haha of course...
- Thread starter NickFro
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Yeah, real funny. Might want to fix your link:
http://www.democraticunderground.co...mesg&forum=118&topic_id=223092&mesg_id=223159
http://www.democraticunderground.co...mesg&forum=118&topic_id=223092&mesg_id=223159
eagleeyes
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''Years ago when my daughter was first married, she lived in a trailer park.
She wanted to acquire a firearm for concealed carry and for home self defense. I had a used S&W model 940 9mm J-frame with a 3" barrel which I gave her.
Realizing the dangers of firing pistol rounds in a trailer park, I advised her to buy Glaser safety slugs for the weapon. The Glaser is a frangible bullet and I thought it would be a choice in a trailer park.
One day I called her and during the conversation, she asked, "How do I clean this revolver?" She unloaded the weapon and listened to my instructions on how to field strip it. The conversation then went on to other subjects and she reloaded the weapon.
It occurred to me that she had taken the weapon to a gunsmith for some trigger work. I changed the subject back to the revolver and asked her, "Did the gunsmith make the trigger any smoother?"
Without thinking she picked the weapon up and fortunately pointed it at the baseboard in her kitchen and pulled the trigger.
Hearing the noise, I asked, "What was that?"
Calmly she replied, "An accidental discharge."
I asked her to check the damage and go outside and make sure that she had not shot into her neighbors trailer.
She told me that there was a 9mm sized hole in her baseboard and a fist sized hole in the metal siding on the outside of the mobile home. A metal fragment had traveled to her neighbors trailer and scratched the siding.
The round functioned as advertised and was far safer in the trailer park than a normal 9mm round would have been.
I learned a lesson. If I'm on a phone and I'm discussing anything involving handling a firearm, I tell the person to be sure it's unloaded.
She also learned a lesson. If a firearm leaves your hands, check to see if it's loaded the when you pick it up again.''
the story from the link
She wanted to acquire a firearm for concealed carry and for home self defense. I had a used S&W model 940 9mm J-frame with a 3" barrel which I gave her.
Realizing the dangers of firing pistol rounds in a trailer park, I advised her to buy Glaser safety slugs for the weapon. The Glaser is a frangible bullet and I thought it would be a choice in a trailer park.
One day I called her and during the conversation, she asked, "How do I clean this revolver?" She unloaded the weapon and listened to my instructions on how to field strip it. The conversation then went on to other subjects and she reloaded the weapon.
It occurred to me that she had taken the weapon to a gunsmith for some trigger work. I changed the subject back to the revolver and asked her, "Did the gunsmith make the trigger any smoother?"
Without thinking she picked the weapon up and fortunately pointed it at the baseboard in her kitchen and pulled the trigger.
Hearing the noise, I asked, "What was that?"
Calmly she replied, "An accidental discharge."
I asked her to check the damage and go outside and make sure that she had not shot into her neighbors trailer.
She told me that there was a 9mm sized hole in her baseboard and a fist sized hole in the metal siding on the outside of the mobile home. A metal fragment had traveled to her neighbors trailer and scratched the siding.
The round functioned as advertised and was far safer in the trailer park than a normal 9mm round would have been.
I learned a lesson. If I'm on a phone and I'm discussing anything involving handling a firearm, I tell the person to be sure it's unloaded.
She also learned a lesson. If a firearm leaves your hands, check to see if it's loaded the when you pick it up again.''
the story from the link
