Man protects “Muslim-free” gun range from himself
Hondo sends us a link from Fox News in regards to one of those great protectors of our way of life who was guarding a gun range in Oklahoma (they claim they received death threats) which the owners had declared “Muslim-free”. The fellow accidentally (negligently) shot himself when the firearm was dropped;
“The way they were holding their weapons, with the fingers on the triggers, you can tell a couple of these gentlemen have no idea about weapons safety. It’s like the Clampetts have come to town,” Muskogee County Sheriff Charles Pearson told the online news outlet muskogeenow.com, comparing the armed men to the family in the TV series “The Beverly Hillbillies.”
An operator of the store’s Facebook page directed reporters to a statement posted late Tuesday that called the shooting “an unfortunate accident.” The statement claimed the man who shot himself came over to the shop to help fix a door in the office “and, as he bent over, his weapon fell from a malfunctioning chest holster and went off when it hit the floor.”
I don’t know, but that sounds a little far-fetched as accidents go. I’m pretty sure that most modern handguns have safeties to prevent a weapon from firing without pulling the trigger. But, paying for a gun is only part of the responsibility of gun ownership.
Category: Guns
I see a “shot while attempting to re-holster” accident.
The Clampetts were good shots.
The Clampetts? Naw. They were good with guns.
This almost sounds like someone was using his gun like a hammer.
Well he did miss the rabbit, but he got bubbling crude out of that shot.
Sheriff joking about Jed and Granny? Times certainly have changed in Muskogee since….1969.
That song was the first thing I thought of when I saw the location. Always liked Haggard.
Well, Haggard seems to have changed over the years too.
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2015/08/17/merle-haggard-opens-up-about-pot-prison-johnny-cash/
If this wunderkinder did a bubba on a 1911 and pinned the grip safety or a revolver especially if the hammer was cocked with a retention strap under the spur… Just all sorts of dumb.
Guns, like any tool, need to be respected and feared lest you get bitten.
And holster malfunction? Really? Whatever helps you sleep at night, bud.
Self-inflicted accidental gunshot wounds come from operator error. The only thing wrong with that holster was that it had the misfortune of being owned by an idiot.
The U.S. Army tries to make some things “Joe-proof”, but there is no such thing. On the same note, NO MATTER WHAT safety features you put on a firearm, it will NEVER be “Jim-Bob-proof”! “Ooh, I dunno, it musta bin that doohickey on the thingamajig by the whatchamacallit that went thet way, and BANG, it ain’t muh fault, y’know?
sounds like someone went for a Condition 2 carry… unless you are expecting trouble RIGHT NOW this is pretty much what tends to happen. In a situation like this (strolling around in front of a gun range) that is an idiotic way to carry. Freakin’ self-styled Rambos…
Speculation: caught a falling pistol as it came out of the holster.
Here are a couple of on-camera examples of stupidity in action. Both men are cops.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/20/asia/koreas-tensions/index.html
Was he really carrying a box of donuts?
Classic! “I’m the only one professional enough…”
AAR: shirt too tight causing an excess of blood in the cranium led to foothurtitis.
Good friend, weapons sergeant at a major city police department, and senior instructor at a VERY prestigious shooting school. Years ago he was out shooting with cop friends, one of the officers re-holstered his weapon with his finger on the trigger. Loud Noise. Long bloody groove on his right leg. Bundled him up and took him to the hospital. Doctor took one look and said, “This is a gunshot wound, I have to call the cops!” They replied, “Uhh, we are the cops. Please don’t make this any more embarrassing than it already is.”
I am not a cop, never have been. I endeavor to avoid injuries like that.
I don’t know what happened to our hero in the story above. My friend suggested that stuff happens so maybe that is what happened here.
Glocks don’t have safeties.
My Sig don’t have a safety, but a de-cocker.