Glock Accidentally Discharges

[bennettfam]

Boils down to:

gun's fault (Glock haters)
owner's/holster's fault (Glock lovers)

I never understood a safety lever on the face of a trigger, but also know my Browning HP slide safety gets pushed off at times when holstering. Of course this doesn't cause a discharge, but it demonstrates that no gun is totally fool-proof. Thanks to OP for sharing so we may all learn.

 

[billdeserthills]

Even Fools are not Foolproof,
If a gun's trigger finds itself squeezed while in it's Master's possession I find it to be the fault of said Master (Negligent Discharge).

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

Stories about GLOCKs are interesting.

Recently is was posted that several LEOs had multiple stoppages with GLOCKs during a firefight. Some here diagnosed the problem as not holding the pistol properly..... but then there's a story posted about a GLOCK being dropped on the ground and firing.. and firing.. and firing. There's a story about a PD that can't keep GLOCKs from firing in their briefing room (pics of the battle scared briefing room floor are said to be coming). An empty GLOCK, one that has been checked by two people, can fire. There's a video here of a DEA firearms expert demonstrating this.

It seems there isn't much a GLOCK can't or won't do. It's time to mow the yard... I'm wondering...

 

[MrJT]

Please... you are NOT supposed to rely 100% on a safety anyway. Finger away from trigger = best safety. Bad holster away from trigger too apparently.

 

[AZretired]

Sorry but I disagree with those saying this could have happened with any other type gun. The next time I am in the local briefing room of an area PD I will take some photos. There have been several unintentional discharges that left marks in the floor, all from Glocks.

It CANNOT happen with my cocked & locked S&W 1911 or any of my other semi autoloaders. They have safeties. For my 1911 to discharge in such a fashion, it would have to have the ambi safety clicked off, the grip safety depressed, the trigger pulled and the holster that would allow such trigger contact through the holster. Not going to happen. It would be difficult to happen with a nice revolver since the trigger pull would have to be longer and take more pressure to bring the hammer back so it can fall on a round.

As most here know, I am an expert in the field of accident & crime scene reconstruction. I see more accidental discharges with Glocks than any other brand. Some here favoring the safe Glock may want to take a look at all the lawsuits from their gun discharges. Granted, since there are more out there in daily use, Glock has more exposure and more potential for discharge.

In the above case, I would almost bet the indenture of the holster was caused over time from the seat belt coupler rubbing against the holster as the poster is seated in his car. There has been more than one seat in a police car punctured in such a fashion but it is usually on the left side of the car.

Back a few years ago in my old department a female officers had been holding a perp at gunpoint (with Kimber 1911) and later when she re- holstered it went off.

1. She forgot to re-engage the safety and
2. The trigger caught on the thumb break and BOOM!

So it can happen. Negligence is negligence. There was also a similar case with a Glock in my state but I don't remember where.

 

[Hondo44]

More accidental discharges have happened with Glocks than any other pistol according to statistics and among LEOs. I don't need to draw any conclusions for anyone.

 

[Rule3]

More accidental discharges have happened with Glocks than any other pistol according to statistics and among LEOs. I don't need to draw any conclusions for anyone.

Of course the stats will show that due to the fact that probably every LEO agency has or had them at one time or another. Just because they are LEOs, does not mean they are experts in handling firearms (no offense meant to anyone)Your odds again are greater, holstering and drawing on a daily basis compared to someone who takes it out of a safe and shoots one twice a year.Your odds are going to be greater the more of them are out there. That's like saying there have been no AD's with Seecamps 22lr among LEOS.

Not defending Glock just the statistics

 

[Hondo44]

Of course the stats will show that due to the fact that probably every LEO agency has or had them at one time or another. Just because they are LEOs, does not mean they are experts in handling firearms (no offense meant to anyone)Your odds again are greater, holstering and drawing on a daily basis compared to someone who takes it out of a safe and shoots one twice a year.Your odds are going to be greater the more of them are out there. That's like saying there have been no AD's with Seecamps 22lr among LEOS.

Not defending Glock just the statistics

No disagreement here.

 

[VAdoublegunner]

Another 'dog bites man' story.
A lot of folks seem to like them, but I don't and won't own a Glock for this reason alone if no other. Heard all the justifications, excuses, and user blames. But, at least with a hammer fired gun like an HK or a 3rd gen S&W, even if DAO, I can put my thumb over the hammer when holstering or otherwise handling and it makes it almost impossible to fire. Even if you don't feel the hammer coming back, the trigger resistance is impossibly large not to notice. Try it, you'll see.

 

[mm6mm6]

If you look closely at the model number for that Galco holster, it is made for a Sig P230/P232.

Wrong holster, exposing the trigger by not covering the trigger guard.

Owners fault for using the wrong holster not matched properly to the gun.

 

[Rule3]

You will also notice that the Title is now:

Safety Warning!, Worn Leather holster can cause accidental discharges. The owner even fesses up that it is his fault so a lesson learned and thank goodness no one was hurt.

SAFETY WARNING! Worn Leather Holsters Can Cause Accidental Discharges!

 

[bennettfam]

Hat's off to this guy for 1) admitting his mistake and sharing with us so we could all learn from it, and 2) for taking the photos before he even bandaged up the wound so we could see the blood. What self-sacrifice!