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Rednecks do not promote ex-NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg or NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo for Presidential candidates. Nor do they promote restricting, regulating, and reducing the number of semi-auto handguns in the U.S.

But you do Ed. Therefore... you are not a Redneck. Troll, yes. Redneck, no.

If guns were as dangerous as some people say, Gun Shows should be the most dangerous place on earth. But they are extremely safe places to be even with the extremely rare accidental shootings we have. It is probably many more times likely to get struck by lightning than to get shot at a gun show. But we still need to practice gun safety because the bad publicity from an accident will always end up being used against us. Here's an old newspaper article about an accident that occurred at a PGCA Show.

By Karen Zapf
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Monday, May 16, 2005

A mix of shock and terror filled John Bogesdorfer when the gun went off.

"It sounded like a metal chair falling," Bogesdorfer, 64, of Monroeville, said Sunday.

A bullet ricocheted off the floor at the Pittsburgh ExpoMart in Monroeville at 11:30 a.m. Saturday and struck customer Walter Gladkowski, 65, of Monroeville in the shin. Bogesdorfer, another customer at a neighboring booth, had just been handed the weapon at the Pennsylvania Gun Collectors Association show when it discharged.

Gladkowski was treated and released at Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh. He still was walking with a limp Sunday at his home in Monroeville, where he declined to comment. Monroeville police Lt. David Palermo said he doubts any charges will be filed in the incident.


The weapon was displayed by Hannah's Gun Shop of Tipton, Blair County, police said. Hannah's voluntarily left the show after the shooting, said association President Richard Vensel. Hannah's could not be reached for comment.

Hannah's is licensed to deal firearms, and signed an application taking responsibility for the safe distribution of weapons at the show, Vensel said. A club investigation will determine whether Hannah's will be allowed at future shows, which are held at the ExpoMart every two months, Vensel said.

Federal licenses are required to import, manufacture and sell firearms. Show rules require that guns be unloaded, tied and magazines removed, Vensel said. Basic firearms practices call for anyone handling a weapon to ensure that it's unloaded, Vensel said.

"There was some violation, not only of our rules and regulations, but also state rules," Vensel said.

Pennsylvania law requires buyers at gun shows to undergo background checks, and the state promotes safe firearms handling through brochures, the Internet and a national gun safety program.

David Zimmaro, Bogesdorfer's attorney, said his client was "shaken" by the incident, which happened after Bogesdorfer was handed a gun from a case at Hannah's table in the middle of the showroom.

"He was concerned about the people immediately around him and himself," Zimmaro said.

Bogesdorfer said he did not know the victim.

This is the first accidental discharge of a firearm involving the club in 57 years, Vensel said."

This was a LARGE Gun Show that typically had in excess of 1500 tables. After this accident, the Monroeville Expo Mart discontinued PGCA Shows there. Subsequent shows were in much smaller venues. The injury was relatively minor, but the damage goes on to this day.

Keith:
I don't look at the "mainstream news media" but I'm sure they are having a field day with the unfortunate accidental discharge we had last weekend at the gun show here in Phoenix. I've been attending this show for at least 20 years and it's the first incident of this type I know of.
The details are posted elsewhere.
Believe it or not I am actually being criticized for stressing gun safety elsewhere on this thread.
Jim

Sir, give it a rest. I found it a bit elementary that you chose to say we should not shoot and drink. I don't think we would disagree with you on that point.

Nothing wrong with a little nip of transmission fluid when you're duck hunting...

rule in mo...dont spill beer on your buddies gun when duck hunting...or he will go off, not the gun.