A licensed
concealed handgun owner from Waco, Texas hurt more than his pride on Monday when
his weapon accidentally discharged while he was reaching for his wallet at a
Dallas Walmart store.
Police said that
Todd Canady, 23, was in the checkout line when he fired the pistol he was
carrying inside his pants.
"The bullet
struck Canady in the buttock, then ricochet on the floor and broke into pieces,"
KDFW reported. Two children and a woman were also wounded when they were struck
by bullet fragments.
Other reports
indicated that the bullet grazed Canady's leg when he dropped the Springfield
.40-caliber semi-automatic pistol. Shards of concrete from the floor were said
to have caused the wounds to the woman and children.
Although
injured, the suspect allegedly ran from the store when he was confronted by an
off-duty officer.
After catching
up with Canady, officers determined that he had a valid concealed carry permit,
but charged with evading arrest. He may also be charged with felony injury to a
child.
Canady was being
held on $1,000 bond. Raw Story
No one knows
exactly how many guns are owned by private citizens in this country, but
estimates put the number in excess of 200 million. What we do know is that every
year thousands of Americans are injured by gunshots.
fairlielaw.net There were
52,447 deliberate and 23,237 accidental non-fatal gunshot injuries in the United
States during 2000. webappa.cdc.gov As of 2007, 10.2
out of every 100,000 people were killed by firearms across the United States,
but that rate varies dramatically from state to state. In Hawaii, at the low
end, it was 2.6 per 100,000; in New York and New Jersey it was 5.0 and 5.2
respectively. At the high end, 21.7 out of every 100,000 residents of the
District of Columbia were killed by guns, 20.2 in Louisiana, 18.5 in
Mississippi, and 17.8 in Alaska. Arizona ranked eighth nationally, with 15.1
deaths per 100,000. thedailybeast.com Some common
causes of gunshot accidents include: -- Improper
handling or storage of the gun -- Failing to
use a gun lock or gun safe -- Failing to
restrict access to a loaded gun -- Handling a
gun under the influence of drugs or alcohol -- Improper
training -- Firing a gun
while unaware of the surrounding areas -- Improper gun
maintenance -- Straw man
purchases, where a person legally authorized to buy firearms does so with the
intent to distribute them to persons not authorized to carry guns.
fairlielaw.net
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