Posted on 05/07/2014 8:09:15 PM PDT by smokingfrog
Ever since a 10-year-old boy was shot and killed in Pike County over the weekend when his uncle was showing off weapons he thought were unloaded, There has been attention and scrutiny on the safety of the gun that went off.
Northeast Firearms in Honesdale sells the Glock 27, the weapon used in the shooting death of Hunter Pedersen.
State police said his uncle was showing off the weapon and pulled the trigger not realizing there was a bullet in the chamber.
The question now is: Could the gun be made safer?
Mike Jones took apart a Glock 27 for us at his gun shop. He said the Glock 27 is a popular model, one that comes without a so-called “external safety.”
It was the same gun, equipped with a laser sight, that wound up killing a 5th grader from Wayne County over the weekend.
Hunter Pedersen was killed when his uncle showed off the weapon Saturday and pulled the trigger.
People came out to support the boy’s family during a candlelight vigil near Honesdale Tuesday.
“I don’t want to ever see another family go through something like this. We are all heartbroken,” said Linda Honickel, the boy’s grandmother.
Chad Olm, the boy’s uncle, is charged with homicide. Investigators said he never checked to see if there was a bullet in the chamber.
“All guns are dangerous and sometimes people disrespect them. And that’s where the problems begin,” said Jones.
Jones said the first rule of gun safety is not to point the gun at anything or anyone unless you intend to shoot. Jones doesn’t believe the gun is to blame for Hunter’s death. The Glock, he said, does not go off unless you pull the trigger.
(Excerpt) Read more at wnep.com ...
yup, either suicide or sometimes homicide.....
Excellent rules, I was taught the same.
It’s necessary to disengage the safety lock on a 1911, so what’s your point?
Doesn’t everyone assure themselves that the weapons they handle are cleared (or fully loaded, case dependent)?
Properly applying the required procedures ( all in the owners manual) for all types of weapons, is a requirement to operate and maintain effectively.
“A gun is never unloaded.”
That’s clearly untrue although I understand the intent. If the mag is removed and you check the chamber/cylinder the gun is unloaded. However it is only unloaded until it is out of your hand. Then it must be checked again. Always TREAT a gun as if its loaded (except for when dry firing) and then make sure it is pointed in a safe direction.
“Could Gun Used in Deadly Shooting be Safer?”
The accident didnt happen because the idiot’s gun didnt have a safety, it was because the owner was an idiot (although a loaded chamber indicator might have helped).
I see that you are a newby, but that word you used in post 14 is unacceptable. FR has standards. This is not DU.
There are grip adapters for Glocks. Both of my Glocks have them and they feel more like a 1911 with the adapters. While both are 40 S&W fromes, I have conversions to 9mm in both ... reduced recoil means better follow-up shots.
When I pick up any weapon, I cycle it several times to make sure. A friend taught me that with his Uzi.
I’ll look into getting one, thanks.
After considering the damage this poor fool did to his family, you’re left to consider what he’s done to the millions of righteous good gun owners who will face the consequences of this stupidity.
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