Loaded Gun Found In South Carolina Wal-Mart Bathroom

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A loaded gun was found on top of a toilet paper dispenser in the bathroom of a York, S.C. Wal-Mart on Saturday, police told The Herald.

After a customer found the gun, the store’s assistant manager called the police and locked the bathroom. Police found a a gray Smith & Wesson revolver with five live .38 caliber rounds, according to the police report.

A man later called the police inquiring about his gun that he left in the Wal-Mart bathroom. Police told him he could pick up his gun on Monday, according to The Herald.

Wal-Mart is no stranger to gun incidents. In May, a man accidentally shot himself in the leg at a Phoenix Wal-Mart, and a woman was accidentally shot in the arm at an Indiana Wal-Mart when a man’s loaded gun slipped out of his holster.

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  1. …thus avoiding a real wipe-out.

  2. Man, if I find a gun in a Walmart bathroom, I’m keepin’ it.

  3. I wonder if this guy forgot and left his kids locked in the car in the sun.

  4. Whew! For a second there I thought he left behind that bag of nifty Wal-Mart sale stuff.

  5. Just another responsible gun owner. Too bad he didn’t grab the gun by mistake to wipe. The gun would need counseling afterward though.

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