Reply #59: Of course, CCW holders have injured & killed bystanders. [View All]

[russ1943]

Digger & friendly iconoclast, it is a naive unfounded presumption that since you aren’t aware of it and because it hasn’t been brought to your attention or posted in this largely pro gun enthusiast forum it just hasn’t occurred. That would be amusing except for the fact that of course, bystanders have been seriously injured and have died and concealed weapons license holders have been responsible.
On October 19, 2009, Bystander Latrecia Levine was shot and killed at The Allied
Veterans Cyber Center Internet Café (in Florida) when a man’s handgun fell out of his waistband, hit the floor and discharged, striking her in the back. The shooter, who had a concealed handgun permit, apparently had ignored a sign on the door that included firearms among the items prohibited from inside the businesswoman
http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/crime/2009-10-22/story/no_charges_filed_against_man_when_gun_went_off_at_jacksonville_bus


In Michigan On May 12, 2010, bystander Geraldine Jackson, a 69-year-old Detroit
grandmother, was unintentionally shot and killed by a stray bullet fired by concealed
handgun permit holder Edward Bell, 65. The bullet—which “slammed through” the wall
of her home—struck her in the chest, killing her as she was preparing dinner for her
granddaughter and a close friend. According to police, Bell was working on a house in
the neighborhood when he was robbed with a fake gun by 19-year-old Antwan Hall and
Bell’s Chevrolet Suburban sport utility vehicle was stolen. As the alleged thief drove
away, Bell fired at him with a .45 handgun, resulting in the SUV crashing into a tree.
Police believe that it was one of these bullets that ended Jackson’s life. Hall was charged
with felony murder. http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2010/07/detroit_man_takes_plea_deal_af.html