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Colorado Man Shoots Himself In The Leg As He Drives To Return A Gun

Editorial use onlyClose up of new Glock 17 pistol. UK Armed Forces Issued New Glock 17 Handguns - 09 Jan 2013 The MOD has signed a GBP 9m contract to provide the Armed Forces with more than 25,000 new Glock sidearm... Editorial use onlyClose up of new Glock 17 pistol. UK Armed Forces Issued New Glock 17 Handguns - 09 Jan 2013 The MOD has signed a GBP 9m contract to provide the Armed Forces with more than 25,000 new Glock sidearms. Personnel across all three Services will begin to recieve the new Glock 17s in the coming weeks and troops deployed to Afghanistan will be among the first to use the new weapon. The Glock pistol will replace the Browning which after being used by the Armed Forces for more than 40 years. (Rex Features via AP Images) MORE LESS
By Ahiza Garcia
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August 29, 2014 12:20 p.m.
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A man in Berthoud, Colo. shot himself in the leg as he was driving to a sporting goods store to return a gun on Thursday evening, the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office told the Lafayette News.

Sgt. Brian Zierlein said the man, 53-year-old David Mitchell, took out the gun “one last time while he was in traffic to inspect it, and didn’t realize there was a round in the chamber. He pulled the trigger and shot himself.”

Police said Mitchell would not need surgery for the shooting and was expected to recover, according to the Lafayette News.

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Ahiza Garcia Ahiza Garcia is a newswriter based in New York City. Before joining TPM, Ahiza interned and freelanced for Nightline, Fox Sports, and ESPN the Magazine. She holds a B.A. in psychology from Columbia University and an M.S. in digital journalism from Syracuse University. She can be reached at ahiza@talkingpointsmemo.com.
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