Accidental shooting at Cabela's

[highstandard40]

Gun shop professionals?

http://theadvocate.com/news/police/...-accidentally-shoots-himself-in-hand-at-store

 

[US Infidel]

WTF is ammo doing in a gun being sold in a store?? He should be fired at a minimum.

 

[Saintsfan6]

Gun shop professionals?

http://theadvocate.com/news/police/...-accidentally-shoots-himself-in-hand-at-store

Yeah they obviously know what they are doing...

 

[DAVE_M]

LOL

good job

 

[MALIBU12]

 

[DBMJR1]

While we don't know that he put the round in the chamber, we do know that he ignored basic safety rules concerning handling firearms.
He should be fired. His comp claim should be denied, and he should be responsible for his own medical expenses.

 

[themcfarland]

While we don't know that he put the round in the chamber, we do know that he ignored basic safety rules concerning handling firearms.
He should be fired. His comp claim should be denied, and he should be responsible for his own medical expenses.

I stop short of taking his job away , but should be a greeter at the most.. get him away from guns.

 

[Gator 45/70]

How can one shoot ones self in the hand with a .22 and only be listed a ''Stable Condition'' ?

Is some sort of special kind of dumbass factored into it?

 

[DBMJR1]

How can one shoot ones self in the hand with a .22 and only be listed a ''Stable Condition'' ?

Is some sort of special kind of dumbass factored into it?

Probably required cranial/rectal separation surgery.

 

[JHenley17]

Beyond his idiocy, was it a used gun? Do they not inspect them when they take them in?

 

[dtrice]

No such thing as Accidental shooting to me, it's negligence. The gun functioned as it was designed to, the handler did not.
I'm also curious how ammo found it's way into the chamber; if he or the customer hadn't put it there that means the round had spent some time in there.
So this employee, isn't the only one who seriously messed up. Sounds like they need a thorough re-evaluation of training procedures. Institute mandatory chamber flags?

 

[Bigchillin83]

I stop short of taking his job away , but should be a greeter at the most.. get him away from guns.

Lol they are usually the ones who check in guns before you bring them in, that position won't work

 

[LACamper]

If i were the manager I'd announce that he started keeping one in 20 guns loaded! Then I'd slip in a few pieces of empty brass... and see who found them and who needed a transfer to the T-shirt department!

 

[RustyHammer]

... the obvious stupidity aside, why are they dry firing a .22 anyway?

 

[JBP55]

... the obvious stupidity aside, why are they dry firing a .22 anyway?

If you follow the gun forums many shooters have to dry fire a few pistols to check out the trigger.

 

[oleheat]

Demonstrating the wound capabilities of a weapon- now that's a salesman!














(Seriously- the basic rules are important, folks....)

 

[Whitebread]

Probably required cranial/rectal separation surgery.

 

[mike84z28]

Makes you wonder if one to the palm is worth a law suit ? Maybe there training program is flawed,Hmmmmmm ???

 

[Request Dust Off]

... the obvious stupidity aside, why are they dry firing a .22 anyway?

In his defense he didn't dry fire it as it turns out.

Most modern .22lr are OK to dry fire. It depends on if the firing pin has a stop or will reach the breech face. Some older guns did have FP's that would damage a breech. You can use drywall anchors (#4 or #6??) as a snap cap for a .22lr. They feed and eject very well.

I don't dry fire anyone's gun without asking permission first.

 

[Whitebread]

... the obvious stupidity aside, why are they dry firing a .22 anyway?

If you follow the gun forums many shooters have to dry fire a few pistols to check out the trigger.

Some people just dont understand why that would ever ruin a RIMFIRE gun.