Accidental gunfire at three gun shows around the United States on Saturday left five injured, authorities said.

Three people were injured in Raleigh, North Carolina, at the Dixie Gun and Knife Show at the state fairgrounds, a quarterly event that usually draws thousands of people. State agriculture department spokesman Brian Long said a 12-gauge shotgun discharged as its owner unzipped its case for a law enforcement officer to check at a security entrance.

Two bystanders were hit by shotgun pellets and taken to a hospital. A retired deputy sheriff suffered a slight hand injury.

Long said the shotgun‘s owner, 36-year-old Gary Lynn Wilson, brought the weapon to the show to find a private buyer. Sheriff Donnie Harrison said it was too early to know whether Wilson might be charged.

In Indiana, police said a 54-year-old Indianapolis man was injured when he accidentally shot himself while leaving a gun show.

State Police said Emory L. Cozee was loading his .45 caliber semi-automatic when he shot himself in the hand as he was leaving the Indy 1500 Gun and Knife show at the state fairgrounds. Loaded personal weapons are not allowed inside the show.

Cozee was hospitalized for treatment. Police say the shooting was accidental and no charges will be filed.

Meanwhile, authorities in Ohio said a gun dealer in Medina was checking out a semi-automatic handgun he had bought when he accidentally pulled the trigger, injuring his friend. The gun’s magazine had been removed from the firearm but one round remained in the chamber, police said.

Police Chief Pat Berarducci said it appears the bullet struck the floor and the man was wounded in the arm and leg. Berarducci said the man was taken by helicopter to a Cleveland hospital. His condition was not immediately known. (AP)


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美 총기 쇼, 연이어 ‘탕! 탕! 탕!’

미국 세 지역에서 열린 총기 쇼에서 5건의 인명사고가 발생했다.

그중 세 명은 노스캐롤라이나 딕시 총&칼 쇼에서 피해를 입었다. 주 농업부 관계자에 따르면 이들은 총기 소유자가 보안검사를 위해 안정장치를 해제해 놓은 샷건이 실수로 쏘아졌다고 한다.

지켜보던 구경꾼 두 명은 총알에 맞아 병원으로 이송되었다. 도리 해리슨 보안관은 손에 총알이 스쳐 지나가며 경미한 부상을 입었다.

인디애나주에서는 총기 쇼를 떠나는 참가인이 실수로 자기 자신을 쏴 병원으로 호송되었다. 주 경찰은 인디 1500 총&칼 쇼를 떠나던 관객이 실수로 손에 총상을 입혔다고 언급했다.

한편 오하이오주에서는 총&칼 쇼에서 구입한 총을 실수로 친구에게 쐈다는 사건이 전해졌다. 탄창은 제거되었지만 총알 한알이 들어있었다고 오하이오주 경찰은 전했다. (코리아헤럴드)