Another Darwin Candidate .........Part III

[AJ]

Heard that over the weekend that our range had an accidental discharge. This time it was not on the firing line. It was in the parking lot, the range officer had heard it and it had come from behind him. So he went looking and found a gentleman sitting in his brand new Cadillac. He asked him if there was a problem and was told "Yes & no". It seems he had reloaded his pistol after firing on the range. He charged the magazine and in serted it in the pistol and chambered a round. He was putting it back in the holster and had his finger on the trigger. You guessed it ......it went bang. The slug went through the back seat and out the bottom of the vehicle. Sorry no pictures this time. Expensive faux pas!!!!

 

[LoboGunLeather]

Aw heck, that could happen to anybody! Now one of you guys hold my beer and watch this!

 

[Muss Muggins]

That's a negligent discharge . . .

 

[Eric300]

It's a product design flaw. They put the trigger right where your finger goes!

 

[AJ]

That's a negligent discharge . . .

In the military it is an accidental discharge. After 24 years on active duty that is what I call it.

 

[Muss Muggins]

Duly noted . . .

https://www.mcieast.marines.mil/Portals/33/Documents/Safety/Orders%20and%20Pubs/Semper%20Safe/Semper-Safe-14-09-Negligent-Discharge.pdf

DVIDS - News - Negligent discharges: How they affect service members

Article 134- Firearm, Discharging through Negligence | Joseph L. Jordan Attorney at Law

In the military it is an accidental discharge. After 24 years on active duty that is what I call it.

 

[Rudi]

No way he can even be nominated for a Darwin. He can still pass on his genes. He does qualify for the Moron Award though.

 

[Texas Star]

Just possibly a Glock or similar?

 

[Muss Muggins]

Possibly a 1911 style or any other semiauto with the safety off . . .

Just possibly a Glock or similar?

 

[pharmer]

I'm trying to visualize my 6906 going off reholstering with my finger on the trigger and my thumb on the hammer. Don't know why I would do that though. As to the OP, No hits=accident due to negligent handling. Joe

 

[smoothshooter]

Wouldn't have happened with a revolver, or a 1911.

 

[BRL40]

Wouldn't have happened with a revolver, or a 1911.

...or with your finger on the trigger while holstering.

It'll buff out.

 

[Rodan]

Wouldn't have happened with a revolver, or a 1911.

Not necessarily true with a 1911 if the thumb safety is not engaged...

We had an incident quite a while back where an individual was going through an instructor school, and shooting both a 1911 and a Glock. We were just starting to issue Glocks at the time, so he chose to take both to the school.

As a result of learning the Glock, at one point he holstered the 1911, a Colt Gold Cup, without engaging the thumb safety. The kydex holster he was using was made for a 1911, but not specifically a Gold Cup, and was designed to 'pinch' on the trigger guard as were most kydex holsters of that time period. The wider trigger of the Gold Cup engaged against the holster material and the gun discharged as it was being holstered.

Obviously, this would not have occurred if the shooter had engaged the thumb safety, but it also revealed a serious equipment problem that had gone undiscovered for some time.

Be careful out there... Murphy can catch up with any of us at any time.

 

[reccpd101]

A long time go in a galaxy far away a 15+ year veteran officer recently transferred to my command checked his vertically mounted shotgun by reaching over and pulling the trigger. He blew out the roof, the "bubble gum" machine light, and the siren speaker. His nickname henceforth was
"Sky King".

I knew a veteran transfer was too good to be true.

 

[SLT223]

Heard that over the weekend that our range had an accidental discharge. This time it was not on the firing line. It was in the parking lot, the range officer had heard it and it had come from behind him. So he went looking and found a gentleman sitting in his brand new Cadillac. He asked him if there was a problem and was told "Yes & no". It seems he had reloaded his pistol after firing on the range. He charged the magazine and in serted it in the pistol and chambered a round. He was putting it back in the holster and had his finger on the trigger. You guessed it ......it went bang. The slug went through the back seat and out the bottom of the vehicle. Sorry no pictures this time. Expensive faux pas!!!!

Please stop shooting there immediately before you get a second hand Darwin award.

 

[6518John]

A long time go in a galaxy far away a 15+ year veteran officer recently transferred to my command checked his vertically mounted shotgun by reaching over and pulling the trigger. He blew out the roof, the "bubble gum" machine light, and the siren speaker. His nickname henceforth was
"Sky King".

I knew a veteran transfer was too good to be true.

I don't know of you have kids or grandkids—which might have lead you to this kids movie—but when my son was little he loved Jumanji. When the monkeys in the movie stole Carl's police car, they started their crime spree by shooting off the riot gun in the rack and blowing out the roof!

JUMANJI: (1995) 😲OH NO!😲 THE 🐵MONKEYS🐵 STOLED THE ðŸš"POLICE CAR!ðŸš" - YouTube

 

[Deuce Caboose]

In the military it is an accidental discharge. After 24 years on active duty that is what I call it.

In State service, we were taught to only refer to such an act as "unintentional discharge", as the other references implied greater legal culpability.

 

[soFlaNative]

I wonder if bullet holes make the CarFax report for vehicles sold online?

 

[AJ]

I wonder if bullet holes make the CarFax report for vehicles sold online?

You never know, but I doubt it........

 

[smoothshooter]

...or with your finger on the trigger while holstering.

It'll buff out.

An engaged thumb safety will make up for a lot of other dumb mistakes.