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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Walmart Endangerment

The Arizona Republic reports a man dropped his gun in a Walmart restroom in Mesa (Az.).
He may be charged with endangerment.
Allegedly, as he was sitting down in the restroom, his Ruger Western-style .357 firearm fell from his holster and discharged.
No one was injured, although another restroom patron was about five feet from where the round ultimately landed.
Perhaps the gentleman should have properly secured the firearm before dropping trou?

h/t Az. Central
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5 comments:

  1. I am suspicious every time I hear another "I dropped the gun and it went off" story in the news. While it's certainly possible, maybe even more so with a single-action wheelgun carried with the hammer cocked, but my B.S. detectors still go off when I hear stories like this.

    Bottom line: Never try to catch a falling gun.

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    1. It's likely this was an old 3-screw Blackhawk without a transfer bar safety. And a 24-year-old probably never heard "load one, skip one."

      So for those youngsters who might be reading this: When carrying any classic single action, load one, skip one, then stoke the rest of the chambers. When the first cartridge comes back around to the loading gate, you'll end up with the empty chamber under the hammer.

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  3. I think he was sitting there playing with it.

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  4. BLOGGER is up to it's old tricks.
    I received an email showing Tango Juliet had posted a comment herein.
    It WAS in the email, but not here.
    So, I copied and pasted it, below.
    Tango Juliet has left a new comment on your post "Walmart Endangerment":

    I think he was sitting there playing with it.

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