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Ya know I have always felt it's everyone's right to own a weapon but after yesterday I'm really thinking there should be some kind of test to make sure you are capable before the weapon is put into your hands, I was over a friends house yesterday a highly decorated vietnam vet with a very large collection of weapons well he was showing me his Beretta .32 titanium while standing in front of me while I was seated in a recliner well out of nowhere the gun discharges while he's examining it sending a speer gold dot 12" to the right of my upper torso from 3' in front of me, all I remember was a muzzle flash followed with a loss of hearing that was then replaced by a high pitched tone! Needless to say the scariest thing I can recall in my 32yrs of life, so to all please be careful no matter how comfy you feel with your weapon!
Ya know I have always felt it's everyone's right to own a weapon but after yesterday I'm really thinking there should be some kind of test to make sure you are capable before the weapon is put into your hands, I was over a friends house yesterday a highly decorated vietnam vet with a very large collection of weapons well he was showing me his Beretta .32 titanium while standing in front of me while I was seated in a recliner well out of nowhere the gun discharges while he's examining it sending a speer gold dot 12" to the right of my upper torso from 3' in front of me, all I remember was a muzzle flash followed with a loss of hearing that was then replaced by a high pitched tone! Needless to say the scariest thing I can recall in my 32yrs of life, so to all please be careful no matter how comfy you feel with your weapon!
no police showed up the round missed the recliner I was in and struck the bar stools round post glanced off it then the stone floor and then struck the wall coming to rest in the middle of the kitchen, wow I have one hell of an imagination! because as we all know ad's don't happen!
Go tell him you are sorry, and make nice. Yes, you have to. Now do it!
no police showed up the round missed the recliner I was in and struck the bar stools round post glanced off it then the stone floor and then struck the wall coming to rest in the middle of the kitchen, wow I have one hell of an imagination! because as we all know ad's don't happen!
no police showed up the round missed the recliner I was in and struck the bar stools round post glanced off it then the stone floor and then struck the wall coming to rest in the middle of the kitchen, wow I have one hell of an imagination! because as we all know ad's don't happen!
no police showed up the round missed the recliner I was in and struck the bar stools round post glanced off it then the stone floor and then struck the wall coming to rest in the middle of the kitchen, wow I have one hell of an imagination! because as we all know ad's don't happen!
My guess is the someone's finger was on the trigger. And the trigger got pulled. He may not have intended to do it but it was his NEGLIGENT action that led to the discharge you described.
The above would only be turned to "Accident" if there were a previously unknown defect on the firearm and no one had a finger on the trigger.
Adding, who if anyone check the firearm to determine its loaded status? This would be another point of negligence in the op's scenario.
SNIP it was two gun buddy's visiting with each other and a momentary lapse in judgment led to a firearm being discharged crappy situation pretty scary but a lesson learned that it's not only YOUR firearm handling practices that may lead to you accidentally being shot!
No there was no defect in the firearm and yes it was loaded it's his backup weapon, I examined it and handed it back to him in the same manner he had given it to me while I was noting I would not carry that in my pocket in sa with or without a safety just before it went off, all I can figure is he flipped the safety to off without realizing it and then pulled the trigger figuring it was safe and being in sa it didn't take much to set it off, and why would I seriously make this up? It's not like I said I was grazed with a 50cal but I'm here! it was two gun buddy's visiting with each other and a momentary lapse in judgment led to a firearm being discharged crappy situation pretty scary but a lesson learned that it's not only YOUR firearm handling practices that may lead to you accidentally being shot! I would never hand someone my firearm without unloading and double checking the chamber, he didn't feel that was needed and we see what the end result was! Thankfully no one was hurt and he's only out a brand new stool but it could have been much worse!
...Shame on BOTH of you.
No there was no defect in the firearm and yes it was loaded it's his backup weapon, I examined it and handed it back to him in the same manner he had given it to me while I was noting I would not carry that in my pocket in sa with or without a safety just before it went off, all I can figure is he flipped the safety to off without realizing it and then pulled the trigger figuring it was safe and being in sa it didn't take much to set it off, and why would I seriously make this up? It's not like I said I was grazed with a 50cal but I'm here! it was two gun buddy's visiting with each other and a momentary lapse in judgment led to a firearm being discharged crappy situation pretty scary but a lesson learned that it's not only YOUR firearm handling practices that may lead to you accidentally being shot! I would never hand someone my firearm without unloading and double checking the chamber, he didn't feel that was needed and we see what the end result was! Thankfully no one was hurt and he's only out a brand new stool but it could have been much worse!
You can hate me but IMO only an idiot would accept a weapon from someone without making sure it was unloaded first and only an idiot would hand uncleared weapon to someone else.
Sounds like you both failed basic gun handling.
... out of nowhere the gun discharges while he's examining it sending a speer gold dot 12" to the right of my upper torso from 3' in front of me ...