Gun-Toting Gramps Shoots Self in Fall
Round to the chest for 77-year-old man who slipped while carrying loaded gun
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Frail old men: put down your guns.
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Over-the-hill men who fall faster than an actor in a Life Alert ad probably shouldn't be walking around with a loaded weapon, especially one with the safety off.
But that's just what appears to have happened when a 77-year-old man accidentally shot himself in the chest after he slipped and fell in his South Miami-Dade condo yesterday.
The gun-toting geriatric, who wasn't identified, was in stable condition yesterday after he was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital with a bullet in his chest, according to the Miami Herald.
A 911 caller said the man's gun discharged as he fell around 8:30 a.m. Police believe the shooting was accidental.
Posted Thursday, Sep 24, 2009 - 9:31 AM EST
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