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Fiddling with gun led to fatal shot
southtownstar chicago ^ | Mar 15, 2011 | CASEY TONER

Posted on 03/15/2011 10:12:58 AM PDT by KeyLargo

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To: KeyLargo

Sounds like he bought the pistol, tried to figure how it worked, slammed into it a loaded magazine and pulled the trigger. Nothing happened.

The girl walks into the room just as he pulls the slide back, releases it and pulls the trigger.

Boom.

Dum bass.


21 posted on 03/15/2011 10:39:49 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (Visit the TOMMY FRANKS MILITARY MUSEUM in HOBART, OK. I did, well worth it!)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

>>Sounds like he bought the pistol, tried to figure how it worked, slammed into it a loaded magazine and pulled the trigger. Nothing happened.

The girl walks into the room just as he pulls the slide back, releases it and pulls the trigger.

Boom.<<

Sure it sound like that’s what happened. If we just sit back like idiots and believe everything we’re told.


22 posted on 03/15/2011 10:43:01 AM PDT by Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears (The "11th Commandment" applies to Republicans, not RINOs.)
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To: Charles Martel
"I’ve never seen a slo-mo video of a Glock before that showed such frame flex."

All other things being equal, how accurate are they compared to a Beretta Model 92?

23 posted on 03/15/2011 10:45:28 AM PDT by wmileo
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To: KeyLargo

Two thoughts..

Don’t you have to pull the trigger on a Glock to remove the slide?

If you are just getting a handgun to have around the house.. Get. A. Revolver.


24 posted on 03/15/2011 10:46:22 AM PDT by Vinnie
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To: KeyLargo

This exact same thing happened to friends of friends.

The guy was “fiddling” with his shotgun, and it “accidentally” fired, hitting the girlfriend center mass.

Of course, being true brainiacs, the rural cops immediately bought the story and the perp was not charged.

So, to paraphrase O.J. Simpson, “If you do it, here’s how you do it.”

Amazing.


25 posted on 03/15/2011 10:46:31 AM PDT by Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears (The "11th Commandment" applies to Republicans, not RINOs.)
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To: Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears

It killed the girl in my story, too.


26 posted on 03/15/2011 10:47:29 AM PDT by Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears (The "11th Commandment" applies to Republicans, not RINOs.)
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To: KeyLargo

I’m glad my career Army dad and the Boy Scouts taught me gun safety at a young age. I still remember the principles. Always assume every gun is loaded. Always check for yourself. Always control the direction of your muzzle. Keep your finger off of the trigger until you are ready to fire.

I have a healthy respect for guns.


27 posted on 03/15/2011 10:52:14 AM PDT by garyhope (It's World War IV, right here, right now, courtesy of "liberals, Islam and illegal immigration.)
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To: KeyLargo
Because the gun was hidden in the back yard and he lied at first to us, he did get charged with felony obstructing,” Rogers explained. “There was no first-degree murder charge. The State’s Attorney’s office is ruling it as an accidental death.
Why the rush to make such a questionable ruling? After all, he's already a proven liar, and now they're accepting his Story 2.0 as The Truth.

Who is this guy? Who are his relatives? This whole thing is as phony as a Kenyan US President.

28 posted on 03/15/2011 10:56:57 AM PDT by samtheman
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To: wmileo

slide to barrel lockup would be more significant to accuracy than what is going on after the bullet leaves the barrel


29 posted on 03/15/2011 11:00:02 AM PDT by paul51 (11 September 2001 - Never forget)
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To: garyhope

And don’t point your weapon at anything you don’t intend to shoot. And don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to pull it (the trigger, not the finger - whole different point to that last).

Colonel, USAFR


30 posted on 03/15/2011 11:03:46 AM PDT by jagusafr ("We hold these truths to be self-evident...")
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To: jagusafr

Yeah, yeah - “SQUEEZE”, not “pull” - but whoever heard of “Hey, kid - squeeze my finger”?

Colonel, USAFR


31 posted on 03/15/2011 11:04:55 AM PDT by jagusafr ("We hold these truths to be self-evident...")
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To: wmileo
All other things being equal, how accurate are they compared to a Beretta Model 92?

The Glocks are plenty accurate, but the Beretta 92 points much better.

For me, that just means that my Glocks require more practice, and my 92 makes me look like a pro at the range. My 92 has always been a great shooter.

My Glocks (a 21 and 19) as well as my Beretta 92 have never given me a single problem, and I wouldn't part with any of them. My G19 is my primary weapon, FWIW.

32 posted on 03/15/2011 11:05:19 AM PDT by SIDENET ("If that's your best, your best won't do." -Dee Snider)
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To: KeyLargo

It looks like Mr Right hand is just narrowly avoiding some slide bite.

33 posted on 03/15/2011 11:09:53 AM PDT by SIDENET ("If that's your best, your best won't do." -Dee Snider)
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34 posted on 03/15/2011 11:22:06 AM PDT by Vendome ("Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it anyway")
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Let me get this straight. Off all the directions in 3 dimensions this guy could have been pointing the gun it just “happened” to be pointing at his girl friend’s chest when it went off.

Yeah. I believe that. /s


35 posted on 03/15/2011 11:27:35 AM PDT by Seruzawa (Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for good blaster kid.)
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To: KeyLargo
His story sounds a little fishy.


36 posted on 03/15/2011 11:28:53 AM PDT by smokingfrog ( BORN free - taxed to DEATH (and beyond) ...)
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To: Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears

***Sure it sound like that’s what happened. If we just sit back like idiots and believe everything we’re told.***

I’ve seen some intelligent people who were so dumb when it came to firearms they were a danger to everyone around.

I can recall one dumb, dum bass who was so dumb he made the mistake of telling us at work about being stopped by the highway patrol with a pistol stocked shotgun in the seat.

He said he HP unloaded his shotgun, confiscated his ammo and let him go because they told him that he was “DUMB”! “Too dumb to be arrested”!


37 posted on 03/15/2011 11:32:10 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (Visit the TOMMY FRANKS MILITARY MUSEUM in HOBART, OK. I did, well worth it!)
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To: Vendome

Coule of comments:

1. Is this not Chicago, and is not Chicago still in IL? The guy had a handgun-is that legal? I doubt there is a FOID card involved.

2. 20 year old purchasing a handgun-THAT is illegal at the federal and I am certain IL State level (while I recognize the illegality of this, I do not agree-mind you, lawful citizens of less than 21 YOA should be able to be responsible for thier own armed self-defense).

He should be charged with at least three other felonies as well as declared stupid beyond rehabilitation....

Regards


38 posted on 03/15/2011 11:32:26 AM PDT by Manly Warrior (US ARMY (Ret), "No Free Lunches for the Dogs of War" (my spelling is generally korrect!))
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To: Vendome

***Is it loaded?***

The old way to check if a MUZZLE LOADER is loaded is to but the muzzle in your mouth and blow to see if air comes out the touch hole.

This is shown in one scene in the movie CUT THROAT ISLAND. A man points a pistol at Gena Davis. She says the pistol is unloaded because “I have your balls in my hand.” He then places the muzzle in his mouth to see if it is unloaded. It was.

I have an old report from the 1700s in which an Englishman who is bird hunting fires a flintlock. It misfired so the helper put the muzzle in his mouth and blew. It was a hangfire and it fired then and took the back out of the helper’s head.


39 posted on 03/15/2011 11:42:42 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (Visit the TOMMY FRANKS MILITARY MUSEUM in HOBART, OK. I did, well worth it!)
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To: Vendome

“Is it loaded?”

No, it is not. It is a Remington Rolling Block, or a copy. You can see that the hammer and rolling block are both back, making it unable to fire. He is checking to see how clean the bore is.


40 posted on 03/15/2011 1:38:11 PM PDT by marktwain
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