Man accidentally shoots self at Ohio gun show
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Posted: 02/24/2013
TROTWOOD, Ohio - Police near Dayton say a 50-year-old man accidentally shot himself in the hand after attending a gun show there.
No one else was injured Saturday afternoon.
The accidental shooting happened outside Hara Arena in suburban Dayton where there was a gun and knife show.
Trotwood police tell The Dayton Daily News ( http://bit.ly/YtLnk3 ) that the man had just bought a holster and was putting a handgun in it when the gun fired.
Police say a bullet struck a finger on his left hand. They say they don't expect to file any charges.
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