The universal safety rules are for 24/7 not just the range.
The universal safety rules are for 24/7 not just the range.
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Safety, safety, safety! Always safety first! Can’t stress it enough, just got to be on top of it always, when handling firearms!
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Great videos. I have had the hammer slip off of my thumb with a 1911 & blow a hole in the floor. I had the good sense to point the muzzle in a safe direction. After that, I would never try to ease the hammer down with one in the chamber. I carried cocked & locked for years. An eye opener fir sure
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Last night arriving from work, I removed my leather holster from belt.
As I moved the EDC from leather to pocket holster, the leather slipped and thankfully, I was so mindful not to put booger finger where it doesn’t belong.
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Lots of respect when someone shares an embarrassing experience, resonating and hitting home as well.
Also speaks to the value of redundancies/back-ups. Like in your example, something happened, but because you followed the remaining rules, less damage, no one got physically hurt.
I wonder if some of the best safety teachers, are those who have experienced such a close call, which can change their life forever.
Great post Todd30. Great that you rose it up again, fresh, and honoring Paul H.
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I have no problem sharing that story. I’m “mister gun safety” but honestly, after lowering a hammer on a 1911 for half my military career & after with the ones I own, in hindsight I was likely a bit complacent about it. Moral of story " don’t have your head up your ass when handeling firearms".
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My lesson learned was back in 1984. I worked at a 7-11 store in L.A. and I had just bought a new gun. I loaded it up the pulled it out in the store when I was alone to get a feel for it. I pointed it into an almost safe direction except for the willing to destroy part. I lost my grip on the gun and grasped it while I was pointing it at a video game and BANG! Ears rang and the video game screen was gone. The video machine cost me $500.00 and keeping your fingers off the trigger, priceless!
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Added motivation for me is that a ND could potentially mean, at a minimum, losing my CCW permit.
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The bottom line is understanding the gun you have, how it’s carried and how it’s drawn and holstered. When shooting competitions you must draw at each stage. I practiced 1,000’s of times my draw with snap caps. The first few hundred draws resulted in an unexpected discharge that could have proven painful. It’s something you need to work with, understand and get right. My EDC had no external safety. I’ve practiced my draw with laser cartridges as I follow through with a shot. But also paying equal attention to re-holstering the weapon to make darn sure clothing etc is not in the way. As with anything, pay attention to detail, just as you did when you learned to drive and so many other things you do daily.
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Happened to me once, also with an old 1911 (worn hammer spur checkering).
Never found the bullet or a hole. Spooky.
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Just glad to see the title is “Negligent Discharge” and not “Accidental”.
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