Man Shoots Himself -- Why to Use A Holster

[KyJim]

Yep, a guy stuck a handgun down the front of his pants and it discharged, striking his own penis and then his own leg. A police spokesperson wasn't sure what type of gun it was or whether it had a safety.

The guy and his girlfriend were walking into a restaurant when "he tried securing her pink handgun in the front waistband of his pants." http://www.azcentral.com/community/...7/20110807cr-penisshot0811.html#ixzz1UXyClSbf. Since it was a pink handgun, I'm guessing either a Taurus or Charter Arms, though color is not conclusive, of course.

This is exactly the reason we use holsters and don't carry "Mexican" style. If this doesn't make believers out of you, then nothing will. This guy may be out of the gene pool. No word on whether the girlfriend will want to stick around given the guy's possible future disability.

 

[overkill0084]

Just saw that story on Drudge. OUCH!

 

[raftman]

There are semi-autos with pink frames as well.

 

[spacecoast]

This guy may be out of the gene pool

... which may be a good thing, although I hope he has a full recovery and learns from the experience.

 

[old bear]

This months Darwin award goes to....

 

[Tom Servo]

This is exactly the reason we use holsters and don't carry "Mexican" style.

This is exactly the reason some people don't need to be carrying, period. He could have hurt someone else.

 

[TRguy]

This guy had a holster and still got one off in the leg.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BbRAO8JmSk

 

[45Gunner]

Guns....they're just not for everyone.

 

[markj]

Guys just need to leave them pink guns alone, they hate men!! isnt this a duplicate post?

 

[Locoweed]

I think it's ridiculous that he was carrying a gun for someone else. Carry your own gun and don't pass it off to someone else for "safekeeping." I wonder if either of them had a permit?

 

[los]

Sounds like the guy had absolutely no training in safe and proper handgun handling.

A holster most likely would not have made a difference in the final outcome.

BTW, I carry [my AMT Back Up 45] Mexican style with a twist. I use a clipdraw along with a trigger guard cover. The chance or risk of an AD is completely eliminated.

 

[SurplusShooter]

Natural selection at work.

 

[KyJim]

There are semi-autos with pink frames as well.

Yep, Taurus has made some. We don't know if this was a revolver or a semi-auto. We only know the important details about the gun; it was pink.

 

[jephthai]

I don't mean to be overly critical, but are references to Darwin awards, natural selection, and gene pool status really called for? Isn't it enough that someone had an AD where it hurts? It's not like TFL wishes death on all who make mistakes. How dark is that?

The most important thing I want to know is how it happened. I assume his finger (or at least something) was in the trigger guard. Was it a pink derringer without a full trigger guard? Was it a pink baby 1911 cocked but not locked?

I'm guessing that since the police are emphasizing the importance of a holster that maybe something caught the trigger that would not have if a holster was in use. That might exclude fingers. Reasonable inference?

 

[PT-92]

Yeah--It's not just your finger you have to worry about with this particular style of carrying but something snagging the trigger as well (which to me also applies to pocket carry absent a holster). I have a little Beretta 21A but I use a cell phone case when I place it in my front pocket. Nevertheless, what a BAAADDDDDDDDDDDDDDD--OUCH! place to get shot (not to suggest that there is a good one).

-Cheers

 

[dbldblu]

Even with a holster, insert pistol in holster with the whole shebang pointed in a safe direction. Then put the holstered pistol in waistband/pocket or what have you. Otherwise the bang will make you a she.

 

[abelacres]

Los- I have never seen one of those. Where did you get it? What keeps it from coming off in your pocket?

 

[KyJim]

I don't mean to be overly critical, but are references to Darwin awards, natural selection, and gene pool status really called for? Isn't it enough that someone had an AD where it hurts? It's not like TFL wishes death on all who make mistakes. How dark is that?

1. Yes, they are called for. That's what the Darwin awards are about.

2. No, it is not an AD (accidental discharge). It's a ND (negligent discharge).

3. Nobody wished death.

4. Get a sense of humor.

 

[Mr. James]

Really, if anyone here ever does this (jam a pistol into his waistband), I'd love to hear about it. It would take the People's Liberation Army storming my neighbor's house for me to do this.

I have, in very limited circumstances, jammed a pistol in a proper holster into my waistband because I was transporting it a short distance before doing something else with it. I'm happy to report I haven't performed a traumatic orchiectomy or any other type of field expedient surgery with such a pistol.

 

[spacecoast]

Los- I have never seen one of those. Where did you get it? What keeps it from coming off in your pocket?

It's not in his pocket, it's in his waistband held by a clipdraw. That loop must hook around... umm... something close? Belt?