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kpete

(71,994 posts) Sat Jan 5, 2013, 04:56 PM Jan 2013

SC woman shoots self while seeking gun in purse [View all]

SC woman shoots self while seeking gun in purse
The Associated Press

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — A South Carolina woman who packed a gun in her purse is recovering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

A North Myrtle Beach city spokesman says the woman shot herself while driving Friday because she was fumbling through her purse for something and accidently pulled the trigger.

Spokesman Patrick Dowling says the accidental shooting happened near the city's public safety building and quickly pulled her car into a police department parking space to seek help.

An Horry County ambulance took the woman to a hospital.

Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/2013/01/05/2578473/sc-woman-shoots-self-while-seeking.html#.UOiTIeRbapB#storylink=cpy

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SC woman shoots self while seeking gun in purse [View all] kpete Jan 2013 OP

Next time, let's engage this little beauty: Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #1

Safety's take away my freedoms! superpatriotman Jan 2013 #3

It comes with it? nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #12

She didn't have the safety engaged because she was ready to smoke the first scary criminal that made bluestate10 Jan 2013 #31

While driving she was fumbling through her purse...while driving graham4anything Jan 2013 #2

This woman (and she's hardly alone in this) has extremely poor risk assessment abilities. surrealAmerican Jan 2013 #18

That's the problem I see with this "arm everyone" Ilsa Jan 2013 #27

Hmmm..I sense .....a self correcting mechanism dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #4

"No intelligent persons were injured in the making of this story." Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #5

Amazing the things you can do in this country without a brain, isn't it? dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #6

Yeah... theKed Jan 2013 #25

Unfortunately that's not true. Lots of intelligent people are routinely killed in CTyankee Jan 2013 #20

She was probably digging for her cell phone malaise Jan 2013 #7

Yep, so she could text somebody. Butterbean Jan 2013 #14

Yep malaise Jan 2013 #22

...to report an accidental shooting. TheCowsCameHome Jan 2013 #17

*snort* LOL Butterbean Jan 2013 #19

You owe me a keyboard malaise Jan 2013 #21

Another responsible gun owner. Squinch Jan 2013 #8

& while driving. Nt xchrom Jan 2013 #9

What she needed was a second gun to protect her from the first. Aristus Jan 2013 #10

See, now, if only she'd been armed. That damned gun in her purse would have kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #11

If only she had a gun...... TheCowsCameHome Jan 2013 #13

It was self defense Harmony Blue Jan 2013 #15

hey kpete , 4 t 4 Jan 2013 #16

If only she had two guns then she could have shot herself Whovian Jan 2013 #23

The person that she should have been in fear of the most was herself nt MrScorpio Jan 2013 #24

If only a bad purses are armed... Kalidurga Jan 2013 #26

Damn! Another perfectly good purse ruined! nt Ilsa Jan 2013 #28

darn riverbendviewgal Jan 2013 #29

Well, she must feel pretty stupid right about now. Beacool Jan 2013 #30