Man adjusting their gun shoots themself in ankle and wounds another at HS graduation

solus · May 17, 2016

A man carrying a concealed pistol in his sock accidentally shot himself in the foot and injured a woman during a graduation ceremony in Kansas Sunday.

It was in his sock," Augusta Director of Public Safety Tyler Brewer told reporters Sunday. "It was being uncomfortable for him. He went to adjust his sock. The weapon went off (and) struck him in the foot."

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/crime-law/man-accidentally-shoots-self-woman-during-high-sch/nrNXb/

another CC'r shows their skill.

bad gun for being uncomfortable and going off ...bad gun.

ipse

captrickmoisa · May 17, 2016

Nightmare said:
I got the guy with the gun in his sock part, but who else possessed the gun to make it "their gun shoots?" Them's some substantial socks.

[emoji38]

Semper Fi

davidmcbeth · May 17, 2016

Lucky he was not mexican carrying.....all is well

Batousaii · May 17, 2016

Never heard of a sock party?

Freedom1Man · May 17, 2016

Batousaii said:
Never heard of a sock party?

Yes, two different type and both involve a beating.

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deepdiver · May 18, 2016

All the training in the world can't fix stupid.

JoeSparky · May 18, 2016

deepdiver said:
All the training in the world can't fix stupid.

Gotta keep on keeping the booger hook off the trigger until one has acquired the target, is aware of the background, and has determined that firing the gun is less problematic that potential legal problem for firing the gun!

Ezek · May 20, 2016

Don't they make ankle holsters?

and if your finding it uncomfortable, maybe it is best to take care of the situation else where.. or buy a gun with a safety and keep it engaged while you have it stuffed in your sock...

carracer · May 20, 2016

Don't think I have ever heard of a negligent discharge from an Open Carrier. Always cc'ers.

davidmcbeth · May 21, 2016

Ezek said:
Don't they make ankle holsters?

and if your finding it uncomfortable, maybe it is best to take care of the situation else where.. or buy a gun with a safety and keep it engaged while you have it stuffed in your sock...

They do make gun socks too ....

beebobby · May 23, 2016

Amazing how quickly a "good guy with a gun" can turn into a danger to himself and those around him. Definitely not militia material.

OC for ME · May 23, 2016

It’s the second time that a Connersville, Indiana Police Chief shot himself in while handling a firearm.

http://countercurrentnews.com/2015/01/police-chief-accidentally-discharges-for-the-second-time/

Twice!

JoeSparky · May 23, 2016

beebobby said:
Amazing how quickly a "good guy with a gun" can turn into a danger to himself and those around him. Definitely not militia material.

So, how long will your recovery take?

Ezek · May 23, 2016

beebobby said:
Amazing how quickly a "good guy with a gun" can turn into a danger to himself and those around him. Definitely not militia material.

you know.. maybe it's that no child left behind common core crap you guys went for that created this dilapidated pile of crap with no common sense that walks amongst us in society.

of course suggesting this truth is just finger pointing and all.

Grapeshot · May 23, 2016

OC for ME said:
Twice!

WHAT? :shocker:

He needs to be [strike]retrained[/strike] retired.

OC for ME · May 24, 2016

Grapeshot said:
WHAT? :shocker:

He needs to be [strike]retrained[/strike] retired.

It does not appear that he is employed as a top cop.

WalkingWolf · May 24, 2016

OC for ME said:
Twice!

An actual verifiable ND that was not due to finger on the trigger, of course it was a Glock. Not that Glock is to blame, but this would not have happened with a gun cocked, and locked.

OC for ME · May 25, 2016

WalkingWolf said:
An actual verifiable ND that was not due to finger on the trigger, of course it was a Glock. Not that Glock is to blame, but this would not have happened with a gun cocked, and locked.

Personally I always check to be sure that no obstructing material, a sweatshirt in the case of the chief, impedes a safe re-holstering of my handgun.

Some folks have a view that "accidents" are unavoidable where firearm safety is concerned, we are human and we make "mistakes." After nearly 40 years, not once have I come close to a unintentional discharge of any firearm I have handled.

One of the dirty little secrets in the annals of police firearms training is the number of accidental discharges we experience (I prefer the term negligent discharge, because very few of these are a genuine accident). Most of these unintentional rounds are let loose because the gun handler broke one of the safety rules, so a review, of the four basic gun safety rules is in order.

https://www.policeone.com/police-pr...Causes-and-cures-for-the-negligent-discharge/

Zero lapses in the safe handling of a firearm is the minimum expectation as far as I am concerned.

Incidentally, I have not invited back kinfolk to hunt my land if I witness any lapse in firearm safety. This includes "sweeping" even if I know the gun is unloaded.

OC for ME · May 25, 2016

Nightmare said:
+1

But recall what Rumsfeld said! "Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns – the ones we don't know we don't know." (http://archive.defense.gov/Transcripts/Transcript.aspx?TranscriptID=2636)

+1

Rumsfeld..."met" him back in 1983 when we stopped off in Haifa for a liberty. Nothing to remember for he. I was the belowdecks watch when he came aboard for a quick tour of one of them there fancy new, high falutin, 688 fast boats.

Take Chief Larry O'Dea of the Portland PD.

The police chief in Portland, Ore. was placed on administrative leave Tuesday amid an investigation into whether he misled authorities about his involvement in an accidental shooting last month.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/05/2...e-into-accidental-shooting.html?intcmp=hplnws

It is amazing to hear folks in the media, and elsewhere, not voice the obvious, they dance around "it" where cops are concerned. Must not affect the image that cops are professionals where the safe handling of firearms are concerned and this is why only cops should be permitted to carry (OC) in public.

Negligence is the term, a negligent discharge is proof that a citizen should not carry a gun on a daily basis. He is a danger not only to himself, but those around him.

...isn't that right Chief Larry O'Dea of the Portland PD...

solus · May 25, 2016

harsh OC for me to bring up the poor chief's misadventure(s) quote: O’Dea indicated to a deputy responding to the scene that his friend accidentally shot himself April 21 during a hunting trip. Harney County Sheriff Dave Ward told them O’Dea indicated Ward says O’Dea never identified himself as a police officer and didn’t tell responding deputies that he had fired the shot from his rifle. O’Dea on Friday acknowledged to the public that he’d shot and injured a 54-year-old friend in the back. unquote...

shades of dick's hunting adventures...

ipse

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