Post by Woody Williams on Apr 9, 2011 21:32:29 GMT -5
I was there from about 11 to noon...
How utterly stupid. They need to jerk his permit, if he has one.
Gun accidentally goes off during Tri-State Gun and Knife Show
EVANSVILLE — A Boonville man, who had allegedly been drinking, accidentally fired a .45 caliber handgun at the Tri-State Gun and Knife Show at the National Guard Amory Saturday afternoon.
Joshua M. Wilkinson, 30, faces a preliminary felony charge of criminal recklessness after he allegedly pulled the trigger of his firearm trying to close the hammer after buying a new holster for it, according to an Evansville Police Department affidavit.
The bullet hit the floor and broke in several pieces. Two people, a 72-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy suffered minor injuries when they were struck by fragments of the bullet.
According to the police affidavit, Wilkinson removed the round from the gun and applied a flex tie to the weapon when he entered the armory. The show’s organizer, Tom Allman said there are signs posted prohibiting loaded weapons.
“He took a clip out of his pocket, cut off the band and loaded the gun himself,” Allman said. “... He’s not allowed to load the gun in my building so he violated all of our instructions right then.”
According to the affidavit, officers noticed Wilkinson had bloodshot eyes and could smell alcohol on his breath. His blood-alcohol content tested at .05, according to a portable breathalyzer test.
Allman said the gun and knife show, will continue today as scheduled.
How utterly stupid. They need to jerk his permit, if he has one.
Gun accidentally goes off during Tri-State Gun and Knife Show
EVANSVILLE — A Boonville man, who had allegedly been drinking, accidentally fired a .45 caliber handgun at the Tri-State Gun and Knife Show at the National Guard Amory Saturday afternoon.
Joshua M. Wilkinson, 30, faces a preliminary felony charge of criminal recklessness after he allegedly pulled the trigger of his firearm trying to close the hammer after buying a new holster for it, according to an Evansville Police Department affidavit.
The bullet hit the floor and broke in several pieces. Two people, a 72-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy suffered minor injuries when they were struck by fragments of the bullet.
According to the police affidavit, Wilkinson removed the round from the gun and applied a flex tie to the weapon when he entered the armory. The show’s organizer, Tom Allman said there are signs posted prohibiting loaded weapons.
“He took a clip out of his pocket, cut off the band and loaded the gun himself,” Allman said. “... He’s not allowed to load the gun in my building so he violated all of our instructions right then.”
According to the affidavit, officers noticed Wilkinson had bloodshot eyes and could smell alcohol on his breath. His blood-alcohol content tested at .05, according to a portable breathalyzer test.
Allman said the gun and knife show, will continue today as scheduled.
No gunshows down where I live, the closest one is Louisville some 90 miles away, and they want $10 to attend. Remember also the ones at the 4-H center which was less than 2 miles from where I lived in Northern Vanderburgh Co. 
Stupid yes, but not criminal....at best it should be a misdemeanor of some sort. Looks like the charges could have been drunk in a public place, and being a meance to public safety. Not sure why someone didn't stop the idiot before this went this far unless he got plastered while in the show? 
