Adult Injury No Charges Filed West Virginia

TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2021

In Clendenin, West Virginia, Heather Marie Allen, age 30, was coyote hunting when she placed her loaded rifle up against her SUV.  The rifle fell and discharged without a trigger pull, striking Allen in the leg.  Her injuries are not expected to be life threatening.

As a recent Violence Policy Center gun safety study noted, a properly designed and manufactured rifle should not fire when it hits the ground.

Source:

“Update: Kanawha County Shooting Found to be Accidental,” 13News (April 7, 2021).

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