A man accidentally shot himself and his wife during a meeting about gun safety at a Tennessee church.
The couple, who are in their 80s, were discussing gun protection at a social meeting held at the First United Methodist Church in Tellico Plains when the incident occurred.
“Well, I’ve got my gun on me,” said the 81-year-old man, police say, before he pulled out his 380-calibre Ruger handgun and removed the magazine.
He put the magazine back in and put the gun away, but forgot it was loaded when a person later asked to see it.
The military veteran then pulled the trigger, with the bullet slicing his palm and penetrating his wife’s abdomen and exiting her right side.
by Mark Molloy