Police urge holster use after man shoots his own penis

[Richard Cranium]

 



CHANDLER, Ariz. — As Joshua Seto, 27, and his fiance, Cara Christopher, walked to a local grocery store last week for refreshments, he tried securing her pink handgun in the front waistband of his pants.

The gun fired, striking Seto's penis and continuing through his left thigh. The bleeding started immediately and was heavy, according to police dispatch recordings released Sunday.

"He is still conscious, there is just a lot of blood," Christopher, 26, told 911 operators and dispatchers when the accidental shooting occurred Tuesday.

One operator told Christopher to apply direct pressure to the wound with a dry towel or T-shirt, but to avoid looking at the wound.

"I did look at it," Christopher said. "It's pretty bad."

When the emergency call first went through, Chrisopher was asked if they needed paramedics, she said yes.

"He's still coherent and everything but he's bleeding quite a lot," she said.

In the wake the accident, police are warning armed residents to use holsters, not waistbands.

The movies and TV shows, like Sons of Anarchy, that show tough guys with guns shoved into their jeans are not realistic, Chandler Police Detective Seth Tyler said Sunday.

The cops and robbers of the silver screen most likely use rubber weapons, which weigh far less than the real things, Tyler said.

"Whenever you handle a firearm, whether you are a novice or experienced, always treat firearms as though they are loaded," said Tyler, a spokesman for the department. "If you are going to carry a handgun on your person, use a holster, not your waistband."

Meanwhile, it is not clear if Seto has been released from the hospital or suffered any permanent damage, Tyler said.

"He is recovering," Tyler said.

He may possibly face charges, too, Tyler said Sunday.

Tyler was unsure of the type of gun, or whether it had a safety that was off.

[6769charger]

Talk about premature  ................

[Ponch ®]

way to go, Quick Draw McGraw...

[stripedelete]

Talk about premature  ................

HA!

[Mike DC]

 
I can't imagine that he could do that without doing some permanent damage to the equipment. 

Natural selection at work. 

[Budnicks]

 :angel:Gods way of weeding out the idiots   1st off why was he bringing a gun into the store in the 1st place let alone a PINK gun to shoot his own pinky

[John_Kunkel]

Tyler, a spokesman for the department. "If you are going to carry a handgun on your person, use a holster, not your waistband."

The way he carried it isn't the problem, if it wasn't cocked (no pun intended) it couldn't go off.

[moparguy01]

No, the way he carried it was entirely the problem. What good is carrying an unloaded firearm? You get mugged "hang on a second, I have to load this real quick." yup. That would end well....

[BigBlackDodge]

Tyler, a spokesman for the department. "If you are going to carry a handgun on your person, use a holster, not your waistband."

The way he carried it isn't the problem, if it wasn't cocked (no pun intended) it couldn't go off.

Next time it will only be half cocked.................



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