Police: Woman shot in South Boston by companion who says he didn't realize the gun he'd just found was loaded
Boston Police report arresting a Quincy man on a variety of gun charges after finding a woman with a fresh gunshot wound around 12:20 a.m. at 15 Dorchester St.
On arrival, officers were met by two males outside the residence who stated an adult female victim was inside. The officers located the victim suffering from an apparent gun shot wound. One of the males stated he had found a firearm in a box and when he removed it, it accidently went off. The suspect was placed into custody.
A loaded Intratec 9mm Luger TEK-DC9 Firearm was recovered.
Christopher Cunningham, 44, of Quincy, was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, possession of large capacity feeding device and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a residence, police say. He was not charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
Innocent, etc.
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"I didn't know it was loaded"
Jeebus, even I (who was an OK target shooter as a kid but have never taken an official firearms safety course and don't own any guns) know that "all guns are loaded, all the time." is basically rule #1.
And
A train can travel on any track, in any direction, at any time. And of course don't run with scissors.
That's in addition to:
2. Don't point the gun at anything you don't wish to to shoot.
3. Keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot.
4. Be sure of your target and what is behind it.
He violated all the rules. Epic fail.
Tek is a piece of junk
I think they're made in Brazil. But they're notorious for jamming. I guess this time it didn't jam.
Chris Cunningham, the bingo
Chris Cunningham, the bingo bandit
People who live in glass
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones