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Man taking trash to dumpster with gun slips, shoots and kills self accidentally, police say (www.ksat.com)

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A man taking his trash to an apartment dumpster was shot and killed after he slipped while walking and the gun he was carrying went off accidentally, according to San Antonio police.

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Eh. The Darwin Awards have seen countless examples of:

Police, firearm instructors, etc. shooting themselves.
People “proving” (incorrectly) that a gun is unloaded by pointing it at their head & pulling the trigger.
Hunters being shot by their dogs that step on the triggers of shotguns etc.
People using waistbands as holsters.
People playing Russian roulette, sometimes with semiautomatic pistols.

And on and on…

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's so wild to me to hear these things, because it's been a good 15 years since I took hunter safety training in my state, but the literal first thing they taught us was about considering where your bullet's going to go.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Isn't there a thing that's like "don't point a gun at something you won't shoot"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Yes, the technical term is muzzle control.

But in my state there are lots of wooded areas bumped up against residential areas, so it's also important to consider that your bullet might travel a few miles and through someone's window too.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

People using waistbands as holsters.

I like the cases where the perpetrator survived, but still qualified for the Darwin Award. There are a lot of reasons not to tuck a gun into your waistband, especially not in the front.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Not a gun person so no idea how common it is but I saw a YouTube short the other day of an overheated rifle discharging shots while laying on a table.