Man accidentally shoots himself at gun show in Anderson County, deputy says

A man accidentally shot himself while unloading his gun at a gun show in Anderson County, according to J.T. Foster, with the Anderson County Sheriff's Office.Foster said the man was unloading his handgun in his car when the gun went off.Authorities said the law requires people not to have loaded guns going into a gun show.The man shot himself in the leg below the knee, officials said.Foster said the bullet did go through the leg and the man was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

A man accidentally shot himself while unloading his gun at a gun show in Anderson County, according to J.T. Foster, with the Anderson County Sheriff's Office.

Foster said the man was unloading his handgun in his car when the gun went off.


Authorities said the law requires people not to have loaded guns going into a gun show.

The man shot himself in the leg below the knee, officials said.

Foster said the bullet did go through the leg and the man was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.