Accidental Discharges
How many of us have had an Accidental Discharge? I think we would also need to speak of semantics...Accidental..or Neglectful?
Mine was at the range with my first handgun, a Taurus 669 .357. I had it loaded up with Hydrashoks, and though I was a newbie, I had already...
LE6920 turns hand-grenade in a Magpul Dynamics class. This on the heels of Pat Rogers' T&E LE6940 letting go a few weeks back. Not good.
Magpul Dynamics "Dynamic Carbine" 1&2 (A VERY surprising Colt failure) - TheFiringLine Forums
Went out hunting this morning.
I use an AR-15 chambered in 458 socom. As a lot of you may be aware, an AR has a floating firing pin and has a slight risk of slam-fires. I have never had a slam-fire before, and never had a problem with my 458. But this morning when I dropped the bolt, I was met...
I dunno if this has been shown before but I find this very idiotic. This video depicts a drunk dude shoot himself with a 40 cal pistol. I am pretty sure it's a Smith & Wesson SW40VE.
WARNING: GRAPHIC, LANGUAGE
LiveLeak.com - drunk guy shoots himself on purpose!
This is one to tell the grandkids, "it takes more than a cannon to stop the old man.":D
Cannon mishap at tourist site injures Ky. man - News- msnbc.com
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Cannon mishap at tourist site injures Ky. man
Ramrod shoots 100 yards, breaks...
Sad and tragic story. It shows that you really need to have situational awareness when you are in a self defense situation. He simply did not realize his fiance was not in bed with him.
Police: Fla. man accidentally shoots and kills fiancee in home on day before planned wedding -- latimes.com
From Texas comes yet another case of attempted puppycide. Why is it that some people can't take a couple of seconds to actually assess a situation? This should apply to all of us, but especially to people who should know better. Situational awareness. Learn it, use it, live it.
From KPRC
Accidental shooting - Florida Gun Range
Wonder what really happened, guns don't usually just start firing on their own, not even Jennings. No matter what happened, they broke at least 2 of the 10 commandments, treat every gun loaded and always keep it pointed in a safe direction. But instead...
Teaching gun safety by putting the gun to your head isn't the way to teach. Another one for Darwin.
Imperial man shoots himself in the head while teaching firearms safety | ksdk.com | St. Louis, MO
Here is an update on the alleged Purdue shooting that transpired last month. If you can make it through the entire article without saying "what were they thinking?", you are indeed strong.
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Charges offer view into prank turned deadly |...
I was showing my wife's dad and uncle my xd .40, had it empty and locked back when i showed it to him. when i put it in the case i slid the wrong mag in. Her uncle asked "does it come apart easy to clean" so i flipped up the slide release and racked it pulling the trigger to release the slide...
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Four explosions at an ammunition factory in western Serbia killed six people and wounded at least eight on Thursday, a police official said.
Police, firefighters and the military sealed off the area around the Prvi Partizan ammunition factory in the town of...
<H1 class=fontStyle51>FYI</H1><H1 class=fontStyle51>Teen hospitalized after
gun accident</H1>Two 13-year-olds were playing with
loaded gun
Updated: Saturday, 29 Aug 2009, 10:41 PM EDT
Published : Saturday, 29 Aug 2009, 10:41 PM EDT
Gene Rodriguez
Edited by Jackie Carpenter
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH)...
Metro officer
accidentally shoots
self
Updated: Monday, 24 Aug 2009, 1:58 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 24 Aug 2009, 1:58 PM EDT
JOHNSON COUNTY, Ind. - An Indianapolis police officer accidentally shot himself in the hand Friday night when he was cleaning his gun at his Johnson County home...
A Homestead woman's home was auctioned to the highest bidder
By TODD WRIGHT
Updated 5:38 PM EDT, Wed, Aug 19, 2009
You know times are tough when people are getting kicked out of their house when it’s not even for sale.
That’s what happened to Anna Ramirez after she found...