Weapons Handling: Self Critiquing

[SigSense]

Police Officer Shoots Self In Finger - Kansas City News Story - KCTV Kansas City

 

[JByer323]

Mental note to self: when trying to unload firearm, do not do so by pulling trigger to empty magazine.

 

[Skoty]

Shouldn't cross the muzzle of the barrel with your finger as well.

 

[gglass]

OK guys... Let's keep this story on topic. The issue is not proper firearm handling. The most critical piece of information has been omitted here. The most critical pice of information is that his weapon was obviously a GLOCK.

 

[Dogman]

OK guys... Let's keep this story on topic. The issue is not proper firearm handling. The most critical piece of information has been omitted here. The most critical pice of information is that his weapon was obviously a GLOCK.

Don't know how the officer shooting himself and another is the guns fault Glock or not. Blaming Glocks for shooting people is the same as what the antis say and how they justify banning all guns.

 

[indyjoe]

A distant relative of my fiance's Dad had a nice accident recently with his wife's Glock 22. He is a Marion County Special Deputy of some kind (does jail transfers, etc). Looking at the picture, he was clearing the weapon for cleaning and had part of his palm over the muzzle. Unfortunately for him, his booger hook was on the bang switch. He shot into his palm and his leg. I didn't see pictures of the leg, just the hand. Just pure stupidity. Violating 4 of the 4 safety rules are to blame for this shooting, not because it was a Glock.

 

[Seancass]

HELLO Katie Horner!

I realise it's not the glocks fault, but why did it ever seem like a good idea to have to pull the trigger to unload the gun? It's like having to turn a car on to get the oil filter off: eventually its not going to end right.

Edit: i kinda typo'd that but i'm gunna leave it because it made me laugh.

 

[phylodog]

HELLO Katie Horner!

I realise it's not the glocks fault, but why did it ever seem like a good idea to have to pull the trigger to unload the gun? It's like having to turn a car on to get the oil filter off: eventually its not going to end right.

Edit: i kinda typo'd that but i'm gunna leave it because it made me laugh.

You don't have to pull the trigger to unload the gun. You have to press the trigger to disassemble the gun and if you follow the most basic of safety rules every time you do it, it will never be a problem.

 

[Seancass]

You have to press the trigger to disassemble the gun

That's the typo. If you re-read it, what i actually wrote is kinda funny...

 

[IUGradStudent]

You don't have to pull the trigger to unload the gun. You have to press the trigger to disassemble the gun and if you follow the most basic of safety rules every time you do it, it will never be a problem.

 

[Denny347]

It happens. my Dad was sitting on the edge of his bed and putting away his Colt 1911. It was like the one he qualified with in the Army. Well, he swears that he was taught to "half-cock" a 1911 when loaded if he did not want to keep it cocked and locked. Well, he had it in his right hand, pointing down into his lap. His thumb slipped off the trigger as he was lowering it and a FMJ (thankfully) entered his left thigh and separated the hip ball from the Femur. The slug exited out his left butt cheek and it was trapped in his underwear. He hit the femoral artery and had just enough time to grab the cell phone next to him (land line too far away) and call 911 before he passed out from blood loss. Medics got there within minutes and they saved his life. A simple mistake almost cost me my Dad. He still walks with a bit of a limp but he never missed a beat. He was pretty upbeat about the entire incident, never let it eat him up. Never get complacent.

 

[esrice]

That's the typo. If you re-read it, what i actually wrote is kinda funny...

Quit making me read your posts like 12 times. . .

 

[CSK22]

Mental note to self: when trying to unload firearm, do not do so by pulling trigger to empty magazine.

 

[blainepoe]

I always find that pulling the trigger several times unloads my guns quite well .

That is one of the only things I don't like about glocks. You hate to hear it, but when (tens or hundreds of) thousands of people have to pull the trigger to disassemble their weapon, some of them are bound to shoot it. Glad no one was seriously injured.

~Poe

 

[Dogman]

I always find that pulling the trigger several times unloads my guns quite well .

That is one of the only things I don't like about glocks. You hate to hear it, but when (tens or hundreds of) thousands of people have to pull the trigger to disassemble their weapon, some of them are bound to shoot it. Glad no one was seriously injured.

~Poe

But it still isn't the Glocks fault. it's the owners fault for not unloading the gun first. And by having to pull the trigger to disassemble the gun, keeps life on the edge.

 

[blainepoe]

And by having to pull the trigger to disassemble the gun, keeps life on the edge.

You are more of a thrill seeker than me !
~Poe

 

[Dogman]

You are more of a thrill seeker than me !
~Poe

Not really, I just triple check my Glocks to may sure they're empty before pulling the trigger to disassemble. I've got too many aches and pains to be much of a thrill seeker anymore. I'm now paying for my younger days.

 

[indyjoe]

Not really, I just triple check my Glocks to may sure they're empty before pulling the trigger to disassemble.

After triple checking, I then point my Glock at something I am OK with destroying before I pull the trigger to disassemble.

 

[VN Vet]

One of the Rules of safe handling of firearems - Never point it at anything you don't want to shoot. That includes your own body parts my friends.

The best lessons you can learn are the ones you learn from others experniences.