Real gun "accidentally" left in toy aisle at Target

[Expat]

If there wasn't one in the chamber I would lean heavier on the conspiracy theory. Any news of it a round was chambered?

All I remember was that they said a loaded 9 mm Hipoint.

 

[cce1302]

They said it was "fully loaded" but they also said that OCT carried "automatic weapons" so your guess is good as mine.



Let's hope they announce the suspect's name before he can get his facebook page taken down or sanitize it of all MDA propaganda.

 

[Bobby]

Okay, I just don't know what to think. This happened at a Texas Target yesterday afternoon. What in the world is going on here??? Gun is "accidentally" dropped by oblivious customer. Employee then picks up gun and shoots himself in the hand.

Police: Man Mistakes Gun for Lighter, Accidentally Shoots Hand | NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Okay, I just don't know what to think. This happened at a Texas Target yesterday afternoon. What in the world is going on here??? Gun is "accidentally" dropped by oblivious customer. Employee then picks up gun and shoots himself in the hand.

Habit is going on. Guys get in the habit of pointing guns at themselves or others and then INGO acts all shocked and horrified that this crap happens.

Hell, look at the fights that erupt when I point out that ingraining bad habits like pointing guns at people leads to people being shot. You thought I had insulted their dogs or something.

Don't get in the habit of pointing guns at yourself or others and dumbs**t won't happen.

This has been your INGO Safety Nanny. We now return you to your regularly scheduled tinfoil plated conspiracy thread.

 

[beararms1776]

It's both disturbing and stupidity. There's no way, whoever did it, should have had the firearm out of its holster. If it was deliberate, someone is in need of some serious medical attention. I hope they find out who did it.
I'm with cobber.

 

[cobber]

Sounds like time for GOA to do a FOIA (or state equivalent) request for the surveillance video! And a serial no. inquiry. If it were to come back to an anti-gunner, they would probably screech about their privacy being violated...

And no, I'm not advocating a serial no. trace. Unless this is the owner:

 

[Ruffnek]

RTV6 just said it was a Hi Point 9mm loaded with...you can't make this up..."8 ammunition bullets" and the showed a CCTV picture of a young-middle aged black male holding a cell phone.They claimed that the man in the photo was believed to have left it there.

They said that a loss prevention associate saw empty toy wrappers in the isle and investigated it as a theft and then they found the gun.

 

[cbhausen]

Far too coincidental to be serendipitous for the antis... This was a plant.

 

[hoosierdoc]

If it was planted by a anti-guns advocates for political reasons they probably dont care if a kid finds the gun with a round in the chamber or not.
Plus some people do carry with an empty chamber so it could be a gun genuinely lost by someone as well.

A wise man once asked INGO how they carry. It appears that the majority carry with one in the chamber. It's not a perfect way to evaluate if it's a plant or not, but if 95% of people carry with one in the chamber and this did not have a chambered round, it could lead you to question whether it was a legitimate mistake or not.

Post-test probabilty, statistics, etc...

Do you carry chambered or not chambered or a revolver? - View Poll Results

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Hi-point left unattended? "suspicious male walking up and down each toy aisle"

Based on those facts, I will wildly speculate that its a criminal dropping a gun, afraid he's about to be picked up.

 

[cbhausen]

Hi-point left unattended? "suspicious male walking up and down each toy aisle"

Based on those facts, I will wildly speculate that its a criminal dropping a gun, afraid he's about to be picked up.

...which would be equally unethical and dishonest as a plant to use against us in this battle for hearts and minds... As if that mattered to these psycho *****es...

 

[cobber]

Hi-point left unattended? "suspicious male walking up and down each toy aisle"

Based on those facts, I will wildly speculate that its a criminal dropping a gun, afraid he's about to be picked up.

Wouldn't he drop it somewhere out of sight (UNDER some things, or in a trash container, say in the loo)?

 

[gregkl]

Or since it was a Highpoint, he wanted to trade up for the water pistol.

 

[JetGirl]

Tagged to see where the Hi Pernt came from.

Based on those facts, I will wildly speculate that its a criminal dropping a gun

Wouldn't he drop it somewhere out of sight (UNDER some things, or in a trash container, say in the loo)?

Not if it was Plaxico-Carry.

 

[ViperJock]

Some dumb ass Probably looking for a holster and saw a cooler water gun to trade it in for.
Or a sick **** who wanted to hurt kids.
or a sick **** that works for that **** watts.

whoever did it deserves to be fried. I'm going to target to look for free guns, I'll report back

Im going with deliberate. Whether it was a sociopath or a progressive...uh ignore the redundancy.

 

[Expat]

Here is the picture of the alleged suspect.
Myrtle Beach police investigate loaded gun left in toy aisle at Target | Crime | The State

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Wouldn't he drop it somewhere out of sight (UNDER some things, or in a trash container, say in the loo)?

Maybe. He's on his cell, he could be leaving it for someone else to pick up and wanted it to be on at an easily identifiable location. (Hey man, I gotta ditch this gun, come get it...its on the next to the top shelf on top of a Superman play set). The article says he spent some time wandering, maybe letting his buddy get closer? Maybe the toy aisle because he figured fewer adults would be there at 6pm on a Thursday vs other areas of the store? What height was it found out?

Thugs ditching guns don't always do so in what you'd consider a logical place. On top of the tire of a parked car, for example, used to be a favorite. That's "out of sight" unless you bend down, then its in plain view. Other times they are fairly methodical (buried in mulch). It just depends on the person, the situation and amount of time pressure, and what they have to work with.

Again, this is all admittedly wild speculation and I have no idea if that's what the motive was or not.

 

[TTravis]

If I wanted to plant a gun for the anti's to find and report on, I would find myself a used Hi Point and spend as little money as possible. Whoever planted it did not want to give up anything valuable. Isn't it strange that nobody showed up looking for it. If I misplaced a gun I would retrace my steps looking for it, and maybe stop by the store manager and ask "Did anyone turn in a lost gun?"

 

[HoughMade]

Hi-point left unattended? "suspicious male walking up and down each toy aisle"

Based on those facts, I will wildly speculate that its a criminal dropping a gun, afraid he's about to be picked up.

My first thought as well.

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

Frozoe did it?!?!?!?!