Fargo Man Shoots Himself by Accident - No Charges

Local news reports

The man was on his way to the hospital at about 1:50 a.m. when he called authorities to report the incident, Sgt. Jim Kringlie said. Two other people were home at the time of the accidental shooting in the 2200 block of 57th Avenue South, but they were not injured. 

The pistol was a .40-caliber Glock similar to what police carry, Kringlie said. 

“To disassemble it, you do have to pull the trigger, but you’re supposed to empty it first,” he said. 

While it’s illegal to discharge a firearm within city limits, police are not recommending prosecution, Kringlie said.

Total nonchalance. Why would they want to charge a guy for proving he's an irresponsible and dangerous gun owner? That might prevent his killing someone next time he forgets there's one in the chamber.

My opinion is this is absolutely unacceptable. The pro-gun crowd like to downplay the personal responsibility in these cases because they what the same tolerance themselves when they do something stupid. It's wrong.  Gun owners should he held to a higher standard that does not allow for "accidents." One strike your out is the answer because you can be sure these people we read about every day are not making their very first mistake ever, and, unfortunately, the way the general acceptance of their misbehavior is now, it won't be their last.

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