Man goes to grab wallet - grabs pistol & shoots himself

[TC95GT]

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David Goodhue – AHN News Reporter
Lynchburg, VA, United States (AHN) – When a man in Lynchburg, Va. reached in his pocket to pay for dinner, he instead grabbed his pistol and accidentally shot himself.

Wayne Meredith Latham, 56, ran out of the Waterstone Pizza restaurant in a panic after wounding himself on Saturday night.

He was found by local police about a block away from the restaurant, and paramedics arrived and took him to a local hospital, the Lynchburg News & Advance reported.

He was treated for non-life-threatening injuries and released later that night.

Although Latham has a concealed weapons permit, police arrested him on charges of recklessly handling a firearm, willfully discharging it in public and carrying a concealed gun after drinking alcohol.

[macphisto]

Haha, last word of the article.

[xd ED]

Haha, last word of the article.

Yep.
After reading the first sentence, it was practically inevitable.

[mnglocker]

In VA it's illegal to carry concealed in an establishment that serves alcohol.

[VikesFan1]

See Dick drink. See Dick shoot himself. Don't be a Dick.

[Pezhead]

Alcohol was involved. I've heard that before.

[JustinPo]

Mr Latham: Please get off my side.

[1911fan]

PRetty sure charge number 2 will be beaten in court, the rest not so sure..

[Consummate]

So many people need to learn trigger discipline.

[Pezhead]

Maybe he had one of those wallets that has the holster built in.