Deputy gets suspended after her gun discharges in store

[Old Coot]

Tennessean

JACKSON — A Madison County Sheriff's Office deputy has been suspended for 10 days without pay after her service gun was accidentally discharged in a Jackson store on Wednesday night.
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Debra A. Bond, 46, has been charged with a violation of department policy - failing to keep firearms or other weapons and ammunition safe and secure at all times - according to a news release from the Sheriff's Office.

Bond was off-duty when she was shopping in the Goodwill Store at 1688 S. Highland Ave., around 7:30 p.m., the news release said.

Bond's 3-year-old grandson reached into her purse and accidentally discharged her .40-caliber Glock handgun, the release said.

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The more people who carry handguns, the more likely this type of thing will happen.