when having a gun for protection goes horribly wrong (atlanta)
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A few observations.
First of all, his name is Tex and he can't use a gun properly?
Why is the driver not being identified? And how does a professional driver get lost, especially in the era of the GPS?
You think the cops would be this hush hush about it if it had been Leroy Washington shooting his wife while his buddy was driving them around?
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First of all, his name is Tex and he can't use a gun properly?
Why is the driver not being identified? And how does a professional driver get lost, especially in the era of the GPS?
You think the cops would be this hush hush about it if it had been Leroy Washington shooting his wife while his buddy was driving them around?
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Well...
I'm going to tell on myself with this one. I did have a negligent discharge once without touching the trigger. If you pop a round in the chamber when the slide is out of battery and disengage the slide stop to close the slide on a 1911 there is a chance the firing pin will hit the primer.
Lots of quirks like that with different firearms. Again, it's critical to know your firearm inside and out, and always practice safety fundamentals. I just ended up putting a round downrange, but if I wasn't acutely aware of safety it could have been a huge problem.
If it was an accident I feel sorry for him, he has to live with it but call me a skeptic here. If someone is driving my wife and I, she will normally get in the back to give me more leg room up front. Why are you directly behind your wife with a gun pointed AT her and not at the floor? I guess you could have it on your lap but why is your finger on the trigger and safety off if it has one? Why are you on the look out for carjackers? Not familiar with the area but is carjacking that common and if so, why the heck are you there? Why all the secrecy in the investigation? Way too many other questions for me not to be a little wary of this tale.
OMG, JBama_in_PCOLA has done it again. I'm still wondering about "loving too far south" from another thread...
I agree. I do not own a gun and have no desire to buy one. Frankly, I don't feel comfortable handling one. But that's on me, not the gun.
If I ever change my mind, I will do serious research on it. I won't just walk into a gun store and ask to buy whatever the sales clerk likes. I will find a training class and learn how to use it.
I didn't just get in a car one day and take off down the road because I could have killed somebody. A gun is no different.
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no it's not. piedmont is one of the major roads connecting downtown and buckhead.
on all of the mob movies, they have the guy that is going to get whacked ride in the front seat
Everything about this story smells fishy. I'm glad the authorities are proceeding slow and methodical on this.
"The old sheriff was attending an awards dinner when a lady commented on his wearing his sidearm. ‘Sheriff, I see you have your pistol. Are you expecting trouble?’ ‘No ma’am. If I were expecting trouble, I would have brought my rifle.’"
I have seen people talk about how if people are required to carry insurance on their car, maybe we should require an insurance policy for gun owners.
There could even be a national pool to pay victims of accidental shootings if the shooter is unknown or uninsured.
In my younger days, a young sergeant in the 101st Airborne in my unit was talking to a younger soldier about how the M1911 would not fire if you pushed in the front of the muzzle. So, the sergeant demonstrated by chambering a round, pushing the muzzle of the pistol into the palm of his left hand, and squeezing the trigger.
The results were not Darwinian, but they were pretty embarrassing to the sergeant. The bullet went through his left hand, between the metacarpal bones of his middle and ring fingers, miraculously causing no permanent serious harm. Once he was treated, he had to explain to the First Sergeant why he had thought demonstrating this would be a good idea.
The First Sergeant expressed his dismay and told him he was "not the smartest guy in the company" or words to that effect.
Finger through finger guard, period. It was either a negligent or fake negligent discharge. Why would any individual have a finger on a trigger when the gun was wrapped in a plastic Publix grocery bag, particularly someone knowledgeable, given his background?
I think a training class with recurrent training should be required before a person can buy a weapon.
And yes I have weapons and a carry permit.
And yes I have weapons and a carry permit.
Why are accidental shooting victims more worthy for monetary payment than intentional shooting victims?
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