I think the left must recruit these idiots. Why did he have a chambered round? Why wasn’t the safety on? That’s what it’s for! Duh!
Without a chambered round, it is as useful as a rock. Many guns do not have and do not need a safety, the best safety is between the ears.
>> Why did he have a chambered round? Why wasn’t the safety on?
There are pros and cons to carrying with a chambered round. And some handguns don’t HAVE a safety.
It would be nice to know precisely which handgun he was carrying, wouldn’t it?
But of course the phony journalist that scrawled this piece did not deem that important fact to be one we should know.
(The “journo” DID helpfully provide about twelve column inches delving into the politics of campus carry in Idaho, including the helpful information that a “republican-led legislature” passed the law allowing it.)
I carry with a round in the chamber and the pistol doesn’t have a safety. I haven’t shot myself either.
I always carry with a round chambered and my firearm has no safety.
If and when I ever need to use it, it is likely I want to it to go bang as soon as I need it without having to manipulate it.
In a shooting situation certain things typically happen. Flee, fight or freeze. If one is in the two latter conditions, then the high adrenaline rush typically renders fine motor skills diminished.
And while the typical superhero is always calm in shooting situations most people are not and have to be prepared for it.