It can happen to anyone. About 15 years ago an off duty cop was working the door at a local gun show and shot himself in the hand while clearing a handgun for someone entering the arena. To add insult to injury the guy who handed him the loaded weapon was a local paramedic.

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
Seriously, how do you think people in Florida heard about an ND in California in the 1980's? Well they didn't.

I doubt the people of yesteryear were any less negligent than the folks of today.

I'm going to go with this explanation.

(Sent from Mt. Cook, South Island, New Zealand, on a tour.)

flashguy

A quick Google search brings up this article from the NRA:
Link to Article

For those that don't feel like clicking the link, I'll summarize. Firearms related deaths and injuries to include accidents are down across the board.

I agree with the members who point out the speed and reach of modern social media. I'll also point out that it's in certain folks interests to publicize every accident and misstep of gun owners. As has been noted here before, every seizure is an arsenal.

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Originally posted by kent j:

About 15 years ago an off duty cop was working the door at a local gun show and shot himself in the hand while clearing a handgun for someone entering the arena.

A "clearing barrel" sounds like a good idea. For handguns I would think a 5-gallon bucket of sand would be sufficient. Leave the lid on so the sand doesn't splatter all over the floor. Of course, no clearing barrel would have prevented pointing the gun at his own hand.

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Originally posted by egregore:

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Originally posted by kent j:

About 15 years ago an off duty cop was working the door at a local gun show and shot himself in the hand while clearing a handgun for someone entering the arena.

A "clearing barrel" sounds like a good idea. For handguns I would think a 5-gallon bucket of sand would be sufficient. Leave the lid on so the sand doesn't splatter all over the floor. Of course, no clearing barrel would have prevented pointing the gun at his own hand.

Well, at least a paramedic was right there.

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.....having a bad day?........lol

per striperkid


not lately, had a bad day in 1970 though,
took my brothers .22 rifle to the rec center range. ( I was 14 )
I did not know the " on target on trigger, off target off trigger " rule.

put a round in to the concrete floor, about 4 yards in front of the back stop.

Its the Internet.

Cause of people like this douche

https://youtu.be/XenzhvHO2z8

Look how wobbly his legs are after the ND

Those who think it is the "experienced" that have NDs, don't get out much. Every negligent shooting I have worked, or even heard about in the last 5 years was a new "gun owner". Many had their state issued CCDW a short while, so they had at least been exposed to basic safety.

But, in the end, it never brought them back, or the friend or family member they killed.

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Originally posted by Dusty78:...

Look how wobbly his legs are after the ND

Like a marionette.

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I guess it could be the magnifying effect of the Internet, but there sure seem to be a lot.

What proof source are you getting this data from? A negligent discharge does not always cause an accidental death so the NRA data is incomplete on the matter.

Oh, you mean like this ND story...

https://sigforum.com/eve/forums...935/m/1020061124/p/1

or this one... (although the guy did eventually die)
http://www.kptv.com/story/2145...hooting-independence

or this...
http://news4sanantonio.com/new...lf-with-gun-he-stole