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Interview with antiguners

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zigziggityzoo

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It's sadly somewhat true.

After the picnic ended and most all (but about 3 people) had left, a member who had attended had a negligent discharge in the parking lot.
 
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zigziggityzoo wrote:
It's sadly somewhat true.

After the picnic ended and most all (but about 3 people) had left, a member who had attended had a negligent discharge in the parking lot.
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the person was not a member of michigan open carry but was on the ocdo forum!!!
 
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It only happened because of the stupid law that he had to follow about unloading the firearm to store in his trunk to transport it.
 
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It was unfortunate and the way it was handled in that the people involved drove away instead of staying to face the music.

Also as others have said if he would not have had to handle the firearm it would not have happened.

Another point is that the gun was brand new and he had not carried it before. This is why practice with a certain firearms before carrying is very important. It is also a good idea to practice loading and unloading at the range many times before Ocing if you do NOT have a CPL as you will have to do it multiple times a day.
 
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autosurgeon wrote:
It was unfortunate and the way it was handled in that the people involved drove away instead of staying to face the music.

Also as others have said if he would not have had to handle the firearm it would not have happened.

Another point is that the gun was brand new and he had not carried it before. This is why practice with a certain firearms before carrying is very important. It is also a good idea to practice loading and unloading at the range many times before Ocing if you do NOT have a CPL as you will have to do it multiple times a day.
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Don't be too quick to just blame the incredibly ridiculous laws surrounding gun ownership. Personal responsibility is paramount when it comes to handling loaded firearms. A gun needs the trigger pulled (or other operator error) in order to discharge, unless there is a serious problem with it. To this persons credit, it was pointed in a safe direction, so it wasn't the worst possible scenario. Rocks and dirt don't bleed.
 
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zigziggityzoo wrote:
It's sadly somewhat true.

After the picnic ended and most all (but about 3 people) had left, a member who had attended had a negligent discharge in the parking lot.
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What evidence do you have that allowed you to come to the conclusion that the incident was a negligent discharge as opposed to possibly having been an accidental discharge?
 
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CV67PAT wrote:
zigziggityzoo wrote:
It's sadly somewhat true.

After the picnic ended and most all (but about 3 people) had left, a member who had attended had a negligent discharge in the parking lot.
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What evidence do you have that allowed you to come to the conclusion that the incident was a negligent discharge as opposed to possibly having been an accidental discharge?
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http://www.mlive.com/news/kzgazette/index.ssf?/base/news-35/125389021153910.xml&coll=7
 
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zigziggityzoo

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CV67PAT wrote:
zigziggityzoo wrote:
It's sadly somewhat true.

After the picnic ended and most all (but about 3 people) had left, a member who had attended had a negligent discharge in the parking lot.
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What evidence do you have that allowed you to come to the conclusion that the incident was a negligent discharge as opposed to possibly having been an accidental discharge?
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As autosurgeon said: There's no such thing as an accidental discharge in my book. Anytime you didn't intend for the gun to go off and it does, it's due to negligence.
 
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zigziggityzoo wrote:
CV67PAT wrote:
zigziggityzoo wrote:
It's sadly somewhat true.

After the picnic ended and most all (but about 3 people) had left, a member who had attended had a negligent discharge in the parking lot.
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What evidence do you have that allowed you to come to the conclusion that the incident was a negligent discharge as opposed to possibly having been an accidental discharge?
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As autosurgeon said: There's no such thing as an accidental discharge in my book. Anytime you didn't intend for the gun to go off and it does, it's due to negligence.
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I asked you what evidence you have that it was a negligent discharge. You, not autosurgeon, are the one that made the quoted statement as if it were a matter of fact.
 
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