On second thought, Judge Vincent A. Sgueglia admitted to state judicial officials, the landmark courthouse in Owego, N.Y., was probably not the best place to repair a revolver with a faulty firing mechanism.I don't believe the supposed "faulty firing mechanism" has anything to do with it. Nor does the fact that he had the gun pointed in a safe direction, which the article pointed out.
That was what he was doing, alone in his chambers on the first floor of the 140-year-old courthouse, during a recess on the morning of Jan. 21, 2010.
The gun, a .38-caliber Smith & Wesson that he said he did not realize was loaded, went off. The bullet dug into a wall. No one was injured.
HE DIDN'T KNOW THE GUN WAS LOADED. He put his finger on the trigger. He negligently fired the gun.
Inexcusable behavior for a man with a concealed carry permit, which he himself authorized.
What's your opinion? Should someone like that lose his right to own guns?
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