Man Shot At Denver Gun Show - Denver News Story - KMGH Denver
ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. -- One person was shot in the chest Saturday afternoon at the Tanner Gun Show in what witnesses are calling an accidental shooting.The Adams County Sheriff Office confirmed the shooting at the gun show being held at the Denver Merchandise Mart on Interstate 25 and 58th Avenue. The man was rushed to Denver Health for treatment. His condition is not known. Witnesses told 7NEWS that the man was unconscious after being shot.
Witnesses said the man picked up a gun from a vendor’s table and it went off. "He picked up a gun and it was loaded and he shot the guy next to him," said Mark Cameron."I started hearing, 'Oh my god, he got shot. He got shot in the chest,' " gun enthusiast Ken Gibson told 7NEWS. "It was just a dumb accident," Cameron said.
Authorities said they are still investigating and trying to determine what actually happened. The Adams County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Candi Baker said it is illegal to have a loaded gun at a gun show. The Tanner Gun Show states on its Web site that all guns brought into the gun show must be unloaded, including concealed weapons. All guns must be shown at the door and tied with a safety on the trigger.
Witnesses we talked to blamed the dealer, who they said should never have had a loaded gun on display. Other’s said the customer simply should have known better."Any gun you pick up off a table, you automatically assume its loaded," Cameron said. "It’s not a toy. It’s a gun."
Last September, a vendor at a gun show in Loveland accidentally shot himself in the leg while showing a firearm.
Illegal? Really?