A veteran was wounded Wednesday at Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center when a handgun he brought into the Indianapolis hospital accidentally discharged in his pocket while he was in a procedure room — possibly an MRI suite.
Hospital officials confirmed the accidental shooting in a statement issued Thursday and reported the victim, whose name was not released, received immediate medical attention. The statement added the man's wound did not threaten his life.
A hospital spokesman initially confirmed in a telephone call from The Indianapolis Star that the incident involved an MRI, but the subsequent statement said only that the incident occurred "in a procedure room." When asked for clarification about the involvement of the MRI, the spokesman said in an email that the statement "is our response at this time."
AlanM
There are no dangerous weapons; there are only dangerous men. - RAH
Four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, ammo - use in that order.
If you aren't part of the solution, then you obviously weren't properly dissolved.
wow...that is weird. How would that happen. I mean if I ever need an MRI I doubt having a handgun close by will be at the top of my to do list.
"I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend."
I can't understand how this could happen. They almost strip searched me before I was allowed anywhere near the room outside the MRI area. Let me tell you, that flimsy hospital gown thing is kind of breezy in the back porch area. If you know what I mean, so I can't imagine where he hid the gun.
Maybe he had a surgically implanted holster pocket thingy on his body; you know, like some illusionists have pockets sewn into their mouths for hiding keys or whatever.
[ Post made via Mobile Device ]
"Send lawyers, guns, and money; the $#!t has hit the fan!" - Warren Zevon
At the time the .45 caliber semiautomatic pistol fired, the report said, "it was reportedly in a cocked and locked position; that is, the hammer was cocked and the thumb safety was engaged to prevent the hammer from striking the firing pin." There also was a live round in the chamber.
1911?...Damn, he was ready to go with that hammer cocked, that's for sure.
Question for you 1911 carriers; do you normally (personally) keep the hammer in the rearward position?
Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions - it only guarantees equality of opportunity.
Someone on another forum where I posted this thread made an interesting observation.
He said that this:
Hospital officials confirmed the accidental shooting in a statement issued Thursday and reported the victim, whose name was not released, received immediate medical attention.
is an obvious lie.
A person getting immediate medical attention in a VA hospital?? GET SERIOUS!!
AlanM
There are no dangerous weapons; there are only dangerous men. - RAH
Four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, ammo - use in that order.
If you aren't part of the solution, then you obviously weren't properly dissolved.
