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Les:
Brain fart.  It's always loaded......Always.

Kendahl:

--- Quote from: Les on September 22, 2016, 05:26:08 PM ---Brain fart.  It's always loaded......Always.

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If you keep your finger off the trigger until you have made the decision to fire, it still won't go off.

CustomSatellite:
I don't believe a case can be made for an accidental discharge. Negligent discharge maybe, not accidental. Barring a catastrophic failure of a firearm i.e. think rem 700 faulty fire controls, every discharge not intended can be traced to failure to follow one of the Cardinal rules thus making it negligent.

Mali:

--- Quote from: Kendahl on September 22, 2016, 05:42:00 PM ---If you keep your finger off the trigger until you have made the decision to fire, it still won't go off.

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Problem is there are many handguns that require you to pull the trigger to release teh slide for cleaning. Of course you should have already:

* Removed the mag
* Cleared the chamber
* pointed the weapon in a safe directionBEFORE pulling that trigger to release the slide. I will actually check the weapon several times before I even release the slide lock and same before pulling the trigger to release the slide. I am VERY diligent to verify it is cleared before doing anything.

JTH:

--- Quote from: depserv on September 22, 2016, 02:11:06 PM ---As common as this seems to be, maybe how to unload a gun before cleaning it should be part of the CHP classes. 

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It is.  Assuming the instructor is actually doing what they are supposed to in terms of having the required curriculum.


--- Quote from: shooter --- I think that " cleaning my gun and it went off" actually means " I was playing with my gun and it went off !"
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I think that "cleaning my gun and it went off" actually means "I wasn't paying attention to the gun I was holding and I pulled the trigger."

They don't just "go off."  (I know I'm preaching to the choir here.)  "It just went off!" is code for "I'm too stupid to realize I pulled the trigger."

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