Stupid moves with a Gun

Some people shouldn't be cops, and really shouldn't have guns!!!
No vids, but a similar thing happened to a Conservation Agent who shall remain nameless. Pulled into the headquarters garage, removed his Glock from it's holster, jacked the slide,removed the magazine and pulled the trigger. Nobody hurt, but some excited agents as the bullet bounced around in the concrete building.
 
Lined up at the shotgun range, shooting clays.

Notice the person on the right side of me moving back of the line a bit.
Out of the corner of my eye , I notice him reaching toward the muzzle of his shootgun (12ga.). Pointed down range thank God....
You guessed it , he still had his finger on the trigger ...just as he grabbed the end of the muzzle...KA BOOM. It looked like his hand was flying thru the air.
I was thinking were going to need lots of towels ( for the blood ) and ice ( to put his hand in to be sewn back on latter).
But there was no blood. Luckie he jerked his hand back fast enough.

Moral, don't adjust the poly choke or grab the muzzle of any firearm with you finger on the trigger........
 
Seen this a few times, and still have a few ?'s I would love to ask him. Why does he have a loaded gun for training, and a few more but then I realise he shot himself in the foot how smart can he be.
 
stokesj19 you make a great point. Why would he ever have a loaded gun in a training/educational purpose. Right before he shoots himself he even says this is a unloaded gun and then hits the slide release and what do you know its loaded now. I am just glad he shot himself and not some kid sitting in the front row.
 
That is one of my favorite videos. That video is in my mind a lesson on affirmative action more than a lesson on gun safety. Learning from other people's mistakes is one of my highest priorities. I have an excellent example, my buddy accidentally killed a man with a handgun. His mistake was similar to the one in the video only not funny. He was demonstrating a technique for his wife using a loaded 357 magnum revolver and the gun fired. The bullet traveled over 150 yards and hit a man in the head who died ten days later. If you wonder why the insurance that you get with NRA membership does not cover you for accidents at home, that accident is one of the reasons.
 
When I first got out of the Navy, I rented a room from some folks in Overland, Missouri.

I had a Ruger Blakhawk .41 Magnum that I kept in a drawer. I kept the gun un-loaded.

I decided to go home for the weekend to Paducah, Kentucky and my landlord asked me to load the gun in case he needed it while I was gone.

I came back to Overland on Sunday afternoon and my landlord and his wife had gone to the tavern to drink.

They had just bought a new Maganavox 25 inch color tv and I thought I would snag a beer and watch Hawaii 5-0.

For what ever reason, I grabbed the gun out of the dresser drawer and sat back in the recliner and was going to practice dry firing at Jack Lord.

I pull the hammer back, and as I do, I hear the cartridges slide back in the chambers. . .

I carefully lower the hammer to half-cock and unload the weapon.

I cannot imagine what would have happened had I not heard the cartridges moving. It was truly one of those "deer in the headlights" moments" that I have never forgotten.

It sure could have turned out a lot worse.

I was very fortunate.
 
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I can recall doing something so dumb with a handgun that I still get a little redfaced thinking about it. It was many years ago when I was still a new shooter. I'd been doing a lot of practicing, firing my revolver single action and I decided it was time to learn how to shoot da. I loaded the gun, picked it up with my finger on the trigger, and, as I was raising the gun, BANG! A shot went flying wildly downrange, bouncing off the facility's floor and ceiling.

What had happened? I'd reflexively cocked the hammer of the gun without thinking about it, then picked it up with my finger on the trigger. Not realizing that the gun was cocked, I started to squeeze on the trigger before raising the weapon to the firing position.

It's been many years and I've fired 10s of thousands of rounds since then. But, I still think about that event every time I go shooting.
 
This video is proof that while cops carry guns on a daily basis, many of them are not proficient in the safe handling of those guns. I have seen many that were cops, correctional officers or other armed personnel that just cannot shoot. It is definitely not like in the movies where only the cops seem to be able to hit the target.
 
My dumb move with a Model 10:

Usually, when I swing out the cylinder, I can just dump unfired rounds without using the extractor. Once, though, the gun was dirty from 200-250 rounds shot the at the range the previous day. I wanted to dry fire. I dumped as usual and one round stayed put. I caught it before I shot a hole in the house, thank goodness.

Moral: Gots to be careful!
 
It really is interesting how those 'surprise moments' in the past have such a lasting effect. In the 1963 I went duck hunting with my dad. He had just bought a Remington 1100 with a ventilated rib. He gave me his 1100 without the rib. We took a lunch break. I unloaded my shotgun and put it in the back of the station wagon. We drove back to the cabin. He and the other guys went in to fix lunch. I sat in the front passenger seat. I was curious about the different sight pictures between the two Remington 1100's. I picked mine up my dad's ventilated rib 1100 and pointed it though the back window. I took it up from the back and pointed it skyward to a flock of ducks 300 feet overhead and tracked them. I pulled the trigger and nearly messed my pants when the Remington 1100 BOOMED a blast. My dad had not unloaded his shotgun. I had forgotten Rule #1.

That incident has remained vividly etched in my mind for the past half century.
 
My father-in-law just bought a 500 S&W Performance Center model and wanted to see what to expect from such a large pistol. So I went to the usual spot to watch videos. So I see this guy with a 500 S&W revolver with the hammer cocked and one hand with his finger in the trigger guard, not on but bad enough, and the other hand holding the pistol right in front of the cylinder. To me just seemed like an accident waiting to happen. That's not where I want my hand to be with that beast besides the muzzle.
 
Once, though, the gun was dirty from 200-250 rounds shot the at the range the previous day. I wanted to dry fire. I dumped as usual and one round stayed put. I caught it before I shot a hole in the house, thank goodness.
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I've seen that happen in person. And the mistake wasn't caught before the shot was fired.
 
Regarding ice for a cut off finger

Not gun related unless you shoot off your finger.

I have heard to never put a cut off finger directly on ice, it should, instead be kept from getting wet but do keep it cold. This was related to an actual incident.

Does anyone have more, or better, information about this?

Who knows? I might need the correct information some day. :eek:
 
Does anyone have more, or better, information about this?
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1. Apply direct pressure to the wound with a clean dressing. (You do keep a first-aid kit handy right?)
2. Elevate the wounded extremity above the heart, this will obviously require you to lay down if you injure a lower extremity.
3. Pressure points. (Do not attempt to utilize pressure points to combat blood-flow unless you hvae received specific training from a certified instructor. Permanent nerve damage can result from improper application.)
4. Tourniquet, this is a last resort. Only use a tourniquet if there is absolutely no chance the extremity can be saved. Do not attempt to apply a tourniquet without proper training from a certified instructor.
5. Emergency Room.

Bottom Line: Get trained. It is simple, relatively inexpensive, and potentially life-saving. There are several ways to receive training, one of the most beneficial would be to join your local volunteer fire department. They will provide the necessary training (often up to EMR) and you will in turn provide a great service to your community.

Another option si to contact your local city fire department/police department and ask if they offer first-aid training courses to the public. Even if they don't they'll know who does.

There is no reason to not be trained in CPR and Basic First-Aid. It is our responsibility as human beings to be able to act quickly and decisively to potentially save a life, both through the use of force as well as the use of medical assistance.
 
+1 to what jgcoastie said
Now onto the sevcered bodypart. The point is to keep it cool without freezing it or getting it overly wet. I would wrap it in some gauze, a clean towel, clean paper towel (you'd be surprised), throw it in a baggie, then on ice. But the priority is the person. You aren't going to do anyone a bit of good if you let them bleed out while looking for the bodypart.
 
When I was about 16 I was at a friend's house. He and his father hunted all the time. He pulls this .22 revolver from a holster and points it at my face. I didn't say a word but stepped out to one side. My friend was assuring me that his father never has a loaded gun in the house...and then "BOOM." The round went through a mirror, the wall it was in front of and was stopped by the wall on the opposite side of the other bedroom.

Too bad that the cop didn't check the weapon.

Too bad that the weapon didn't have a manual safety.

If the cop is still a cop he should be assigned to a desk job, sans weapon.
 
dajowi:
...and then "BOOM." The round went through a mirror.
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Sounds like someone had to endure 7 years of bad luck.

My personal story would have to be the one time I went to the range with my wife and her cousin. After shooting about fifty or so rounds from my XD 9mm, her cousin handed me a loaded Kimber Ultra Carry. I brought it up towards the target after getting comfortable with the feeling. The problem was that I was too accustomed to putting my finger on my XD trigger until I feel the safety trigger flush with the trigger. Unfortunately the Kimber didn't have that feature, and about 3 feet under the bullseye the gun went off. I didn't expect such a light trigger either. I am just glad that I had it pointed down range.
 
Too bad that the weapon didn't have a manual safety.
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It looks to me as if he intended to dryfire what he thought was an empty gun. If that's what happened then a manual safety wouldn't have helped. A manual safety won't prevent a person from dryfiring if that's what they want to do.
Too bad that the cop didn't check the weapon.
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He did check the weapon--he even had someone else double-check after he checked it. The problem is that after he checked it he put the loaded mag back in and dropped the slide.
 
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