"There are countless horrible things happening all over the world and horrible people prospering, but we must never allow them to disturb our equanimity or deflect us from our sacred duty to sabotage and annoy them whenever possible." -Auberon Waugh
The original definition of "accidental discharge" probably meant a mechanical failure of the weapon, such as if a pistol was dropped (a real concern with the original design of single action revolvers, and later on with first generation semi-automatic pistols).
These days, accidental discharges of pistols is (IMHO) more likely because the trigger was caught in something, a real concern with Glock style pistols and leather holsters.
Myself, I prefer to label incidents where the user didn't follow basic safety procedures as "idiotic discharge".
Accidental discharge impossible
ReplyDeleteMaybe back then it was. But the quality of idiots has improved greatly since then, so that may not be true now.
Classic case: FBI guy on the dance floor.
ReplyDeleteEven more classic case: DEA guy doing a "firearms safety" presentation in grade school.
ReplyDeleteThe original definition of "accidental discharge" probably meant a mechanical failure of the weapon, such as if a pistol was dropped (a real concern with the original design of single action revolvers, and later on with first generation semi-automatic pistols).
ReplyDeleteThese days, accidental discharges of pistols is (IMHO) more likely because the trigger was caught in something, a real concern with Glock style pistols and leather holsters.
Myself, I prefer to label incidents where the user didn't follow basic safety procedures as "idiotic discharge".