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Zorro

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Fri Apr 7, 2017, 05:23 PM Apr 2017

Man Accidentally Shoots Himself at NRA Headquarters: Police

A National Rifle Association employee accidentally shot himself while doing firearms training at the organization's headquarters, according to police.

The 46-year-old man's pistol accidentally discharged Thursday afternoon as he holstered the gun in Fairfax County, Virginia, police said.

The accidental shooting happened at the NRA's National Firearms Museum at 11250 Waples Mill Road in Fairfax.

The employee suffered a minor wound to his lower body and was taken to a hospital for treatment, police said.

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Man-Accidentally-Shoots-Himself-at-NRA-Headquarters-418677433.html

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Man Accidentally Shoots Himself at NRA Headquarters: Police (Original Post) Zorro Apr 2017 OP
Good guy with a gun? muntrv Apr 2017 #1
If only his leg had been armed. louis-t Apr 2017 #2
+1000 dchill Apr 2017 #3
Shouldn't this be in that gun forum? angstlessk Apr 2017 #4
Brilliant. nt Ilsa Apr 2017 #5
Darwinism? BSdetect Apr 2017 #6
Don't you know we're riding on the schadenfreude express? Girard442 Apr 2017 #7
And these people vote.. Initech Apr 2017 #8
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