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VTFatBa*d · June 29th, 2009, 06:01 PM

Police say a man and woman have been wounded while trying to figure out how to use their new handgun in their Washington County home.

Police in Cecil aren't identifying the couple wounded last night.

Police say the gun fired while the couple were handling it, wounding the man in the hand and the woman in her hand and biceps. Both were being treated at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh.

Police say the couple simply didn't know how to operate the gun properly.

Read more: Man, woman both wounded while trying out their new gun

pcon · June 29th, 2009, 06:03 PM

nice...remind me to not go to the range with them

GunnyBunny · June 29th, 2009, 06:07 PM

Sounds like we have some future Darwin award winners on our hands!!

David in FL · June 29th, 2009, 06:07 PM

"Hey Marge, whadaya thank happens when ya pull this here thang......"?

TucAzRider · June 29th, 2009, 06:13 PM

That is what happens when people are not brought up with Gun's and learns safety,. We'll always have these kind in the world.. Sad for sure..

archer51 · June 29th, 2009, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boscobeans

Sad fact in NY. Most counties make you buy a handgun before you send in your permit application. When you get the permit you pick up the gun and it ends there.

Goodbye pistol and right to carry, unless the two of them have permits and the gun is listed on both.

bosco

Since this happened in PA I don't think NYS laws will have any bearing on it.

That being said I think the gun shop where they bought the gun (if bought from a shop) has partial responsibility in this. They should make sure the buyer has at least a basic knowledge of what they are doing. JMO

PastorPack · June 29th, 2009, 06:21 PM

Hey wait, I think I have been to the range with them.

Seriously, I'm glad folks are interested in their own defense, but i wish people would take the time to understand their weapon in a SAFE way.

natticarry · June 29th, 2009, 06:21 PM

I think to blame this on the shop is not the right thing to do. The dealership isn't expected to tell drivers how to drive safely, or a store that sells kitchen knives aren't expected to tell you how to chop safely.

boscobeans · June 29th, 2009, 06:22 PM

Archer,

Sorry about that I read Washington County and ASSumed it to be in NY..

bosco

Oldskoolfan · June 29th, 2009, 06:22 PM

How can the seller ethically sell them a gun they are not sure how to use?

June 29th, 2009, 06:01 PM	#1
VTFatBa*d Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Vermont Posts: 70	I d i o t s ! Police say a man and woman have been wounded while trying to figure out how to use their new handgun in their Washington County home. Police in Cecil aren't identifying the couple wounded last night. Police say the gun fired while the couple were handling it, wounding the man in the hand and the woman in her hand and biceps. Both were being treated at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. Police say the couple simply didn't know how to operate the gun properly. Read more: Man, woman both wounded while trying out their new gun __________________ Rob - The Vermont Fat Ba*d An armed criminal will kill an unarmed citizen with monotonous regularity. Trying to control crime with gun control laws is like trying to reduce drunk driving by making it tougher for sober people to own cars.

June 29th, 2009, 06:03 PM	#2
pcon Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: lakewood, colorado Posts: 965	nice...remind me to not go to the range with them __________________ *Μολὼν λαβέ* memento mori

June 29th, 2009, 06:07 PM	#3
GunnyBunny VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Victoria, B.C. Posts: 2,018	Sounds like we have some future Darwin award winners on our hands!! __________________ CCW permit holder for Utah, Pennsylvannia, Maine and New Hampshire. I can carry in your country but not my own.

June 29th, 2009, 06:07 PM	#4
David in FL VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Central Florida Posts: 2,325	"Hey Marge, whadaya thank happens when ya pull this here thang......"? __________________ "Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in a grey twilight that knows not victory nor defeat." Theodore Roosevelt

June 29th, 2009, 06:13 PM	#5
TucAzRider Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Tucson Posts: 792	That is what happens when people are not brought up with Gun's and learns safety,. We'll always have these kind in the world.. Sad for sure.. __________________

June 29th, 2009, 06:21 PM	#7
PastorPack Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,028	Hey wait, I think I have been to the range with them. Seriously, I'm glad folks are interested in their own defense, but i wish people would take the time to understand their weapon in a SAFE way. __________________ God is love (1 John 4:8)

June 29th, 2009, 06:21 PM	#8
natticarry Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: cincinnati Posts: 91	I think to blame this on the shop is not the right thing to do. The dealership isn't expected to tell drivers how to drive safely, or a store that sells kitchen knives aren't expected to tell you how to chop safely.

June 29th, 2009, 06:22 PM	#9
boscobeans Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: upstate new york Posts: 699	Archer, Sorry about that I read Washington County and ASSumed it to be in NY.. bosco

June 29th, 2009, 06:22 PM	#10
Oldskoolfan Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Normal, IL Posts: 457	How can the seller ethically sell them a gun they are not sure how to use?

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