[skyman]

Let the funny replies and puns begin.

[Lx]

This is why I never carry one in the pipe and keep the hammer down. I figure racking the slide is the last sanity check I have before I possibly make a life or death changing event.

[GBA]

"A good-quality firearm also should not fire if it is dropped," Child said.

I agree. I'd love to know the make and model of this toilet tamer.

[Deaf Smith]

Before or after he flushed?

[snowman1]

This can get serious if the safeties were defective there could be a very large suit over this. A cop in a small town north of here had a brand new SW 9mm that wsuppoa
sedly had a slide safty that was faulty he was demonstating it at a gun class depressed the slide and it still went off right into his hand. He got a cool #500 grand over it.

[klute]

I’d like to know what kind of .40 cal he had that goes off that easy. Neither of mine have that issue. I whack them pretty good at the range to test them. I’m kind of surprised we don’t hear about things like this more often.

[chuck_the_tv_out]

I predict this will get wide coverage, including TV, when prevented murders, prevented robberies, saved lives, by CCW never do

[dalereed]

60 years ago I used to drop cherry bombs in gas station restrooms and flush, blowing up the toilet with not much noise.

I only did it in restrooms that were filthy!

[ibbryn]

I’ll bet the weapon fired as he tried to grab it in mid drop and he caught the trigger.

Not many modern weapons in good repair will fire if dropped.

Any time a knife or firearm is dropped it should be allowed to hit the ground.

[Jaxter]

More likely the guy stopped up the john and was too embarassed to ask for a plunger. Something sure smells.

[piroque]

tried to Shoot the $h!T of the pot.

[SkyDancer]

"A good-quality firearm also should not fire if it is dropped, Child said".

Make that a good quality firearm without a hammer. I have a Beretta .32 cal and the instruction book definitely says not to drop it on the hammer ...

[Mr. K]

JOHN HAYNE SAID YOU ALWAYS KEEP ONE CYLINDER EMPTY UNDER THE HAMMER

IF IT WAS AN AUTOPMATICE THEN HE WAS PLAYING WITH IT (THEY DON’T GO OFF UNLESS COCKED AND READY)

[P.O.E.]

"Toilet Shards" would be a great name for a rock band.

with apologies to Dave Barry

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

Shee...sh, how prissy can you get? Next time use your foot, dude.

[Anti-Bubba182]

Dropped pistol caps crapper

"..A 26-year-old man, who police did not name and did not cite, was carrying a Kahr P40 handgun, according to the release..."

[happinesswithoutpeace]

Drop test!

[Panzerfaust]

Since the pistol is a .40 cal, it's probably fairly new, so I'm surprised it didn't have the usual drop safety/firing pin block etc.. A shoulder holster is your friend if you have to use the can while you're CCW. There is a reason why the character Fish on Barney Miller always wore a shoulder rig. The shooter in this case was 26. Just wait till he gets older ;))

This is why I carry a HK P7M8 for CCW. Safe pistol to carry & draw from concealment and some "proprietary nature to the user" in case of a retention struggle. If I were in an open-carry role with a security holster (police/military), I'd go with a Glock.

[wastedyears]

This I can understand confiscation. At least take it out and put it on the toilet paper thing. This way nobody walking in can make out a handgun.

[spodefly]

The toilet? A total loss.

One shot, one kill. Good job, soldier!

[ASOC]

(See Tony Hendra, Sean Kelly, and John Weidman from the May 1975 (Medicine) issue of National Lampoon)

Sounds like of the the 10 Warning Signs of Terminal Flatulence Syndrome (exploded toilet)