Man injures self during gun inspection
MINEOLA, N.Y. (UPI) -- Nassau County, N.Y., police said an elderly man shot himself in the finger during an annual inspection at the pistol license unit of police headquarters.
Police said the 77-year-old man had brought his pistol in for an annual inspection, but apparently did not know there was a bullet loaded in the chamber. The weapon discharged, shooting off the tip of the man's left index finger, Newsday reported.
Detective Sgt. Anthony Repalone said the man was taken to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, where he was expected to undergo surgery to have his fingertip reattached.
"He was shaken up and very remorseful," Repalone said.
He said police do not intend to file charges, but the man's five licensed pistols have been confiscated as a result of the incident.
Copyright 2008 by United Press International
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