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Walmart customer’s concealed handgun discharges a round

SIDNEY -- A 27-year-old man has been charged with a misdemeanor after a handgun he had on him at the Sidney Walmart discharged a round.

Kevin Wilson was a customer in the store, 2400 W. Michigan St., when his semiautomatic weapon discharged, sending a slug into the floor, Sidney police Sgt. Sean Martin said.

No one was hit.

Wilson presented his concealed carry permit and police confiscated his weapon, Martin said. Police were dispatched to the store about 5:30 p.m., he said.

Martin said the charge is discharging weapons, a misdemeanor.

The state's newest gun law overrules private business owners from banning guns on their property as long as the person is a CCW license holder and locks the weapon in his or her personal vehicle.

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