A Texas man accidentally shot a child while officiating a wedding in Lancaster County on Saturday, the sheriff’s office says.

Chief Deputy Ben Houchin said deputies were sent to a wedding at Hillside Events near Denton on a report of a gunshot wound.

Deputies learned that 62-year-old Michael Gardner, the wedding’s officiant, fired a gun to get everyone’s attention.

“He was going to fire in the air, and as he did that, it slipped and went off,” Houchin said.

The gun was loaded with a blank that Gardner made with gunpowder and glue.

  • @[email protected]
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    211 year ago

    Deputies learned that 62-year-old Michael Gardner, the wedding’s officiant, fired a gun to get everyone’s attention.

    When did he think it was a good idea? When?

      • @[email protected]
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        51 year ago

        Why hasn’t anyone argued that guns like this are not arms, but decorations and props which don’t deserve amendment protection?

        • @Moneo
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          41 year ago

          Because the second amendment is the excuse not the reason.