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To: BurbankKarl
There is no such thing as an "accidental discharge". A much more appropriate (though much less politically correct) is a NEGLIGENT discharge. The US Army stopped using the "accidental discharge" term a long time ago. Negligence in one form or another always precedes this kind or occurrence
12 posted on 08/17/2006 12:14:17 PM PDT by stm (Good people sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence)
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To: stm
There is no such thing as an "accidental discharge". A much more appropriate (though much less politically correct) is a NEGLIGENT discharge. The US Army stopped using the "accidental discharge" term a long time ago. Negligence in one form or another always precedes this kind or occurrence

Although most accidental discharges, and nearly all accidental discharges resulting in injury, involve negligence, there are some exceptions. Things like slam fires can sometimes occur even with properly-maintained weapons. On the other hand, if a slam-fire injures someone, odds are good that it's because someone was careless.

36 posted on 08/17/2006 10:18:17 PM PDT by supercat (Sony delenda est.)
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