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Recruiter brings his unauthorized personal firearm to work & apparently has an ND while in the process of sitting down.
Sounds to me like he probably didn't have a holster for it...  Dumbass, they'll hang him for this.
 

 

 
Man accidentally shoots self at military recruiting office
Posted: Jul 17, 2015 11:48 AM CST Updated: Jul 17, 2015 6:47 PM CST
By Wesley Goheen, Digital Producer
 
 
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GAINESVILLE, GA (CBS46) -
A Navy recruiter is recovering in the hospital after accidentally shooting himself with his personal weapon that he brought to work Friday morning. 
 
Gainsville Police said he accidentally shot himself in the upper thigh. No one else was injured.
 
The incident happened at a military recruiting office on Dawsonville Highway.
 
Police said they are looking into whether the recruiter brought the gun for protection in light of the events that occurred in Chattanooga.  As of Friday afternoon, the recruiter who shot himself did not make any statements to investigators.
 
The policy at the recruiting center is indicated on signs posted on the window of the facility. It clearly states that no guns are allowed. Not even for recruiters.
 
The man couldn't have his gun on his hip because of the policy, but other store owners tell CBS46 that they heard the recruiter may have been hiding the gun in his front pocket. They say it went off as he was sitting down.
 
CBS46 has been told that this incident prompted a visit from people in Washington D.C. The Navy spokesperson is expected to make a statement on the incident.
 
Copyright 2015 WGCL-TV (Meredith Corporation). All rights reserved.
 

 

 

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Granted, if he was authorized to carry he could've & hopefully would've carried in a safer manner, i.e. holstered.
Pocketing a sidearm without a holster is asking for trouble.
Pocketing a sidearm with a holster may print more, but the print is more likely to be more indistinct than unholstered.

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Well our side just put 6 points on the opponents scoreboard.

 

Very unlikely it "went off when he was sitting down".  He was probably adjusting it because it was poking him.

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Why am I thinking "Burnt Toast" when reading this story

 

??? I don't know the expression.

 

 your toast when you break ordinary civilian laws, but fuck up with military rules and laws and you are in for some extra special treatment.

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