No kidding.
Trigger safety = no safety.
Polymer death trap squirt gun toy junk...
That being said, I have to chuckle whenever a civilian government employee suffers misfortune.
Today is a good day to die.
I didn't say for whom.
Posted on 02/04/2011 7:33:34 PM PST by RKV
A Secret Service Agent is recovering after accidentally shooting himself Friday morning.
It happened just before 10 a.m. at the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department shooting range on Aviation Drive, in Camarillo.
A spokesman for the Sheriff’s Department says the gun went off as the agent was putting it back into his holster
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I put a .22 LR round through the flashing on a window in my cousins' in the upstairs room. They had all gone off to church, leaving me in the house by myself. I was I supposed to know my (kid) cousin left his ucky green Remington Nylon 66 with a round in the chamber. Don't believe I hit the weathervane on the barn that I was aiming at though. :) Of course I learned from that lesson, and did not pull the trigger on Dad's 12 gauge, inside the garage when unloading the car after a hunting outing. That is until after I'd checked and ejected a live shell. Not sure I did even after that, since what I had almost done flustered me, just a bit.
No kidding.
Trigger safety = no safety.
Polymer death trap squirt gun toy junk...
That being said, I have to chuckle whenever a civilian government employee suffers misfortune.
My CZ P01 (poor man’s Sig) has a de-cocker and I thought most of the Sigs did too. Your thumb break theory makes sense. He must have been tired or in a hurry.
Looks like his booger hook works OK. Hope he keeps it off the bang switch.
Did he wrestle himself to the ground afterwards?
Ditto. Although I have missed a few things I've shot at. Namely a few deer over the years - at least one 'cause I was shivering so badly I couldn't hold steady on it. Also there was this flock of geese one time... I swear they had to be wearing kevlar, I know I couldn't have missed them!
Why lower the hammer on a live cart.?
He might have been protecting Sarah Palin - she was there today.
Don't get cocky. Familiarity breeds complacency.
Repeat again.
Familiarity breeds complacency.
Happens in every line of work. That is why regular retraining (reinforcement), even for seasoned pros in what ever hazardous profession, is important.
You are never too experienced to review the basics.
Because I usually do not carry cocked and locked. I much prefer to carry with a live round in the chamber and the hammer down.
Why are you surprised that I carry that way?
“With ANY weapon, the BEST “safety” is your brain housing group.”
I agree - we can’t force training on anyone who buys a gun - the ‘authorities’ will be tempted to impose criteria that will eliminate many, or even all, potential buyers. (Remember literacy tests for voting?) Glocks are dangerous for the untrained as they are misinformed that the trigger lever is somehow a safety. Maybe the holster-as-safety meme will help.
Been shooting since I was 12. Gun never went off when it wasn’t suppose to and never shot anything I didn’t mean to hit.
I’ve gotten yelled at on these sort of threads before, because I believe that ALL of us are capable of an accidental discharge. IMHO, you have to assume that you might have an AD someday... or you are ~dangerous~. It’s the people that think they are invulnerable, and incapable of making a mistake, that are the most at risk. IMHO.
I assume that I am capable of making mistakes. It makes me more careful, I hope. So far, I haven’t hurt anybody. But I try to always be aware that I could.
:-)
Just thinking:
Did his gun fire Glazer or Win. SPS1/Hornady Hollow point?
That would really, really, really...hurt.
LOL
LOL
I was just looking for that vid.
Still funny.
I agree 100%. I am a certified hunter safety instructor and also certified firearms safety instructor. Actually I have let my certifications expire but was certified by both the NRA and State of Mississippi.
One of my favorite pistols is a small Unique model L in .22LR. It is incredibly reliable and pretty accurate to boot. Since it was made in the 50’s or maybe before it probably does not have a firing pin block.
I usually carry it in my pocket and anytime I go out in the yard or walk around the local woods, I have it in my pocket. It has taken care of a lot of pests such as rattlers, copperheads, cottonmouths, rats and armadillos.
A few weeks ago, I let it slip out of my hand and fall to the wood floor. Fortunately it hit in a good postition and did not discharge. It scared me and I had to remind myself that I was indeed gettin complacent with it. That old saw “familiarity breeds contempt” is really true, especially with my arthritic hands.
BTW I recall reading one of Skeeter Skelton’s articles where he admitted he had, had several NDs. One was while practicing quick draw and he shot his TV set.
LOL
“Booger hook, bang switch.”
I thought the shot Sigs not Glocks.
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