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Amkus · 07-08-2008, 05:07 PM

Long story short:

A firearm that I was positive was unloaded in fact turned out to be loaded. Why was it loaded? I have no idea. So hurray for proper gun safety.

(no, I didn't shoot anyone or do anything else stupid!)

**Se2002** · 07-08-2008, 05:10 PM

Btt

stbarsh · 07-08-2008, 05:11 PM

How did you catch it? Did you do a second check?

Details, please.

And thanks for the reminder.

Soup · 07-08-2008, 05:22 PM

I was at a gun store yesterday and there was a gentleman trying to trade in his used pistol.

Luckily for all of us, the sales agent observed all safety rules. The owner had handed him a pistol with no magazine inserted, but a round in the chamber. It must happen frequently enough that it didn't phase him any, he just popped it out and handed it to the guy trying to trade the pistol.

Probably happens more than I would imagine, but was surprised to be standing beside him watching it!

Tally XD · 07-08-2008, 06:07 PM

Jesus, that could have been ugly. I wonder how many gun store clerks have simply aimed and test fired a used pistol without thinking it was still loaded??

nothingness · 07-08-2008, 06:11 PM

I was given an old pump 16 ga. A few years back that didn't sell.
I racked it back and there was a live paper shell that had swollen slightly and was stuck in chamber.

It had been in a lot of peoples hands for a week during an estate sale.

dreydin · 07-08-2008, 07:48 PM

safety for the win!

Amkus · 07-09-2008, 12:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stbarsh

How did you catch it? Did you do a second check?

I just wanted to be double positive. It was a .22 revolver, you can only load/ unload/ check one cylinder at a time. The first was empty. The following 3 weren't.

I was also reminded how tiny .22s are!

trik396 · 07-09-2008, 02:54 AM

I was always taught to check a firearm ALWAYS. If someone is handling a gun and I watch him check to see if it's loaded/unloaded, then he hands it to me, I check it again myself. Always. It only takes one time to destoy two lives forever.

Elton · 07-09-2008, 03:08 AM

i treat every gun as if its loaded and if my freind wants to look at my gun i take the mag out rack it then lock the slide open

07-08-2008, 05:07 PM	#1
Amkus XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 218	Why you should always assume a firearm is loaded Long story short: A firearm that I was positive was unloaded in fact turned out to be loaded. Why was it loaded? I have no idea. So hurray for proper gun safety. (no, I didn't shoot anyone or do anything else stupid!)

07-08-2008, 05:10 PM	#2
Se2002 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: AL Posts: 1,248 Blog Entries: 1	Btt __________________ If the prospect of having your thumb hit by the bolt is unacceptable do not attempt to load your Garand.

07-08-2008, 05:11 PM	#3
stbarsh XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 214	catch? How did you catch it? Did you do a second check? Details, please. And thanks for the reminder.

07-08-2008, 06:11 PM	#6
nothingness XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Ft.Worth, Tx / Depression Ranch Posts: 833	I was given an old pump 16 ga. A few years back that didn't sell. I racked it back and there was a live paper shell that had swollen slightly and was stuck in chamber. It had been in a lot of peoples hands for a week during an estate sale. __________________ T n f g H When the Government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the Government, there is tyranny. - Thomas Jefferson

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dreydin XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2,278	safety for the win! __________________ XD-40 SC bi-tone - hard chromed w/TFOs + PRP goodies

07-08-2008, 05:22 PM	#4
Soup XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: ME Posts: 118	I was at a gun store yesterday and there was a gentleman trying to trade in his used pistol. Luckily for all of us, the sales agent observed all safety rules. The owner had handed him a pistol with no magazine inserted, but a round in the chamber. It must happen frequently enough that it didn't phase him any, he just popped it out and handed it to the guy trying to trade the pistol. Probably happens more than I would imagine, but was surprised to be standing beside him watching it!

07-09-2008, 02:54 AM	#9
trik396 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: currently elsewhere Posts: 1,554	I was always taught to check a firearm ALWAYS. If someone is handling a gun and I watch him check to see if it's loaded/unloaded, then he hands it to me, I check it again myself. Always. It only takes one time to destoy two lives forever. __________________ ‘‘When we got organized as a country and we wrote a fairly radical Constitution with a radical Bill of Rights, giving a radical amount of individual freedom to Americans ...... And so a lot of people say there's too much personal freedom. When personal freedom's being abused, you have to move to limit it.’’ — Bill Clinton, 3-22-94

07-09-2008, 03:08 AM	#10
Elton XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: toledo,oregon Posts: 156	i treat every gun as if its loaded and if my freind wants to look at my gun i take the mag out rack it then lock the slide open __________________ XD-40 Sub Compact Bi-Tone Cz-82 9x18

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