--- description: An employee of the National Firearms Museum, an institution overseen by the National Rifle Association, accidentally shot himself title: NRA Employee Accidentally Shoots Himself at the Organization's Headquarters image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt74e82017b2da468a/698866e78e06011300462b3b/nra.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # An NRA Employee Accidentally Shot Himself at the Organization's Headquarters by [Aric Jenkins](/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 8, 2017 2:53 PM CUT  The National Rifle Association logo is seen at its headquarters in Fairfax, Va., on March 14, 2013. The National Rifle Association logo is seen at its headquarters in Fairfax, Va., on March 14, 2013.Paul Richards—Getty Images by [Aric Jenkins](/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 8, 2017 2:53 PM CUT An employee of the National Firearms Museum, an institution overseen by the [National Rifle Association](http://time.com/4343582/donald-trump-national-rifle-association-nra-endorsement/ "undefined"), accidentally shot himself Thursday at the organization’s headquarters in Fairfax, Va., police said, according to media reports. The 46-year-old employee suffered a minor wound to the lower body after his pistol accidentally discharged while participating in a firearms training session, police said, [according to NBC 4 Washington](http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Man-Accidentally-Shoots-Himself-at-NRA-Headquarters-418677433.html "undefined"). He was taken to a hospital for treatment. No charges are expected to be filed, police said, NBC reports. TIME reached out to the NRA for comment but did not immediately receive a response. The NRA is the country’s largest [gun rights](http://time.com/4537499/tim-kaine-guns-in-the-hands-of-artists/ "undefined") organization and operates two other museums in Missouri and New Mexico. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4732069/nra-employee-shoots-self/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4732069/nra-employee-shoots-self/"},"headline":"An NRA Employee Accidentally Shot Himself at the Organization's Headquarters","datePublished":"2017-04-08T14:53:38.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T04:18:14.153Z","description":"The staffer's pistol accidentally discharged during a training session","url":"https://time.com/4732069/nra-employee-shoots-self/","keywords":["onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt74e82017b2da468a/698866e78e06011300462b3b/nra.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Aric Jenkins","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/aric-jenkins/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt74e82017b2da468a/698866e78e06011300462b3b/nra.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"US-NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION","caption":"US-NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION","creditText":"Paul Richards—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4732069/nra-employee-shoots-self/","name":"An NRA Employee Accidentally Shot Himself at the Organization's Headquarters"}}]}] ```