Man Shoots Himself In The Groin in Walmart Meat Department

By Tom Knighton

A ton of people will carry their firearms inside the waistband of their pants near the appendix area. I, for one, have always been terrified of doing so. Why? Because there are a few cases where someone does something stupid and shoots themselves.

You know, cases like this one.

A man was taken to a hospital in Arizona this week after shooting himself in the groin area inside a Walmart in Buckeye, Maricopa County.

The local police department tweeted on Tuesday officers were working with what appeared to be a “self-inflicted accidental shooting” inside the Watson and Yuma Walmart.

Buckeye PD later confirmed in an update: “Adult male accidentally shot himself in the groin area inside the Walmart Watson & Yuma. Being transported to hospital. No other injuries.”

The Arizona Republic newspaper reported the incident occurred at around 6:30 p.m. after a semiautomatic handgun that was being held in the man’s waistband began to slip. The gun, which was not in a holster, discharged as he attempted to reposition it, the man told cops.

The Arizona Republic reported when police officers responded to the gun shot the man was found in the meat section of the Walmart store with …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms