Did he really think he was going to get away? Now he has a couple extra charges added. And fleeing undermines prosecutors' willingness to accept the "it was a tragic mistake" defense.
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posted on
07/31/2026 8:29:51 AM PDT
by
Opinionated Blowhard
(When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
To: T.B. Yoits
Ah, that makes more sense.
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posted on
07/31/2026 8:33:53 AM PDT
by
citizen
(All Bush-era RINOs have got to be primaried out.)
To: libstripper
Maybe he was selling the pistol because he realized he wasn’t responsible enough to own one……
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posted on
07/31/2026 8:38:29 AM PDT
by
VanShuyten
("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals. )
To: libstripper
Rule One: All guns are always loaded.
Recently, a friend was showing me some of his armory and handed me a pistol which I’m sure he believed was not loaded. I checked it. Because OF COURSE I checked it. Full magazine properly seated and one in the chamber.
With his permission, I cleared it and we continued the ‘show and tell’ session.
Tragedy averted.
Training matters.
Good training and good habits save lives.
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posted on
07/31/2026 8:39:42 AM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: libstripper
hold on, let me pull this to make sure it isn’t loaded...
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posted on
07/31/2026 8:50:57 AM PDT
by
eyeamok
To: struggle
Just so no one gets the wrong idea.
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posted on
07/31/2026 8:52:59 AM PDT
by
TheDon
(Remember the J6 political prisoners! Remember Ashli Babbitt!)
To: TheDon
Oh, Magoo.
To: libstripper
No you damn racist Yogi Bear, this is not black people. The shooter is white and probably same for the two people this buffoon shot.
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posted on
07/31/2026 8:56:43 AM PDT
by
dennisw
(There is no limit to human stupidity. |||||||||||||||||||||||||)
To: dennisw
"The shooter is white ... "
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posted on
07/31/2026 9:00:21 AM PDT
by
TexasGator
(\'1/1.1Yn.11-1i11'./1)
To: T.B. Yoits
“...to show it to landscapers working next door”
Who is likely to be a landscaper in Pima County Arizona?
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posted on
07/31/2026 9:01:19 AM PDT
by
hanamizu
To: T.B. Yoits
A clumsily written article.
How unusual. I hope it doesn’t become a trend.
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posted on
07/31/2026 9:04:07 AM PDT
by
sjmjax
To: TexasGator
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posted on
07/31/2026 9:06:10 AM PDT
by
dennisw
(There is no limit to human stupidity. |||||||||||||||||||||||||)
To: struggle
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posted on
07/31/2026 9:07:51 AM PDT
by
ptsal
(Vote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***h)
To: dennisw
Are there other photos of this guy available ?
In a weird coincidence, another Clarence Bodiford passed away on July 26th. For the record, he was black.
Clarence Bodiford
To: libstripper
That name sounds familiar, nah...
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