Our son died 2 years ago today.

There are of course a lot more details surrounding this, but the short is this. His colt SAA 45lc was in it's holster in a nightstand. Many SAA or cowboy holsters do not have trigger guards as his did not. He was moving to a new apartment and at at some point picked up the gun so the nightstand could be moved. Most likely it was cocked in the holster and when he picked it up he placed his thumb on the trigger and squeezed as he was moving it. Either that or he fumbled it as he was moving it and caught it with a digit on the trigger. Either way it discharged into his abdomen. He passed in less than 20 minutes.

My son was not biologically mine. I married his mother when he was 10yrs old. He was raised around guns to that point with his uncle, a US marine, and his grandfather. He knew, understood, and employed safe gun practices, until he did not.

I posted about this after it happened and have always meant to talk here about it to remind people to be safe. I've thought long and hard about this and all I can really conclude is that somehow my son made a poor decision handling a firearm and it cost him his life. We can debate accident vs. negligence in this matter and many others. Bottom line is never forget the the consequence of each choice made when handling a firearm.

Even with my exposure to firearms, I never thought about the ramifications of an SAA revolver in a cowboy style holster with no trigger guard. I never owned one and never handled one in a holster. So here is a picture for reference.

I am very sorry to hear about your loss.

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Originally posted by Sigolicious:
Our son died 2 years ago today.

My condolences for your loss

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Originally posted by Sigolicious:
Even with my exposure to firearms, I never thought about the ramifications of an SAA revolver in a cowboy style holster with no trigger guard. I never owned one and never handled one in a holster.

I have. Two: A Ruger Single Six Convertible and a Ruger Blackhawk in 45 Colt. And...

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Originally posted by Sigolicious:
His colt SAA 45lc was in it's holster in a nightstand. Many SAA or cowboy holsters do not have trigger guards as his did not. He was moving to a new apartment and at at some point picked up the gun so the nightstand could be moved. Most likely it was cocked in the holster and...

I cannot imagine anybody carrying a single-action revolver cocked in the holster--exposed trigger or not. (Clarification: That was meant to express the opinion it seems unlikely he would do that.)

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RIP.

always great to remind they are potentially deadly implements.

like many things we use daily - we should never be complacent.

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Some things you can afford to become complacent with, and some things you cannot. Guns are the latter.

I'm sorry for your loss, but thank you for the reminder.

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Gun Safety, A tragic reminder.

My condolences for your loss.
Thanks for the reminder.

I have various pistols in places around the house (no kids at home). None of them has a round in the chamber.
I figure I can work the slide quick enough if I have to. That's also how I concealed carry. Full mag, but nothing in the chamber.

My condolences....


ARman

I'm very sorry for your loss. And, thanks for reminding us all. These reminders never ever get old, imo.

I'm very sorry to hear about this.

Wow! I'm really sorry for your loss, your words really help to remind all of us to take that extra step to be aware of what we are going with firearms.

I'm sorry for your loss.

I hope nobody in SigForum would be tacky enough to even address a ND is this thread.

For what it’s worth you telling this story may very well save another’s life. What a horrible loss you have my prayers and my thanks for telling the story.

Thank you for passing along your story, it is well heeded. Very, very sorry for your families loss.

I'm so sorry to hear of your loss.

JP

So sorry for your loss.

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He knew, understood, and employed safe gun practices, until he did not.

We can never get enough reminders that even though we handle guns every day, they deserve the respect something that can take your life demands.

Thank you. Very sorry for your loss.

Hate to hear of events like this. Just shows no matter how aware and trained you are, there's no letting your guard down.

I recently happened across my old patrol gunbelt and holster (we carried S&W revolvers). Sure enough, the trigger was not covered on it, either. And I knew too many guys who'd have their finger on that trigger even before it cleared leather.

A tragic reminder indeed. Sorry for your loss but thanks for sharing. hopefully it helps others

Very sorry to hear.

I agree, anyone can use Safety reminders. Complacency can set in. If one thinks they’re immune, that’s a problem itself.

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Originally posted by Sig209:
RIP.

always great to remind they are potentially deadly implements.

like many things we use daily - we should never be complacent.

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I agree. Very sobering post on the evils of safety complacency. I am sorry for your families tragic loss.