[Disambiguator]

He alleges a "5 1/2 inch strap became wedged between the trigger and the trigger guard and subsequently caused the firearm to fire."

In this passage, the "5 1/2 inch strap" is a euphemism for "his finger".

There are two causes of firearms incidents, carelessness and ignorance. I think both came into play for this induhvidual.

[Doohickey]

My Sidekick holster has about a 5 1/2" strap on it, but I'll be darned if I can figure out how to get it stuck between the guard and the trigger.

[MarkL]

There are two causes of firearms incidents, carelessness and ignorance. I think both came into play for this induhvidual.

Actually, there are at least 3, when you include hardware failure, either through misdesign (very rare), or simple failure. I know someone who had a disconnector failure on a 1911. It caused the weapon to discharge all 9 rounds in one trigger pull.

Mark