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Man shoots self in groin while flaunting gun in supermarket
AP ^ | Sept. 21, 2020 | AP

Posted on 09/22/2020 8:12:31 AM PDT by PROCON

LINCOLN CITY, Ore. (AP) — Police say an Oregon man is recovering after he accidentally shot himself while flaunting a handgun at a Lincoln City supermarket.

The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the mishap happened Sunday night when Nicholas J. Ellingford brandished his Glock 9mm in the checkout line at McKay’s Market on U.S. 101 and tried to show it off to a friend according to the Lincoln City Police Department.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Health/Medicine; Society
KEYWORDS: banglist; darwin; glock; groin; ouch
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To: Mr. K
I’ve been shooting for 40 years and I don’t even trust myself with a semi-auto.

I've been shooting for 70 years and I don't trust them, not me.

I know, it's always the owners fault for not changing the clips enough,to keep the tension up on the springs, so that jamming is minimized.

Minimized has always been my problem with a semi-auto.

I have NEVER had a problem with a wheel gun, but I have had multiple jams and misfires with many different brands and kinds of semi-auto pistols.

Most of the time, the semi-auto is reliable, but when it jams, do you have time to clear it?

I'll take less bullets for more reliability when carrying a gun for my protection.

It is always the users choice.

61 posted on 09/22/2020 11:08:24 AM PDT by USS Alaska (NUKE ALL MOOSELIMB TERRORISTS, NOW.)
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To: Magnum44

“Things tend to happen..”

They won’t happen if you keep your damn finger OFF THE TRIGGER when you are drawing your weapon. Your should draw your weapon out with the bottom three fingers on the grip. If you can’t draw using just these three fingers, then you need another holster setup.


62 posted on 09/22/2020 11:28:55 AM PDT by eastexsteve
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To: eastexsteve

Referring to the now infamous Mr Grebner I presume. Sometimes your role in life is just to be a warning to others... :)


63 posted on 09/22/2020 11:31:49 AM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
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To: Magnum44
Re: Glock Faulty Labeling

Glock needs to include a warning on all sides of the box and also etched onto the slide that their handguns MUST be used with the proper holster.

64 posted on 09/22/2020 11:47:05 AM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: T.B. Yoits

uh, no.


65 posted on 09/22/2020 11:50:16 AM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
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To: Pollster1

If they’re too stupid to own a Glock, they’re too stupid to own a gun. I have a bunch of firearms. Every one of them demand the user activate his brain .. first. Any one of them will kill said user dead if he doesn’t.


66 posted on 09/22/2020 11:53:48 AM PDT by LouAvul (The wheels of America are coming off and the media have stolen the lug nuts.)
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To: PROCON

I hate when I do that.


67 posted on 09/22/2020 12:23:11 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: Pollster1

I wish I had that amount of time (and ammo) to do that.

Another thing that worries me is the need for two-handed operation of a semi auto. In order to use it you have to pull it out and THEN slide the doohickey back to load and make it ready to go bangy.

Then it stays in that state until you release the trigger, pull out the magazine, then eject the one in the chamber.

That’s too much for me in a life or death situation. I want to point and shoot.


68 posted on 09/22/2020 12:59:48 PM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
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To: PROCON
"It remained unclear how the man who doesn’t have a concealed carry license was able to acquire the weapons?"

There's a lot of ignorance in this world.

69 posted on 09/22/2020 2:43:11 PM PDT by William Tell
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To: PROCON
“Shopper has Negligent Discharge in Groin while Shopping”

Some headlines just write themselves...

70 posted on 09/22/2020 3:01:09 PM PDT by Jonah Hex
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To: PROCON



71 posted on 09/22/2020 3:08:54 PM PDT by Songcraft
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To: PROCON

And the count is no balls, one strike.

72 posted on 09/22/2020 3:18:26 PM PDT by Songcraft
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
Before I read the comments how far in do I have to go before the half cocked joke. My guess is 12.

12?? Try 3 (it is FR after all)

73 posted on 09/22/2020 3:26:33 PM PDT by ozarkgirl
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To: null and void

He’s only a winner if he did permanent damage in a critical area.

“But it’s not clear if he won a Darwin Award or not.”


74 posted on 09/22/2020 3:31:27 PM PDT by utahb52
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To: PROCON

Dumbass. NEVER stuff a Glock into your pants or pocket. Always carry it in a holster.


75 posted on 09/22/2020 3:33:00 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Where do you find the word "except" in the 2nd Amendment?)
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To: dfwgator

Hopefully this dumbass shot his balls off before he had a chance to reproduce.


76 posted on 09/22/2020 3:33:59 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Where do you find the word "except" in the 2nd Amendment?)
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To: utahb52

Correct! You don’t have to die, just to remove yourself from the gene pool...


77 posted on 09/22/2020 3:34:13 PM PDT by null and void (It WON'T be a Biden presidency, the Dems do NOT need him. They just need the office. ~ Blueflag)
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To: Pollster1

We have a lot of first-time gun buyers who want a Glock and I ALWAYS warn them strongly to carry it in a holster. I will try to steer them to a revolver if they don’t plan on practicing with it enough to become proficient.


78 posted on 09/22/2020 3:37:24 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Where do you find the word "except" in the 2nd Amendment?)
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To: wardaddy

My EDC is a Sig P290. Hammer fired and double action only. Easy and safe to carry with the chamber loaded.


79 posted on 09/22/2020 3:39:02 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Where do you find the word "except" in the 2nd Amendment?)
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To: Kozak
Powder burs? From across the street...


80 posted on 09/22/2020 3:39:39 PM PDT by null and void (It WON'T be a Biden presidency, the Dems do NOT need him. They just need the office. ~ Blueflag)
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