[TexRef]

Besides that, if he's such a safe person, how did his Browing "go off?"

Having a round in the chamber doesn't make the gun unsafe.

Pulling the trigger "accidentally" does.

[MineralMan]

"Having a round in the chamber doesn't make the gun unsafe.

Pulling the trigger "accidentally" does."

Well, let's look at that. If the safety was on, then pulling the trigger wouldn't fire the weapon, right? So, this is a combination of things. This guy had a round in the chamber _and_ had the safety off. Probably an accident that the safety was off, I'm sure.

However, one thing's certain. If there's no round in the chamber, the weapon won't fire, even if you pull the trigger. Am I right there? So...you only provide one condition, the round in the chamber. But, in this case, two conditions were in effect. The only thing that would absolutely prevent that weapon from firing would be an empty chamber.

The weapon fired. So...the chamber was loaded with a round and the safety was off or malfunctioned. Bottom line is that a round was fired. Nobody was injured, thank goodness. But a round was fired. What if your family was sitting behind this idiot? How would you react when this idiot's weapon discharged?

I doubt that you'd be giving a lecture on the value of having a round in the chamber.