Gun Show Accidental Discharge in Colorado Springs

[ben4372]

Most traffic accidents ARE due to someone's negligence! True "accidents" do happen but they're rare, most are incidents caused by at least one person having his/her head up their ass.

Thats kinda my point. In this day and age of no one being responsible for anything, and a constant dumbing down, lowest common denominator kind of world. Maybe he was having a bad day. How many of had a "holy cow that was close" moment? At most jobs every accident is "preventable". People eff up all the time. He feels bad. Nothing even got damaged.

[dan512]

We are our own damn worst enemies...

[Great-Kazoo]

Thats kinda my point. In this day and age of no one being responsible for anything, and a constant dumbing down, lowest common denominator kind of world. Maybe he was having a bad day. How many of had a "holy cow that was close" moment? At most jobs every accident is "preventable". People eff up all the time. He feels bad. Nothing even got damaged.

i have bad days,sometime many of them. I also try to avoid chambering a defective firearm and pimping it off to some poor slob.

If the fuker KNEW there were issues with it why

1- was it loaded ?

2- why was it loaded ?

[Great-Kazoo]

According to one report, the vendor had examined the weapon earlier in the week because of a malfunction, then failed to clear it properly. He then claims the weapon was "bumped" and discharged. My question is: Why would a vendor bring a potentially defective weapon to a show to sell?

Because he had it marked up 75% over retail and knew some schlep would buy it. Without disclosing there were, OOPS, Issues with it.

[3beansalad]

How dafuq did the vendor put a firearm in the show without the zip ties thru the action? Thus must have been before the show opened to the public, but damn.

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[Singlestack]

Given the 8:30 time of the incident, I'd say this was b4 the show opened to the public. Any mention of which vendor this was? I want to know so I can avoid this vendor in the future...

[hollohas]

I was at a Tanner Show years ago when there was a ND inside. You could have heard a pin drop in the seconds following. Place was full, shoulder to shoulder but no one was hurt, thank God. I haven't been back since.

[StagLefty]

safety rules - safety rules - safety rules - etc.

[jerrymrc]

How dafuq did the vendor put a firearm in the show without the zip ties thru the action? Thus must have been before the show opened to the public, but damn.

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Never taken any firearms to shows but helped many with them. They were all checked and zip-tied before we left to the show.

[BlasterBob]

Nothing even got damaged.

Really, what DID get "damaged" was the reputation, once again, of ALL gunshows. The show operators/promoters could possibly insist and require ALL firearms that vendors bring in, to be properly cleared, banded/strapped/tied prior to even bringing them into the building. Even that requirement wouldn't assure this not happening again because some vendor will probably not take the time to accomplish this. IMHO.