He Shoots Himself In Leg Buying Milk

[Ted]

Does anyone know if he's a DEA Agent?

Todd Canady Shoots Himself In Leg While Buying Milk At Walmart; Four Others Injured (VIDEO)

 

[nsolimini]

Makes me sad that he actually had his carry permit.

 

[shortyforty]

Ok write this down , good shoot bad shoot or n.d. If you flee the seen you are or appear guilty

 

[RabbleRouser]

it's been said before and I'll say it here.....KEEP YOUR BOOGER HOOK OFF THE BOOM SWITCH!!!!

 

[Mackey]

Dummy

 

[manwithnoname]

Does anyone know if he's a DEA Agent?

Todd Canady Shoots Himself In Leg While Buying Milk At Walmart; Four Others Injured (VIDEO)

Ah.... milk leg.

 

[Double T]

Pocket carry FTL.

This seems very fitting (although I would argue the other 2 are of equal importance):

 

[CX1]

The bullet grazed Canady's leg before it struck the concrete floor, causing shards of cement to fly into the air and hit one woman and her kindergarten-age daughter, according to WFAA.com.
Four people, including Canady, were injured, according to the Associated Press.

And people wonder why a store would want to restrict legal carriers from carrying in their establishment.

 

[Fixer]

I can't imagine it going off if it was in a holster. There are 2 safeties he would of had to disengage to fire the gun. Hate seeing this type of story. makes us all look bad.

 

[daddymikey1975]

Pocket carry FTL.

This seems very fitting (although I would argue the other 2 are of equal importance):

not sure what safeties there are on his gun, but from what I read (could not watch the video due to firewalls at work) :

semi-automatic pistol he had holstered inside his pants.

if he was funbling in his pocket, how could a holstered weapon arbitrarily go off ? Epic fail from a licensed gun owner.. Agreed that it makes us look bad.

 

[goinggreyfast]

If it was an XD, there is a grip safety and a trigger safety. I find it odd that he could have had an AD with an XD. 1911 maybe???

 

[Indy Wing Chun]

I can't imagine it going off if it was in a holster. There are 2 safeties he would of had to disengage to fire the gun. Hate seeing this type of story. makes us all look bad.

Great point. I mean, one of the "safeties" is a grip safety. Makes me think there's more to the story than just "fumbling" in his pocket. I'm not saying it was deliberate, but just VERY negligent firearm handling in all likelihood.

Edit: goinggreyfast is a faster typist as well.

 

[Fixer]

Add one more rule to the basic firearm safety rules:

Don't put your cocked, chambered, & unholstered firearm in your pocket with your wallet!

 

[BrandonHtwo0]

If it was an XD, there is a grip safety and a trigger safety. I find it odd that he could have had an AD with an XD. 1911 maybe???

I think it is unlikely to be a 1911. The article stated the pistol was a .40 cal, and to my knowledge the springfield line of 1911s are chambered in .45 acp. I could be wrong though.

Likely an XD or XDm. Either way, he makes us all look bad and ill be happy to see his carry revoked. Hopefully the kid wasnt too hurt. HuffPo likes to blow stuff like this wildly out of proportion. If that girl was standing in the right spot though.... This could have been far more tragic.

 

[Excalibur]

Well the media has been known to be wrong about what kind of gun is in an incident. The article said "safety off". I think they do make .40 1911 style guns.

Also as most people should know. Get a damn holster. They aren't expensive. Raven is making a vanguard holster that's just a trigger guard so you can stuff a gun down your pants. Why are people so stupid and just stuff it down their pants with no holster?

 

[THard6]

'hate it when that happens..

 

[Mark 1911]

As raised a few times already, how do you pull the trigger on a pistol that's holstered? A holster would normally protect the trigger and prevent an inadvertent shot, even if the safety was accidently left off. Obviously something wrong with the way the article was written. I suspect the gun was not holstered, but just loose in his pocket.

What a dummy for fleeing the scene! If he had just stayed put, he would be in a lot less trouble and maybe even got to keep his permit. After fleeing, my bet he is no longer a proper person.

 

[TaunTaun]

I think this is a good reason behind OC. It makes sure the weapon is in a holster, therefore carried in a safe manner.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Another CCer beclowning himself?

OTOH, I've read this gun expurt forum INGO that tells me to "jist carry eet in meye pocket" is perfectly safe, besides guns are soooo safe.

 

[jgreiner]

Does anyone know if he's a DEA Agent?

Todd Canady Shoots Himself In Leg While Buying Milk At Walmart; Four Others Injured (VIDEO)

Must have been wearing some kind of FAIL holster.....