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Car salesman shoots self in foot
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:33 pm
by Lucky45
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
By TJ Aulds / KHOU.com
Dickinson police were called to a car dealership Tuesday afternoon after one of the salesmen shot himself in the foot.
Police Chief Ron Morales said the sales man was talking with fellow employees at the dealership in the 3300 block of Interstate 45 South with his hands in his pocket when he “somehow just pulled the trigger.� The mishap occurred about 1:30 p.m.
Morales said the salesman, who is also a reserve deputy for the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, had a pistol in his pocket when it went off. The weapon was a small pistol .380-caliber Kel-Tec, a popular handgun among police officers.
The injured man was taken to a local hospital. The extent of his foot injury was not known Tuesday afternoon. Kel-Tec handguns
Why were the police called, instead of the ambulance? Did he need permission to carry on premises? Or did they think he was a crazy employee about to set it off and didn't know he was a reserve cop?
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:50 pm
by TIN BENDER
PLEASE PLEASE ; KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE THING THAT MAKES THE GUN GO KA-BOOM ! !
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 6:27 pm
by RedRaider
TIN BENDER wrote:PLEASE PLEASE ; KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE THING THAT MAKES THE GUN GO KA-BOOM ! !
Obviously good advice......also a pocket holster that covers the trigger guard might be helpful. I have one for my Kel-Tec.
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:21 pm
by carlson1
That took some effort. Kel Tecs have long trigger pulls.
Re: Car salesman shoots self in foot
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:45 pm
by txinvestigator
Lucky45 wrote:
Why were the police called, instead of the ambulance? Did he need permission to carry on premises? Or did they think he was a crazy employee about to set it off and didn't know he was a reserve cop?
I imagine 911 was called. In all shootings the police are dispatched along with medical.
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:47 pm
by zigzag
I hope he be okey. AD should always been in our mine esp with pocket pistols.
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 8:12 pm
by Skiprr
carlson1 wrote:That took some effort. Kel Tecs have long trigger pulls.
And a pretty heavy DAO pull, as well as lengthy. If it was a stock P3AT, I can't imagine how you could "accidentally" pull the trigger unless you were consciously squeezing that lil' sucker.
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 8:50 pm
by zigzag
It must have been a key in his pocket that cause the discharge. Hope he gets out of the hospital soon, we need more reserve cops in Tx.
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 8:52 pm
by Greybeard
Yep, booger hook musta tugged on that bang switch pretty hard.
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:28 pm
by longtooth
Greybeard wrote:Yep, booger hook musta tugged on that bang switch pretty hard.
Happen every time a guy is practicing half travel on the trigger pull. I have to call that one a NEGLEGENT discharge.
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:30 pm
by zigzag
I bet he has HP ammo loaded on that Keltec. It aint nice. I hope it did nt get some metatarsal bones you know.
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 10:30 pm
by gregthehand
Maybe he was telling someone what a smoking deal he was going to give them and got carried away!!!!
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 11:07 pm
by longtooth
We can wag our head at this but if the guy has a CHL & sarah finds out about it, wont be good PR for us. Neglegence & accidents are not only dangerous but damaging too.
be careful, Be Careful, BE CAREFUL.
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 11:46 pm
by Thane
Morales said the salesman, who is also a reserve deputy for the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, had a pistol in his pocket when it went off. The weapon was a small pistol .380-caliber Kel-Tec, a popular handgun among police officers.
Anybody else notice this bit?
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:23 am
by paulbrodt
I am just glad to hear it hit his foot. You know the first thing I think of when I hear accidental shooting from a gun in someones pocket...........