Man shoots self while bowling in Florida.

[CLite]

I am very "pro gun", but "accidental discharges" absolutely should have criminal repercussions.. If you want to carry, you have the responsibility to do so without jeopardizing the safety of everyone around you.. If you are too fucking stupid or lazy to do this, then you should not carry..

Having a gun in your pocket while bowling falls under the "too fucking stupid" category in my book.

Completely agree. If you are carrying such that you can't control when your gun discharges you are negligent and endangering the lives of those around you.

We charge drunk drivers even if they don't hit anyone/anything.

We should charge negligent gun owners even if their accidental discharge doesn't hit anyone.

 

[Atreus21]

http://www.wflx.com/story/22257344/bowler-accidently-shoots-self




funny (luckily no one else was injured) and stupid... Maybe we don't really need gun control but "idiot control" which so far is quite impossible as they will (and have) infiltrate(d) every aspect of life and try to ruin something for everyone else.

mark it zero!

 

[dank69]

so, was the bowling ball standing it's ground?

It was coming right for him.

 

[jackschmittusa]

werepossum

Carrying a revolver on an empty chamber is long outdated. It's been decades since I've seen a revolver without a hammer safety. Without a safety, a blow to the hammer could discharge a chambered round, with one it is almost impossible. Fully cocking the hammer or fully depressing the trigger on a double action disengages the hammer safety. Either of the aforementioned actions will index the cylinder and advance an empty chamber from under the hammer and a loaded one will move under it.

 

[UberNeuman]

If he shot himself two more times he'd have a turkey....

 

[Mixolydian]

LOL at a town that's actually called Jupiter.

 

[irishScott]

You misspelled "remarkably stupid" as "free" when referencing Florida there.

So New York isn't remarkably stupid about guns? Tell me, how's that 7-rounds-only-in-a-10-round-magazine thing working for you?

 

[werepossum]

werepossum

Carrying a revolver on an empty chamber is long outdated. It's been decades since I've seen a revolver without a hammer safety. Without a safety, a blow to the hammer could discharge a chambered round, with one it is almost impossible. Fully cocking the hammer or fully depressing the trigger on a double action disengages the hammer safety. Either of the aforementioned actions will index the cylinder and advance an empty chamber from under the hammer and a loaded one will move under it.

Go down to your local pawnshop; you'll find rather a lot of revolvers without hammer safeties.

 

[Zargon]

"He will not face any charges according to police."

I bet Plaxico Burress is screamin racism....

pretty sure he wasnt allowed to be carrying......

 

[Thebobo]

LOL at a town that's actually called Jupiter.

 

[Kadarin]

You don't want a safety on a self defense gun. You want it to go off when you pull the trigger.

This wasn't an "accidental discharge", it's negligence. Probably wasn't in a proper holster and just stuck in his pocket. Stupid.

Completely agree. If you're going to carry, concealed or open, use proper equipment. This sounds like a situation where someone else could easily have been seriously injured.