Man suffers leg injury after shooting himself at Myponga Pistol and Shooting Club

A man is being treated by paramedics after a morning of shooting at a gun club on the Fleurieu went very wrong.

A man who shot himself in the leg with a firearm at a gun club in the Fleurieu Penisula is being treated by paramedics at the scene.

Just after 12pm, emergency services were called to the Myponga Pistol and Shooting Club, on Lawless Lane, after reports of the incident.

A police spokesman said a man accidentally shot himself in the leg with a firearm.

“There is no major bleeding and it looks like he is going to be okay,” he said.

An SA Ambulance spokeswoman said a helicopter was dispatched to the scene, but may be cancelled by onsite paramedics.

“They’re still trying to ascertain the extent of the injuries,” she said. “It looks like it is an upper-leg injury.”

The Myponga Pistol and Shooting Club is an affiliated club of the South Australian Revolver and Pistol Association.

The association’s website includes a statement of purpose to “promote and educate members in the safe and competent handling of all types of legal firearms.”