Can you shoot a gun by sitting on it? (linked news article)

[2A-Hoosier23]

Woman shot after sitting on gun early Monday in Bloomington – The Bloomingtonian

bloomingtonian.com

Woman says someone left a loaded handgun on a sofa, she sat on it, which fired a round into her leg.

If I was a betting man I'd bet someone was playing around with the gun, negligently shot her, and this is a cover story.

But... has anyone ever heard of something like this happening for real?

 

[Bigtanker]

On top of the sofa, I could see that. Something with a G**** like trigger wouldn't that hard to depress if everything lined up right.

EDIT: Given the circumstances, I think it would be pretty easy to tell a GSW that was sat on: angle, burn marks on the couch cushion and the pants, leg etc. vs just a GSW.
(My completely uneducated CSI watching opinion).

 

[Leo]

Bigger question, why don't women ever look before the sit down? In the 50 years that I have complicated my life with females, this is one thing consistent. They scream when they sit on the porcelain because they failed to look for the proper seat, jump in the car and sit on the sunglasses they left on the seat an hour ago, any number of occasions, with any number of women, it was they same thing. The plop there butts down without a look or thought and then it is someone else's fault.

Men are better but not perfect, as judged by the seats in work vehicles that are damaged when a guy sits down with a screwdriver in his back pocket. At least he did not sit on his own sunglasses.

 

[bobjones223]

Bigger question, why don't women ever look before the sit down? In the 50 years that I have complicated my life with females, this is one thing consistent. They scream when they sit on the porcelain because they failed to look for the proper seat, jump in the car and sit on the sunglasses they left on the seat an hour ago, any number of occasions, with any number of women, it was they same thing. The plop there butts down without a look or thought and then it is someone else's fault.

Men are better but not perfect, as judged by the seats in work vehicles that are damaged when a guy sits down with a screwdriver in his back pocket. At least he did not sit on his own sunglasses.

Ummmmm...you do know that has it's benefits some times?

Just saying your complaining about things you enjoy other times.

 

[Frosty]

I guess? Maybe? Something like a 1911 with a light trigger possibly but a striker fire I don’t see it unless she sat down and wallered around but you’d think you’d notice if you sat on something long and hard unless… ok never mind

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Was she a stripper? Because some of those girls can pick up a dollar bill off the stage with their butt cheeks. Firing a gun doesn't seem like that much of a stretch.

 

[femurphy77]

Was she a stripper? Because some of those girls can pick up a dollar bill off the stage with their butt cheeks. Firing a gun doesn't seem like that much of a stretch.

Dollar bill? I saw a stack of quarters disappear one time in Key West! Oh and she didn't use . . . . . . yeah never mind.

 

[Michigan Slim]

Dollar bill? I saw a stack of quarters disappear one time in Key West! Oh and she didn't use . . . . . . yeah never mind.

But they sure get pissed when you try to swipe your card!

 

[IndyTom]

Well this guy says his went off after tossing it in his pocket and going down some stairs…

https://www.thedenverchannel.com/ne...-discharges-without-pulling-trigger?_amp=true