Alphecca: Stupid Gun Handling, Part III

October 22, 2006

Stupid Gun Handling, Part III

A story like this is usually the province of Xavier but I have written before about how a select few gun dealers make us all look like idiots. From Tulsa World:

Two men were injured Saturday morning at the Wanenmacher's Tulsa Arms Show at Expo Square when a vendor accidentally discharged a shotgun.

The men, whose names were not released Saturday, suffered only minor injuries, officials said. Investigators will forward a complaint against the vendor of misdemeanor reckless handling of a firearm to the Tulsa County District Attorney's Office.

The vendor's name was not released Saturday.

Joe Wanenmacher, the gun show's manager, said the vendor was examining a double-barreled .410-gauge shotgun that he thought was loaded with a snap cap. A snap cap is a nonlive round that allows the handler to dry-fire the weapon without damaging the firing pin or the firing pin holes.

However, when the vendor pulled the trigger, the shotgun fired a blast through his display case, Wanenmacher said. The pellets ricocheted off the floor and struck two men standing nearby, he said.

Accidents can happen regarding almost any device but when it comes to firearms, an owner or a dealer must, MUST follow every single firearm safety rule.

When handling a firearm, there is no room for error and there are no acceptable excuses.

Posted by Jeff Soyer at October 22, 2006 09:44 AM

Comments

As with all gun rights issues we often need to fear supposed friends more than avowed enemies. If the price of freedom is eternal vigilance then certainly the freedom to exercise all of our rights as gun owners comes with a price tag of eternal vigilance when handling our weapons.

Posted by: Alan Yates at October 23, 2006 12:15 AM

I was there with a friend when it happened. We never heard a thing, the place is 11 acres large, after all, and bodies absorb a lot of sound in a crowd. When they announced it over the PA, we sure had that "aw, sh*t", feeling. The vendor was escorted out, and they spent the rest of the day repeating over the PA that all firearms HAD to be tied, or the seller would be tossed. When you think about the thousands of times guns are handled at hundreds of shows, the record is statistically pretty good. That doesn't help much if your the one that catches the slug, though.

Posted by: tkdkerry at October 24, 2006 02:10 PM

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October 22, 2006

Stupid Gun Handling, Part III

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