Gun Show Accidental Discharge in Colorado Springs

[Mtn.man]

He should be beaten with a wet leather strap.

[BlasterBob]

I have been to a few shows where a firearm was inadvertently discharged and after each firing, you could truly hear a pin drop. Sometimes there was a mass exodus of the customers and sometimes almost everyone got right back to their wheeling and dealing.

[mtnrider]

I never trust anyone handing me a firearm. Gun shop, show or best friend. I Always check and double check it is clear when it gets handed to me even if the other party has already done it. Safety, safety, safety.

[HoneyBadger]

I don't always hand my firearms to other people, but when I do, the action is open and the chamber is visibly empty for them to inspect. Stay safe my friends.

[Hound]

Out at the range the other day I was working up loads. I fired my 5 rounds loaded and then meant to get my next pistol. I assumed my current pistol was empty but double checked the gun clear before moving on to the next one... Just to be sure. It was more mussle memory and routine than anything. Well what do ya know.... Out popped a 6th bullet. Thanks Dad and Grandpa for teaching the correct way to handle guns. You can never be sure.

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

I never trust anyone handing me a firearm. Gun shop, show or best friend. I Always check and double check it is clear when it gets handed to me even if the other party has already done it. Safety, safety, safety.

I don't always hand my firearms to other people, but when I do, the action is open and the chamber is visibly empty for them to inspect. Stay safe my friends.

x2 on both, and what HoneyBadger describes is my preference when at the LGS. If I want to see something, I'd personally prefer it handed to me in that way. I'll check it myself again after that. You can keep the magazine on your side of the counter, too, unless I ask specifically about something with that.

[Aloha_Shooter]

Why was there anything in the chamber? Vendor should have checked chamber before putting the weapon away and again before heading to the show.

[BPTactical]

Why was there anything in the chamber? Vendor should have checked chamber before putting the weapon away and again before heading to the show.

When I worked at a local shop and we did shows, firearms were checked and zip tied before they even left the shop and were loaded in the trailer.


Numbnuts like this are why shows will eventually be shut down.

[ray1970]

I hate being around guns. They make me nervous.

[driver]

Shit happens. We need to be forgiving. Following this logic most traffic accidents would be negligent. Glad to see you adding to the race toward no margin of error.

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.

Are you serious? Most traffic accidents are caused by negligence. I'm sorry but you sound like one of those people that almost cause an accident and then flip the bird to anyone who might call them on it.

Really, what DID get "damaged" was the reputation, once again, of ALL gunshows.

^ Amen