Man accidentally shot child while officiating wedding near Lincoln, deputy says

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Man accidentally shot child while officiating wedding near Lincoln, deputy says
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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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fired a gun to get everyone’s attention.

He f-ing what? Even if he didn't shot the child, this man belongs behind bar for sheer stupidity.

Reason No. 4020 for "American people in general should not have access to firearms".

Willing to bet there is at least one actual law that provides whipping out a gun and firing it, even in Texas.

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