His first mistake was not having one in the pipe. He was just carrying an expensive paperweight.
“a Walther PK .380”
The Walther PPK is a .380, or 9mm Kurtz (short) while the Walther PP (`Poleitzi Pistol’) is a .32.
The PPK is a double action/single action. The first shot is a long trip, so maybe he was OK carrying with a round in the chamber in the wild. But even a `mouse gun’ will blow out your femoral artery. Having said that,
Dear Glock & similar DA pistoleros/tough guys (I own a Gl 19), fair warning: If you `accidentally’ shoot me or someone I love, say in line at a pharmacy because you had to have one `up the pipe’—accidental discharge, whatever—you’d better kill me.