He went to his car and immediately returned. No one was hurt, and no car was involved. I am not a lawyer but I know of no law that says on must stick around if someone does something stupid and or embarrassing. In fact I am not sure any law was broken. There would need to be some adverbs fulfilled like intentionally, willfully, Negligently. He was cited and released, but not arrested, the cite suggest that he was charged with a misdemeaner.snatchel wrote:
I agree... But I am sure that they will be pretty upset that the guy left the scene. Leaving the scene of a crime or accident? Personally, his actions show me he is t responsible enough to carry seeing that he hooked off to avoid responsibility.
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- Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:04 am
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Gun dropped in Target - Galveston - and BANG
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Re: Gun dropped in Target - Galveston - and BANG
- Sun Jan 15, 2012 10:46 am
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Gun dropped in Target - Galveston - and BANG
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Re: Gun dropped in Target - Galveston - and BANG
How does a gun go off that lands muzzle up?
Most incidents that I have heard of happen when the gun lands on the barrel, and the foward inertia of the firing pin strikes the primer. Therefore shooting into the ground. A gun falling and hitting the ground causing it to shoot into the ceiling sounds unlikely. Maybe a hammer is involved? I'm not an expert but most of the .380s that come with hammers are made by manufactures with a big reputation for safety, and have blocks that interfere with pin until the trigger is pulled.
I would not want a gun that can go off by itself if dropped from the waist to the ground. While most of us don't plan on dropping any guns, There are situations where a gun holder could drop fall or crash. The incident that TAM describes doesn't bother me so much, as I can assume the gun was just a cheap piece of junk, but the incident in Galveston leaves me wondering if there aren't some CHLers carrying something that may be more dangerous to themselves than than they are aware. Perhaps it was a "catch the freefall" incident. It would be nice to know though.
Most incidents that I have heard of happen when the gun lands on the barrel, and the foward inertia of the firing pin strikes the primer. Therefore shooting into the ground. A gun falling and hitting the ground causing it to shoot into the ceiling sounds unlikely. Maybe a hammer is involved? I'm not an expert but most of the .380s that come with hammers are made by manufactures with a big reputation for safety, and have blocks that interfere with pin until the trigger is pulled.
I would not want a gun that can go off by itself if dropped from the waist to the ground. While most of us don't plan on dropping any guns, There are situations where a gun holder could drop fall or crash. The incident that TAM describes doesn't bother me so much, as I can assume the gun was just a cheap piece of junk, but the incident in Galveston leaves me wondering if there aren't some CHLers carrying something that may be more dangerous to themselves than than they are aware. Perhaps it was a "catch the freefall" incident. It would be nice to know though.
- Sun Jan 15, 2012 8:48 am
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Gun dropped in Target - Galveston - and BANG
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Re: Gun dropped in Target - Galveston - and BANG
Sad thing is there are lessons that could be learned.
What gun is it that went off when dropped? This shouldn't be able to happen.
The LCP was recalled because of this possibility. Are there other little guns that have this 'flaw'?
What kind of holster was it? How did it fall out? My guess it that it was a pocket holster and that it fell out while digging for change. Or was it another type that just fell out?
What gun is it that went off when dropped? This shouldn't be able to happen.
The LCP was recalled because of this possibility. Are there other little guns that have this 'flaw'?
What kind of holster was it? How did it fall out? My guess it that it was a pocket holster and that it fell out while digging for change. Or was it another type that just fell out?