Accidental discharges

[Dominus_Lex]

My buddy is telling me a story about his brother (former LEO) who was cleaning his service revolver and "It just went off". Without missing a beat my 12yr old son notes "good to hear he left the PD and became a lawyer, we are all safer... revolvers don't just go off"

It begs the question if a 12 year old can figure it out why not a twenty something who completed the police academy?

 

[jmhodder]

I went to the gun show last weekend and there was an accidental discharge. After going through the main gate and being asked by a policeman if we have any firearms. Then asked to stand there and clear them, and keep ammo away from weapon. All guns are to have the action ziptied, even vendor's carry weapons. Somehow, a vendor pulled out his pistol to hand to a customer, who discharged a round into the roof. Luckily no harm. I thought to myself how can this happen with so much emphasis on safety?

 

[11B Lifer]

The truth always hurts

Wouldn't that be more of an "IN-COMING" or "FIRE IN THE HOLE" ???

My wife would be inclined to agree with you. My co-workers would attribute the problem to my senility.

 

[Cpt. Obvious]

To me there are no accidental discharges. They are negligent discharges. I have never seen a gun go off all by itself when its left alone, usually when some idiot who should know better gets ahold of it.

That's exactly what I was taught some 15 years ago when I started getting into shooting. I couldn't agree more.

 

[BruceB]

I went to the gun show last weekend and there was an accidental discharge. After going through the main gate and being asked by a policeman if we have any firearms. Then asked to stand there and clear them, and keep ammo away from weapon. All guns are to have the action ziptied, even vendor's carry weapons. Somehow, a vendor pulled out his pistol to hand to a customer, who discharged a round into the roof. Luckily no harm. I thought to myself how can this happen with so much emphasis on safety?

Was that the WAC show in Puyallup? I heard a rumor that there was a ND there on Sunday. A vendor? Not good!

 

[jmhodder]

Yes it was, and it was a vendor. I wonder if the fairgrounds will ever let the WAC have another show there.

 

[Squarebutt]

There was an ugly one in a local town this weekend. Seems a young woman called 911 because her boyfriend (or ex-boyfriend) was busting up the place and threatening her and her two little kids. As the local PD was getting ready to hit the door, one of them had a ND which penetrated the building and struck her in the jaw. She's going to need extensive surgical reconstruction.
The DA and the PD aren't saying much. The department issues S&W M&P's, but no official word if it was one of those or another gun. The town expects a big lawsuit.

 

[Dmaxboy08]

I have a story...when i was 16 i got a keltec su16. i usually kept it loaded under my bed. one day i decided to clean it so i took it down stairs and sat at the table. i released the mag then pulled the bolt back to eject the shell. i didnt see anything come out but i didnt look very well. i didnt have the bolt pulled back to the lock position and i let go of it. it slammed shut and then BOOM it discharged. it went thru a wooden 2x4 shelf, a wall, then ended up in a dresser shelf. it scared me to death. Even to this day i still dont know what happened. i dont know if i had my finger on the trigger and when i dropped the bolt i pulled the trigger or what. It really took my safety sense to a whole new level. I never had another accident after that and i always check 3 times before anything goes near the trigger