Not accidental. Negligent.
NRA A-rated Democrat, Leslie Combs, from Kentucky had a negligent discharge. Says “It happens”. Actually, it shouldn’t. More:
“I was purposely disarming it to put it up because I didn’t like it and I didn’t want to use it any more,” she said. “… I had had it in my purse I carry usually, and I thought I’m going to put that sucker way.”
Combs said the gun was pointed in the proper direction — and away from Greer — as she unloaded the gun, as she has been trained.
“I was particularly careful,” she said. “Rep. Greer was on the other side of the room…No one was in harm’s way. I made sure of that.”
I think you mean unloading not disarming. Any way, I’m guessing booger-hook on the bang-switch or she pulled the trigger thinking it was unloaded. Or disarmed.
January 9th, 2014 at 6:02 pm
But she won’t be charged with negligence or anything, like you or I would, especially after she made the point that she thinks guns are kinda icky and scary and dangerous.
January 9th, 2014 at 8:45 pm
She’d better review what she did, because she missed something somewhere.
January 9th, 2014 at 8:46 pm
Could have also been a slam fire. Some Ruger autoloaders have had problems where someone attempting to eject the last round in the chamber don’t properly cycle the slide and the hammer falls without touching the trigger.
#1 reason why firearms ALWAYS must be pointed in a safe direction even when being made “safe”.
January 9th, 2014 at 9:38 pm
She failed the test, that should effect her NRA grade, no?
January 10th, 2014 at 1:45 am
and I thought I’m going to put that sucker way(sic)
So if she wasn’t at home, where the hell was she going to put it?
@Rick, I am not aware of any Ruger 380s that have hammers…external anyway.
January 10th, 2014 at 7:07 am
KM, I think all the .380s have exposed, but shrouded hammers.
http://www.gunblast.com/images/Ruger-LCP/DSC03244.jpg
Image of an LCP, as that is the likely gun.
January 10th, 2014 at 8:48 am
Well… she probably broke Rule 4 but obeyed Rule 2 – so nobody was hurt.
January 11th, 2014 at 12:57 am
“I was particularly careful,”
Yeah, right. I’m convinced… NOT!