A Southeast Portland man cleaning his rifle wounded a teenage girl in the next apartment when a bullet went through the wall Wednesday, police said. The 17-year-old girl was shot in the leg in the 1200 block of Southeast 130th Avenue and is expected to survive, said Sgt. Pete Simpson, a Portland police spokesman. The rifle's owner, a 52-year-old man, called 9-1-1 about 7:30 p.m. to report the rifle discharging and a bullet going through his apartment wall. He has been detained for questioning and his rifle was also seized as evidence, Simpson said. The girl was taken to Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center, according to Lt. Rich Chatman, a Portland Fire and Rescue spokesman. Her condition has not been released. http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2013/05/man_accidentally_shoots_teen_n.html
Two things. First, don't be an idiot when cleaning your gun. Second, if you live in a multi-family complex, only keep your weapons loaded with hollow points. That way, they are less likely to go through walls.
