A 61-year-old man has been arrested and charged after Baie Verte RCMP say he accidentally discharged a firearm after being pulled over on his quad.

The incident happened just before 8 p.m. Wednesday in Ming’s Bight.

The suspect, a 61-year-old man, was pulled over for driving his ATV without a helmet.

Police say during the traffic stop the man, who was returning from a hunting trip, unintentionally discharged the firearm. There were no injures.

He was arrested for transporting a loaded firearm, an item for which he did not have a license to possess.

The accused has been released and will appear in court at a later date on charges of careless use of a firearm, and unauthorized possession of the same.

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