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<br />CNN:
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ORLANDO, Florida (AP) -- A federal drug agent shot himself in the leg during a gun safety presentation to children in what police describe as an accident. His bosses, however, are still investigating the incident.
The Drug Enforcement Administration agent, whose name was not released, was speaking April 9 to about 50 adults and students organized by the Orlando Minority Youth Golf Association, witnesses and police said.
He drew his .40-caliber duty weapon and removed the magazine, according to the police report. He then pulled back the slide and asked an audience member to look inside the gun and confirm it wasn't loaded.
<font color="red">Witnesses said when the agent released the slide, one shot fired into the top of his left thigh. The gun was pointed at the floor.</font id="red">
The agent was treated at Orlando Regional Medical Center and returned to work, a DEA official said.
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WTF? If the "gun was pointed at the floor" like the article said, he wouldn't have shot himself in the thigh!
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When they say it was pointed to the floor that doesn't necessarily mean straight down. You can point a gun at the floor and still be holding it at an angle.