[hoosiermama]

That is so cool. So the “casing” the flipped out of the top was still there in Zimmerman’s gun and it didn’t reload as pictured. If it works when police fire it didn’t malfunction but had an out side force stopping it.

Sure explains a lot. Thanks again.

[TigersEye]

The casing may or may not have been ejected. Both are possible. But a fresh cartridge was not loaded into the chamber. That strongly suggests that an external force was applied to the slide to prevent a full cycling of it. Especially with a good quality firearm such as the one he had. I guess make and model do come into play in that respect although any gun can malfunction. A problem with the magazine can cause a malfunction in a perfectly good gun too.

IMO external force on the slide is the most likely explanation. More experienced gun nuts may disagree! ;^)