Man recovering after accidentally shooting self in private parts in Birmingham

heritage.com ^ | 14 June 2012 | Dave Phillips

[Slings and Arrows]

After this little incident, I should say that those are both certainties.

[Slings and Arrows]

"You gonna eat that?"

[gigster]

Remember, he was the most qualified person to handle that glock on the block.

[Squantos]

“was” nuts ..... Glocks are at fault, send them all to me.

[maddog55]

Upholstrey Gun:

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Since they don’t give out Darwin Awards to the living, I propose an annual Plaxico Burress Award.

[Vinnie]

Never, ever carry a glock-type firearm in your pants waist band. Or you too could get Glock C0ck.

Or go off half-cocked.

Personally, I would not carry a Glock w/ a round in the chamber unless it had a New York trigger. aka approx 10 lb pull.

[2nd Bn, 11th Mar]

But I thought Glocks were PERFECTION!(?)

[Recon Dad]

he pulls out the gun and it accidentally discharged,” Kiernan said.

.......liar, liar pants on fire!

No such things as a Glock accidentally discharging. You either pull the trigger or a Glock does not go off.

[Recon Dad]

I would put a Glock up against any other semiautomatic when it comes to accidental discharges.
Now if the question is which gun will go off when you pull the trigger that is another issue all together.

[FreedomPoster]

There's that completely inappropriate term again - "accidental discharge".

This was a negligent discharge. To put it bluntly, this idiot screwed up. "Accident" implies something beyond the control of the people involved, when that is simply not the case.

"Accidental discharge" is a ridiculous term here. I encourage all to not use it and to discourage its use.

End of rant.

[FreedomPoster]

That would seem to be the real question here - Was this idiot using “Mexican carry”.

If he was, this result was entirely predictable. You simply do not carry Glocks without a holster that completely covers the trigger guard.

[Sooth2222]

That’s why I bought a 40 cal. H&K. It has a safety which a glock and many other handguns don’t.

John Browning's 1911 and his Browning Hi-Power (1935) have multiple safeties.

That said, it's impossible to idiot-proof any firearm. I wouldn't Mexican-carry any pistol, and certainly wouldn't carry one with the business end aimed at some of my favorite parts.

(Depending, the Glock fan may qualify for a Darwin Award.)

[TSgt]

I’d rather not mess with a safety when my life depends on it...

[dinodino]

What a moron. Maybe once he heals up he will learn to use his gun.

[Trailerpark Badass]

Or Thunderwear:

Personally, I don't want my gun pointing at my junk.

[FreedomPoster]

On that last, this may be a case of the rare non-fatal Darwinian event.

[cripplecreek]

Getting your privates in the paper is never good.

[catman67]

Glock has a safety. It’s built into the trigger to make it quick and easy to disengage (a little too easy in my opinion).

That’s why I prefer a Springfield XD. Has a Glock-type safety and a grip safety as well (some models even have a slide safety).