Crime & Safety
Visitor to Canton Loses His Gun and Nearly His Finger
The visitor was showing the semi-automatic gun to his friend in Michigan when it discharged and pierced his left ring finger, police said.
CANTON, MI — A 26-year-old Charlotte, NC, man was ticketed on a firearms charge last week after he accidentally shot himself in the left ring finger while visiting a friend who lives in Canton Center, near Geddes.
The man was applying pressure to the wound when police arrived at the residence about 3:30 p.m. on July 12, The Canton Observer reports.
The visitor apparently had been showing the semi-automatic handgun to a friend when the weapon discharged. The Michigan resident was apparently interested in buying the gun for personal protection.
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According to police, the North Carolina man said he openly carries the gun, which belongs to his grandfather. He didn't have a license to carry the gun, and police confiscated it and ticketed him for discharging a firearm without malice.
The man refused medical treatment, saying he didn't have insurance. His friend said he would take him in for treatment.
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