I think that " cleaning my gun and it went off" actually means " I was playing with my gun and it went off !"What he said. :)
Brain fart. It's always loaded......Always.If you keep your finger off the trigger until you have made the decision to fire, it still won't go off.
If you keep your finger off the trigger until you have made the decision to fire, it still won't go off.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:
As common as this seems to be, maybe how to unload a gun before cleaning it should be part of the CHP classes.
I think that " cleaning my gun and it went off" actually means " I was playing with my gun and it went off !"
BENNINGTON, Neb. (WOWT) - An off-duty Omaha police officer was wounded Monday morning in what's being called an "accidental shooting" northeast of Bennington.
An official source said Officer Ben Weidner went to a farm near North 156th Street and Pawnee Road where he routinely goes, with the property owner's permission, to dump yard waste.
Weidner showed up earlier than usual, just before 10 a.m. Jerry Byrnes, 70, had been cleaning a handgun when he unexpectedly encountered Weidner at his door. Byrnes was startled and reacted by squeezing the handgun and trigger. A shot was fired and struck Weidner in the abdomen.
Byrnes believed the gun to be unloaded at the time he was cleaning the exterior frame.
Weidner's mother, who is the nurse, was with him at the time and provided medical attention before he was taken to Nebraska Medicine in stable condition. Douglas County Sheriff's officials said Weidner underwent surgery and is expected to make a full recovery.
Douglas County Sheriff Investigators have interviewed Weidner, Byrnes and a witness at the scene. They said Byrnes and Weidner know each other and are on good terms. The shooting has been determined to be accidental. No criminal charges are expected.