That was no turkey, that was his friend

A 29-year-old Maine man shot his 30-year-old friend with a 12-gauge shotgun while out turkey hunting. Surgeons removed pellets from the face, neck and upper left torso of the victim. The wounds were described as serious.
"This is a case of mistaken identity of a target," said a spokesman for the Maine Warden Service. "Wild turkeys have very sharp eyesight. To hunt them effectively, hunters usually dress in camouflage. That makes the hunters very difficult to see."
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Man commits suicide, kills wife by accident

A 70-year-old Kansas man committed suicide by shooting himself in the head. He was lying in bed when he pulled the trigger. The bullet passed through his head and then struck and killed his 66-year-old wife who was sleeping beside him.
There is no indication that he intended to injure his wife. "I've never worked one like this before," said a Wichita policeman.
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The problem with keeping a loaded gun under the couch.

Two 19-year-olds were playing video games at a home in Ogden, Utah when one of them found a loaded .22-caliber rifle under the couch. The teen picked up the gun, pointed it at his friend and pulled the trigger.
According to police, the bullet struck the man in the back, traveled along his side and exited his left side. No vital organs were injured.
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He was putting his loaded gun into a drawer when.......

A Tennessee man shot himself in the hand while putting a loaded.38-caliber handgun with the safety off into a drawer. Justin Elliott told police he was putting the loaded gun back in a drawer in his bedroom when the hammer got caught on the rim of the drawer and the gun discharged.
In March Elliott was arrested for criminal trespassing and public intoxication.
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Guilty plea brings peace to family.

A 22-year-old Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of his 20-year-old friend. Under the terms of the agreement he will serve up to four years in jail. He insists the shooting was an accident.
On the night of the shooting he unloaded the gun and set it aside to finish eating. When he picked up the .38-caliber handgun it unintentionally discharged, striking his friend in the abdomen, killing him.
Jonathan Reyes said he is "very against guns" but began to carry one to protect himself and his family. He said that he had had a gun pulled on him 12 times, his brother was shot at twice and his mother was "jumped by 30 people."
He said he "obtained a permit and carried a gun because he was the only one in his family who could do so legally."
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PA turkey hunting season opens with tragedies.

The first day of turkey hunting season in PA was marred when one hunter was shot and killed and another critically wounded in unrelated, unintentional shootings.
A 67-year-old Windham Township man was shot and killed by a 77-year-old hunter who mistook the man for a turkey. The two were not hunting together.
In an unrelated incident, a New Berlin man was wounded by "another shotgun-wielding hunter." The two were not hunting together. The man is currently in critical condition.
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Detroit police chief laments irresponsible gun owners.

Last Friday a two-year-old girl was shot in the head by her 4-year-old relative. The girl is currently in critical condition. When her father heard the shot he came running in the room and found the four-year-old holding the .22 caliber handgun, apologizing for what happened.
Detroit police chief pointed out that in the last six months there have been other accidental shootings involving children including a three-year-old who was shot and killed. He says there are too many guns in the city and too many irresponsible gun owners.
"If the child recovers, that's a two-year-old shot in the head, recoveries only do so much. Both kids are scarred for life," he said. "How many kids have to get shot before people realize this is not a game?"
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He had only bought the gun two hours earlier.......

A Virginia man bought a 9mm handgun. Two hours later while he was trying to clear the chamber he unintentionally discharged the gun. The bullet went through his apartment wall and into his neighbor's apartment. A 14-year-old girl lying on her bed heard the gunshot and saw a picture hanging on her wall break. The bullet was later found on her floor.
The bullet went through three walls and hit a fourth. Fortunately, no one was injured.
Virginia does not require any gun safety training when purchasing a firearm.
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Driver shot in chest by stray bullet

A Florida pizza delivery man was shot in the chest while making deliveries. While driving he felt his chest hurt. He then noticed that he was shot and bleeding.
Police believe the shooting was random and are working to locate the exact scene of the shooting. "Until they can locate the scene, they won't be able to track down trajectory or anything," said the police spokesperson.
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"When we heard gunfire, she dropped to the floor. She fell right beside me."

A 38-year-old Kansas City, Missouri mother of four was killed when she was hit by a stray bullet inside her townhouse. Helen Ragan was at home with her husband and four sons when the shooting happened. She was talking with her husband when the bullet struck her. Bullets also went through the next-door neighbor's town house.
Police believe there was gunfire on the street in front of the townhouses and that Ragan was not the intended target. They said either there had been a gun battle in the street or someone had been shooting at the building or someone else inside.
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