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HOUSTON -
The man whose gun accidentally went off inside Bush Intercontinental Airport Monday made his first court appearance.
Investigators said Joseph Austin was at the Delta Airlines ticket counter in Terminal A when he noticed his pistol was still loaded. Austin, 45, was trying to unload the gun when it fired.
Police said the fragment nicked a man's leg but did not break the skin. The man was able to continue on his flight.
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Austin, who was traveling back to Kansas after visiting friends in Houston, was immediately taken into custody and charged with misdemeanor deadly conduct.
Austin posted a $1,000 bond.
The Transportation and Safety Authority requires a gun and ammunition to be separated, and the gun in a locked case, before they allow the weapon to be checked in with luggage and loaded on a plane
“I thought it was empty” is the single most common excuse when somebody “accidentally” discharges a weapon.
There are no accidents with guns.
There. Are. No. Accidents.
It’s a killing machine. You’re responsible. Period. No exceptions.
We start right there: anyone who picks up a gun is responsible for its condition. No excuses. Misdemeanor for failure to know the condition of your weapon if only property damage is involved, felony negligence if somebody is injured including yourself, manslaughter if somebody dies.
http://www.stonekettle.com/2015/06/bang-bang-sanity.html
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There are no accidents with guns.
There. Are. No. Accidents.
It’s a killing machine. You’re responsible. Period. No exceptions.
We start right there: anyone who picks up a gun is responsible for its condition. No excuses. Misdemeanor for failure to know the condition of your weapon if only property damage is involved, felony negligence if somebody is injured including yourself, manslaughter if somebody dies.
http://www.stonekettle.com/2015/06/bang-bang-sanity.html
?imgmax=800
