Posted on 03/17/2018 1:18:41 PM PDT by marktwain
It happened on 15 September, 2017. An Illinois Judge, Patrick O'Shea, 67, accidentally fired a short barreled Smith & Wesson five-shot in his apartment in Wheaton, Illinois. The bullet went through a mirror, the wall, and into the next apartment. No one was hit, and there was little property damage. He checked to see if anyone was in the apartment. There was not. He may have thought “No harm, no foul”, and proceeded to attempt to lie his way out of the problem. Big mistake. It changed his life. From dailyherald.com:
On Sept. 24, the neighbors told police they found what appeared to be a spent bullet on their living room floor. They turned over the bullet to police, along with photographs they had taken of their damaged wall.
Police reports say O'Shea gave property managers at least three excuses for the hole, including that he accidentally put a screwdriver through the wall while hanging a mirror and that his son accidentally caused the hole while using a pneumatic nail gun.
Ekl previously called the shooting an “accidental discharge of a gun” that O'Shea believed to be unloaded.
As a condition of his bond, O'Shea was ordered to turn in all his weapons, ammunition, FOID card and concealed carry permit to Wheaton police.
I have a strong suspicion that this was a dry fire accident. They happen to people who take carrying a firearm seriously, and while rare, happen often enough to take precautions so they do not happen to you. The common situation goes something like this:
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My friend didn’t say whether the mower his neighbor was working on was running or not. If it wasn’t, I would have thought the sound of that bullet piercing the gas tank would have made quite a thunk.
I did the exact same thing when I was a rookie cop. I did not lie. What happened to me? Nothing. Got my ass chewed by the shift lieutenant, that was it.
CC
............mine went straight through the floorboard like a hot knife through butter. After that, I assume it hit the pavement and disintegrated.
“What do you call the lawyer who graduated last in Law School? Answer: Your Honor.”
Can also include the following:
Congressman/woman
Senator
And from the previous administration, Mr President.
It was certainly a wake-up call to me against complacency. I think through each step nowadays.
I am proficient in firearms use and would never 'dry fire' a weapon inside my home while trying to 'practice'.
After cleaning and reassembling a weapon, and after careful inspection, I will pull the trigger, so that the weapon is stored without tension.
The idea of dry firing practice {indoors} is against every safe thing that I have learned about guns for the past 70 years.
Am I wrong in believing that “dry firing” is pulling the trigger with the gun unloaded?
Another question is about the little 44 I have. It is so hard to rack that most women could not even do it. The gun store just told me it would get easier but it hasn’t. Any suggestions?
“It is so hard to rack that most women could not even do it. The gun store just told me it would get easier but it hasn’t. Any suggestions?”
You might try putting in a lighter set of springs, depending on the make and model of the gun.
L
That is about the only thing I could figure would help, thanks. It is just like another safety.
I am a bit confused. You said “.44”. While there are semi-auto pistols chambered in .44 they’re a bit unusual. Did you mean .45 perhaps?
L
To be fair, he was probably under the influence of cocaine at the time.
That’s about what Terry Kath of the band Chicago did. Ejected the mag, forgot about the round in the chamber, pulled the trigger. He only did it the one time. Of course, he wasn’t aiming at the floor.
I’m still pissed about that. Chicago went right into the crapper after that.
I like their commercial love songs. I like both phases.
Booze, drugs and hookers increases living expense.
It is a 9mm. My brain is going on strike.
“It is a 9mm. My brain is going on strike.”
LOL. No worries, it happens. I’d check Brownells or Midway for a set of lighter springs. Install them yourself if you’re comfortable doing so or have a competent gunsmith do the work.
Then make sure you test it with your chosen ammunition. At least 100 rounds. 200 would be better. Make sure or functions properly.
Best,
L
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