Massad Ayoob on `Thunderwear' (crotch holsters): "The gun is often pointed right at your femoral artery ... and they're just creepy."That was my very first thought, too.
No matter what pulls the trigger, a glock'll go bang.
After reading through this string of comments, it seems 90% of the respondents have less understanding of firearms than of Karma Transfer.
Breasts are pretty dangerous!
Funny the number of people that would not have a Glock because it goes Bang when you pull the trigger, but like a revolver because it goes Bang when you pull the trigger.
Massad Ayoob on `Thunderwear' (crotch holsters): "The gun is often pointed right at your femoral artery ... and they're just creepy."Why do you say “Glock?” as if to imply there is a design flaw with Glocks? They are used by scores of military and law enforcement professionals across the globe and are pistols known for their reliability. In fact, most polymer, striker-fire pistols being made today are nothing more than copies of the basic Glock design. Many modern pistols like the popular S&W MP Shield are available with no safety. Wheel guns, in general, have no safety — the S&W Airweight has no safety or external hammer. The basic rule of thumb with any firearm is to keep your fingers off the damn trigger — and when you carry a Glock, keep the trigger protected in a proper carry holster. Additionally you can also choose to not keep a live round in the pipe.
I carried a GLOCK 27 for a long time (small .40).
It dropped out of my holster into the crack between my seat and the console, loaded and round in chamber.
Difficult to remove.
It’s now unloaded in the gun safe and I carry a Ruger SR40C — manual safety.
GLOCKs are great pistols, but are not concealed carry pistols.
My new carry piece. Note the manual safety. Smith and Wesson M&P Shield 9mm. My new carry piece. Note the manual safety. Smith and Wesson M&P Shield 9mm.I read about one years ago. it was a neck chain with a .22 bore brush attached.
You simply push the bore brush down the barrel of your small .22 revolver and let it hang there. If needed, grab it and pull. It will free itself from the bore brush and you are in business!
Then I realized, this thing would be pointed up right under my chin!
I hope that this accident happened just as they state, and that it has been fully investigated.
Sometimes a shooting can be staged to look like a suicide.
The make, model, action, caliber... none of that is important to this story. The key here is that it sounds like she was in the process of fitting her firearm in its holster and it was loaded. There’s a reason you’re not supposed to test out a new holster with a loaded gun.
There was probably also some poor muzzle discipline and trigger discipline involved, as well.
Dollars to donuts.