t gun shows in Indiana, Ohio and North Carolina, a total of five people were injured Saturday in accidental shootings as people flocked to the events on what was marketed as Gun Appreciation Day.
In Ohio, Medina Police Chief Patrick Berarducci said a 62-year-old man was shot in the arm when his friend, a firearms dealer, accidentally discharged the gun he had purchased from an attendee.
The man was taken to a local Ohio hospital, where he was treated for injuries to his arm and leg. Berarducci said the man will probably stay in the hospital overnight, but described him as in “good spirits.”
Berarducci told the Los Angeles Times that the gun show at the county fairgrounds was so busy that police had to limit the number of people entering.
Gun Appreciation Day, a grassroots movement started in response to President Obama and Washington Democrats' recent rhetoric on gun control, drew big crowds to state capitols nationwide that consisted of strong supporters of the Second Amendment. The show of strength by gun supporters couldn't go unnoticed.
Thousands showed up in New York, where Governor Andrew Cuomo recently signed a new strict gun control measure designed to make "assault weapons" illegal and limit magazine sizes. In areas of the country where open-carry is allowed, supporters proudly - and responsibly - exercised their Second Amendment rights.
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every 8 minutes
120 Americans died yesterday in their car
so your silly comments are dismissed.
Three people were also injured at the Dixie Gun and Knife Show in Raleigh, N.C., when a 12-gauge shotgun filled with bird shot accidentally discharged, authorities said.
Nice moral theater there, dud!
What I STILL can't understand is why people like you are so eager to have gub'mint minders in charge of EVERYTHING. I understand why the minders want to be in charge of everything: POWER. But why are you so eager to turn over the keys to them? I am truly curious.
All of history shows that big government leads to oppression. It is human nature to want to exercise power over other people, and the result is always less freedom. But I don't understand a freeborn American who welcomes that. Please explain.
accidents happen in cars too
every 8 minutes
120 Americans died yesterday in their car
so your silly comments are dismissed.