Man injures self during gun inspection

MINEOLA, N.Y., July 2 (UPI) -- Nassau County, N.Y., police said an elderly man shot himself in the finger during an annual inspection at the pistol license unit of police headquarters.

Police said the 77-year-old man had brought his pistol in for an annual inspection, but unbeknownst to the man there was a bullet loaded in the chamber and the weapon discharged, shooting off the tip of the man's left index finger, Newsday reported Wednesday.

Detective Sgt. Anthony Repalone said the man was taken to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, where he is expected to undergo surgery to have his fingertip reattached.

"He was shaken up and very remorseful," Repalone said.

He said police do not intend to file charges, but the man's five licensed pistols have been confiscated as a result of the incident.