A former police officer shot himself in the hand at a Cabela's after being handed a loaded .380 pistol by the clerk. There was no round it the chamber but he racks the gun without checking the magazine and it had at least one round.
Goes to show that one cannot at any point assume that a firearm someone else gives you is unloaded. Always check the gun. Always.
Lots of negligence in this event, from all parties.
Video of the event is included in the news article below. While it is not very gory, it does show him discharging the handgun into his left hand (fingers) so it is unsettling.
Even though he was hurt I would say everyone involved were also lucky. From when he racks the slide to discharge he sweeps several other customers with the muzzle, it could easily have been a much more serious injury.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...ter-accidentally-shooting-off-his-own-finger/
Goes to show that one cannot at any point assume that a firearm someone else gives you is unloaded. Always check the gun. Always.
Lots of negligence in this event, from all parties.
Video of the event is included in the news article below. While it is not very gory, it does show him discharging the handgun into his left hand (fingers) so it is unsettling.
Even though he was hurt I would say everyone involved were also lucky. From when he racks the slide to discharge he sweeps several other customers with the muzzle, it could easily have been a much more serious injury.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...ter-accidentally-shooting-off-his-own-finger/