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Canseco shoots off finger cleaning gun

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destrekor said:
I just don't get how people who own firearms ever let this kind of thing happen.

"didn't know it was loaded"

You didn't check before you started cleaning? You always visually inspect and clear a weapon, even when taking it out of storage just to carry it or whatever. It's basically Rule #1.

I mean, I do get it, because humanity never ceases to amaze me with how much stupidity any single human may express, but still...
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Me either. All of mine start cleaning by:

1) Slide locked
2) Magazine ejected

or

1) Cylinder unlocked
2) cartridges dumped
 
The first thing I do when I pick up a weapon is check to see if it is loaded. Then after I've made sure it's not loaded I still treat it like it's loaded.

I thought this was pretty normal and simple stuff.
 
moron.

is this how they think?

"hey lets clean guns today, but first we need to pull the trigger before we do anything. because pulling the trigger gives me a chubby."

BANG!!!

"oh shit, where is my finger!!!!"
 
Then there was the lady police officer that was holding her gun in her hand and ... it just went off. She didn't anyone, thankfully, but what kind of trigger control does that spell...


Brian
 
If Lyle Alzado's brain tumor was caused by steroids there would be a lot of steroid users getting brain tumors.
 
gorcorps said:
In instances such as this, does it become illegal to own a firearm for him? It should... He's a danger to himself and everyone around him.
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No, it is already illegal to shoot anybody unless in self defense (aside from California, Chicago, NJ, and NYC).
 
Cant Fix Stupid.

1. Remove Ammo.
2. Clean Gun.

Learned in Army Basic Training.

What kind of weapon was it? I hate articles with no details.
 
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Number1 said:
What kind of moron cleans a loaded weapon?
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Going by news reports, I'd say ALL kinds. Seems to be a daily occurrence somewhere in this country. And then think about how many morons there must be who clean loaded weapons, but are lucky enough to not shoot themselves. That number is probably many times higher.
 
JamesV said:
I call bullshit.

He was probably wild-west swinging his gun around, it got loose in the air, he tried to grab it with both hands, and that's when he shot off his finger.

Because 'who doesn't unload a gun before cleaning it'? Nobody. The first step is always to remove the mag and any bullet that was chambered, before you disassemble it.
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I feel the same way about all claims of "I was just cleaning it and it went off."

I think every single one of these claims is to mask the greater stupidity of what they actually were doing with the gun, or even more maliciously, to hide something pretty awful--like an actual threat.
 
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JamesV said:
I call bullshit.

He was probably wild-west swinging his gun around, it got loose in the air, he tried to grab it with both hands, and that's when he shot off his finger.

Because 'who doesn't unload a gun before cleaning it'? Nobody. The first step is always to remove the mag and any bullet that was chambered, before you disassemble it.
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Yeah, I suspect that some accidents attributed to "cleaning" are actually caused by something else.

Fern
 
Fern said:
Yeah, I suspect that some accidents attributed to "cleaning" are actually caused by something else.

Fern
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By 'some,' do you mean 'all'? 'Cause the people who are dumb enough to try to clean a loaded gun, are probably the type who...yep, you guessed it: don't know how to clean a gun. Probably not even very competent at firing one.

For some reason, people just have this asinine idea that it's some kind of acceptable excuse. I remember a news story from a a few years ago where an ND (on intentional shot into the air, most likely) hit some child a mile away or something, and of course, the guy's instant excuse was 'oh...I was just cleaning it and it went off.'

The only thing that could conceivably go off when you clean it is a dick.
 
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