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.

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      fedilink
      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.