NRA Employee Accidentally Shoots Himself At Association Headquarters

NRA members listen to speakers during the NRA Annual Meeting of Members at the National Rifle Association's 142 Annual Meetings and Exhibits in the George R. Brown Convention Center Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Houston.... NRA members listen to speakers during the NRA Annual Meeting of Members at the National Rifle Association's 142 Annual Meetings and Exhibits in the George R. Brown Convention Center Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Houston. National Rifle Association leaders told members Saturday that the fight against gun control legislation is far from over, with battles yet to come in Congress and next year's midterm elections, but they vowed that none in the organization will ever have to surrender their weapons. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Johnny Hanson) MORE LESS
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A National Rifle Association employee accidentally shot himself Thursday when his pistol discharged during a firearms training, police told NBC News 4 on Friday.

The unnamed 46-year-old man sustained the injury while putting his gun in his holster at the NRA’s National Firearms Museum in Fairfax, Virginia, according to NBC News 4. He suffered a minor injury to his “lower body.”

No charges are expected in the incident, according to the report. The NRA did not immediately respond to TPM’s request for comment and there was no statement available on the organization’s website.

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  1. I was so hoping it was Wayne LaPierre.

  2. Serves the asshole right! Especially at NRA hqtrs!

  3. Shot himself in his ass eh? Appropriate. Was the NRA anything like the following?

    I have never figured out what this n00b was trying to accomplish by his “fast draw” up in the face of his intended target:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-rGnMKszxg
  4. Avatar for nova nova says:

    the worst part of every drive to Costco is driving past that place. blech.

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