OOPS! And in her office, too.

[Subdeacon Joe]

Someone had her booger hook on the bang switch.

Someone also neglected to check the chamber for a round.

And, I would bet that the same someone opened the slide to eject the round
from the chamber, let the slide close, and THEN removed the magazine.
And failed to check the chamber.

 

Ky. lawmaker fires gun in office, calls it a mistake

 

Democratic Kentucky Rep. Leslie
Combs was emptying a gun in her office in the state capitol Wednesday
when it accidentally went off.

FRANKFORT, Ky. — A
Kentucky lawmaker said Wednesday that she accidentally fired a gun in
her Capitol Annex office on the first day of the legislative session,
prompting a state police investigation. No one was hurt.

Democratic
Rep. Leslie Combs of Pikeville issued a statement saying the shot was
fired unintentionally and that state police assigned to the Capitol
found no evidence to indicate any portion of the discharged round left
her office.

Combs did not offer details, but a House colleague who said he was in her office at the time described it as an accident.

"She
was emptying the weapon and she thought that it was empty and pointed
it away and down and pulled the trigger and it went off," said Rep. Jeff
Greer, D-Brandenburg. "Thankfully, no one was hurt. I know she feels
terrible about it. ... It's just an unfortunate event."

Greer
said he had stopped by Combs' office to talk about legislation. The two
lawmakers were the only ones in her office when the shot was fired, he
said.

Combs' statement said she
obtained a concealed-carry permit several years ago for safety reasons,
and noted that she does considerable traveling, sometimes at night. She
was present in the House chamber Wednesday, but did not return telephone
calls seeking comment.

State law
allows Combs and other lawmakers to have weapons in their offices and to
even bring them into the chamber if they wish, said House Speaker Greg
Stumbo, D-Prestonsburg.

Stumbo said
"a number" of legislators have concealed-carry permits, but he said he
doesn't know how many carry weapons at the Capitol. He said Combs does
not face any charges.

"Leslie, I know, is very concerned and probably somewhat embarrassed by the situation," Stumbo said.

Kentucky has a strong heritage of gun-ownership rights that is embraced by the Legislature.

Combs
said in her statement that she is a strong supporter of Second
Amendment rights and the state's concealed-carry law. She also advocated
gun safety programs as "part of that equation."

"I
urge everyone to be extremely cautious with their firearm," she said.
"I know from personal experience how easy it is to discharge a firearm
accidentally."

[John E. Law]

I wonder what her voting record is in regards to gun control.

 

JEL

[Blackwater 53393]

She may be one of a number of Dixiecrats that fill our southern congressional halls. They may want to give away our tax money for frivolous enterprises, but they ain't about to sign on to gun control!

[Michigan Slim]

and pulled the trigger............................

[Branchwater Jack SASS #88854]

I read that yesterday. My first thought was...well, we won't go into that.

 

Then, I thought...isn't it a federal crime to carry a loaded firearm into congress? I mean for you and me...

[Gunner Gatlin, SASS 10274L]

NEGLIGENT discharge....not 'accidental' discharge.

 

GG ~

[Chantry]

I read that yesterday. My first thought was...well, we won't go into that.

 

Then, I thought...isn't it a federal crime to carry a loaded firearm into congress? I mean for you and me...

This was the state legislature and KY legislators are allowed by KY law if they have a CCW

[Branchwater Jack SASS #88854]

This was the state legislature and KY legislators are allowed by KY law if they have a CCW

Sure. So can average Joe citizen do the same if they have a CCW?

[Chantry]

Sure. So can average Joe citizen do the same if they have a CCW?

The news article I saw didn't say

[Branchwater Jack SASS #88854]

It was a rhetorical question...