- Oct 25, 2012
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I was visiting family in GA the last week. While there my nephew was showing off some stuff he had in the safe. At one point he had his M&P .40 out to show. He cleared the gun and as he did my brain registered a round entering the chamber. Before I had a chance to say anything he pulled the trigger (he seems to do this after clearing). Standing looking into the ejection port I am surprised I was not hit in the face with the brass, but the sound was incredibly loud. People upstairs thought something had fallen in the basement.
Thankfully no one was hurt. The metal flamingo didn't fare well though.
We had a good discussion about this afterwards, when I could hear something again.
Slow down. He was excited about the toys and was going too fast.
Don't drink and handle guns. He had had a beer and a whiskey and he admitted that he didn't have clarity of thought.
He believed he had removed the magazine. I have made it a habit of looking at the magazine and confirming the ammo I have loaded. It forces the thought process.
Don't pull the trigger unless you really need to. I am not sure why he feels the need to pull the trigger before storage, but has become part of the habit.
He is still mortified by the incident, and I can't say I blame him.
Thankfully no one was hurt. The metal flamingo didn't fare well though.
We had a good discussion about this afterwards, when I could hear something again.
Slow down. He was excited about the toys and was going too fast.
Don't drink and handle guns. He had had a beer and a whiskey and he admitted that he didn't have clarity of thought.
He believed he had removed the magazine. I have made it a habit of looking at the magazine and confirming the ammo I have loaded. It forces the thought process.
Don't pull the trigger unless you really need to. I am not sure why he feels the need to pull the trigger before storage, but has become part of the habit.
He is still mortified by the incident, and I can't say I blame him.