It may well be BS.
A sound modern gun will not likely go off if dropped. Maybe it was old,
cheap, or defective. I think it more likely that she saw or felt it going,
grabbed at it, and was unfortunate enough to catch it by the trigger.

There was a case reported recently about a guy who dropped a Colt Pocket
Auto which discharged and killed him. But that is an old design without the
safety features of even a 1911.

Jim w.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Oscar Dean" <odean@...>
To: <IDPA@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 9:08 AM
Subject: [IDPA] CCW accident.


>I think this probably would be called a CCW "OS".
>
> o.
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> Woman sitting on toilet accidentally shot in leg
> Posted: Jul. 10, 2009
> TAMPA, Fla. - Authorities said a bullet from a gun that was accidentally
> dropped injured a Tampa woman sitting in a bathroom stall. Police said the
> bullet hit 53-year-old Janifer Bliss in the lower left leg. She was taken
> to
> a hospital with minor injuries.
> Bliss was sitting on the toilet in a hotel bathroom when a woman in the
> next
> stall accidentally let her handgun slip out of her waist holster. The
> weapon
> discharged when it hit the ground.
> Police said the gun belonged to a 56-year-old woman who has a concealed
> weapons permit.
> The case has been referred to the State Attorney's Office to determine if
> any charges will be filed.
>
>
>
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