How many things did this guy do wrong?

[billv]

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HOUSTON -- A woman was accidentally shot at a Kingwood restaurant on Thursday.

Houston police said a man was dining at Raffa's restaurant in the 1600 block of West Lake Houston Parkway at about 9 p.m.

Investigators said a gun fell out of his coat pocket. When the gun hit the ground, it fired and a bullet wounded a 78-year-old woman in the buttocks.

The woman was taken to Ben Taub Hospital and is expected to recover.

Police said the man has a concealed handgun license, but the restaurant has signs that prohibit guns inside.

 

[DougG]

First, it sounds like it must have been unholsted and in a jacket pocket. Bad idea not to have it secured at all time. You have to think about what will happen to my gun if I take this jacket off. He will most likely loose his permit.

 

[Unfettered Might]

He should loose his permit. It is completely irresponsible to have a gun upholstered. Those of you that conceal carry and don't use a holster should take note.

 

[Gallstones]

There are two threads on this.
http://www.usacarry.com/forums/concealed-carry-discussion/16260-careless.html

I don't know what site policy is if they get merged or not.

 

[Yrose]

I had not seen where the restaurant had a no gun policy. Bet it wasn't a 30.06 sign. I've seen very few in Houston.

 

[BigSlick]

He made several mistakes as noted above. The news report said the man has not been charged but most likely he will be hit with some form of a reckless endangerment charge. He should lose his permit to carry for failing to secure his weapon which resulted in a negligent discharge. He is very lucky the victim was not seriously injured.

 

[jsimmons]

He should loose his permit. It is completely irresponsible to have a gun upholstered. Those of you that conceal carry and don't use a holster should take note.

I tried upholstering a gun once, but it was too hard to get a decent grip on afterwards.

 

[Kasper]

I won't go that far and say you should always holster you gun. But I will say that if you are going to carry a gun without a holster to keep it secure it better be a gun that can be dropped without firing a round. Most guns today are made so you can drop it from 3 feet and it will not fire a round.My Glock is said to be able to fall without it firing a round but I am to attached to it to do a drop test on it and damage its good looks for it is not that good looking to began with. :sarcastic:

 

[double.tap]

only one thing he did wrong based on the information was not using a holster. carrying a gun without some form of solid holster or trigger guard is irresponsible as far as im concerned.

since the report says he was not charged with anything, i am assuming it was not a 30.06 sign in which case he would have been arrested on scene. he did nothing wrong if it was a "no guns allowed" sign.

most modern guns are equipped with drop safeties and firing pin blocks. a suggestion made on another forum was he could have tried to grab the gun as it fell and he hit the trigger (IF YOU DROP A GUN, LET IT HIT THE FLOOR). i know the ruger SR series was recalled before they fit it with the safe action trigger becuase they were discharging when dropped. so this could have been a dated firearm without safeties (i wouldnt carry such a weapon personally, but that doesnt make it a crime), a defective weapon design (manufacturer could be held liable), or he tried to catch it as it fell. impossible to say from the information provided

 

[Felix]

I tried upholstering a gun once, but it was too hard to get a decent grip on afterwards.

Brutal here. But UM can't claim a typo on that one, long way between the N and P keys. :redface:

 

[pinklady]

If you are going to carry a gun in your pocket it should be in a pocket carry holster IMO.