POLL: Handgun Accidental & Negligent Discharges by Action-Type
If you have ever personally experienced, witnessed, or been made aware of an Accidental or Negligent Discharge, what type of handgun action was involved? Vote all the action-type choices that apply.
For purposes of this poll, an Accidental Discharge is one caused by MECHANICAL FAILURE of the weapon (e.g., part breakage, mechanical safety failure, design flaw, etc.).
For purposes of this poll, a Negligent Discharge is one caused by SHOOTER ERROR (e.g., mistakenly snagging/pulling the trigger of a loaded weapon, failure to properly clear, etc.)).
Please restrict your votes to personally verifiable incidents where you have 1st or 2nd hand knowledge of the incident:
1) It happened to you
2) It happened to someone else in your presence or earshot
3) You investigated or responded to an incident after the fact (officially or as a civilian)
4) It verifiably happened to a family member, co-worker, or personal acquaintance
Feel free to provide details, but I’d like to keep the flame wars (arguing definitions, brand bashing, etc.) to a minimum. I’m seeking to identify any broad trends and am especially interested in the experiences of our older members with regard to frequency of incidents with revolvers vs. semi-autos.
Extra credit to the first person to use the phrase/s: 1) “Keep your booger hook off of the bang switch...” or 2) “Your primary safety is the one between your ears...”.
If you have ever personally experienced, witnessed, or been made aware of an Accidental or Negligent Discharge, what type of handgun action was involved? Vote all the action-type choices that apply.
For purposes of this poll, an Accidental Discharge is one caused by MECHANICAL FAILURE of the weapon (e.g., part breakage, mechanical safety failure, design flaw, etc.).
For purposes of this poll, a Negligent Discharge is one caused by SHOOTER ERROR (e.g., mistakenly snagging/pulling the trigger of a loaded weapon, failure to properly clear, etc.)).
Please restrict your votes to personally verifiable incidents where you have 1st or 2nd hand knowledge of the incident:
1) It happened to you
2) It happened to someone else in your presence or earshot
3) You investigated or responded to an incident after the fact (officially or as a civilian)
4) It verifiably happened to a family member, co-worker, or personal acquaintance
Feel free to provide details, but I’d like to keep the flame wars (arguing definitions, brand bashing, etc.) to a minimum. I’m seeking to identify any broad trends and am especially interested in the experiences of our older members with regard to frequency of incidents with revolvers vs. semi-autos.
Extra credit to the first person to use the phrase/s: 1) “Keep your booger hook off of the bang switch...” or 2) “Your primary safety is the one between your ears...”.
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