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South metro AD

PostPosted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 12:21 pm
by yukonjasper

Re: South metro AD

PostPosted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 12:46 pm
by Rip Van Winkle
The man who shot the firearm will be charged for reckless use of a firearm, according to authorities.

As it should be.

Re: South metro AD

PostPosted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 12:51 pm
by Ghost
Wasn’t me

Re: South metro AD

PostPosted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 1:17 pm
by yukonjasper
Obviously the statement about removing from the safe and unloading the weapon was not accurate. How tough is it to remove the mag, rack the slide take a look..or kick out the cylinder and take a look...how can you unload it and leave a round. Probably should read that he thought he stored it unloaded and did not check to verify.

There but for the Grace of God (and practicing common sense) go I........

Re: South metro AD

PostPosted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 1:43 pm
by Rip Van Winkle
He negligently broke at least 2 of Cooper's 4 rules.

Re: South metro AD

PostPosted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 2:09 pm
by Holland&Holland
Technically wouldn't it be a ND since he purposely pulled the trigger? I always thought of an AD being something like you dropped the gun and it went off.

Re: South metro AD

PostPosted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 2:18 pm
by Ghost
Holland&Holland wrote:Technically wouldn't it be a ND since he purposely pulled the trigger? I always thought of an AD being something like you dropped the gun and it went off.

I consider them all ND’s

Re: South metro AD

PostPosted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 2:30 pm
by Holland&Holland
Ghost wrote:
Holland&Holland wrote:Technically wouldn't it be a ND since he purposely pulled the trigger? I always thought of an AD being something like you dropped the gun and it went off.

I consider them all ND’s

I can see that but at some point I thought their was a differentiator between a mechanical failure and a brain malfunction.

Re: South metro AD

PostPosted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 2:48 pm
by Ghost
Holland&Holland wrote:
Ghost wrote:
Holland&Holland wrote:Technically wouldn't it be a ND since he purposely pulled the trigger? I always thought of an AD being something like you dropped the gun and it went off.

I consider them all ND’s

I can see that but at some point I thought their was a differentiator between a mechanical failure and a brain malfunction.

https://www.usacarry.com/accidental-discharge-negligent-discharge/

Both Accidental Discharges and Negligent Discharges can happen but they mean completely different things. The two terms are not interchangeable and most shooters will never experience an accidental discharge. 99.9% of the time you hear someone referring to an accidental discharge it is actually a negligent discharge.


Accidental: happening by chance, unintentionally, or unexpectedly.
Negligent: failing to take proper care in doing something.

Re: South metro AD

PostPosted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 3:46 pm
by Holland&Holland
That is what I was thinking of. My example was probable wrong. An AD might be more of say when Rem 700s were going off upon bolt closure. Muzzle still was downrange and in a safe direction but it was not a negligent act of the user it was a mechanical failure.

Re: South metro AD

PostPosted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 3:53 pm
by Ghost
Holland&Holland wrote:That is what I was thinking of. My example was probable wrong. An AD might be more of say when Rem 700s were going off upon bolt closure. Muzzle still was downrange and in a safe direction but it was not a negligent act of the user it was a mechanical failure.

I could see that but if the bullet hits your kid it falls back into negligence because of muzzle control.

Re: South metro AD

PostPosted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 3:56 pm
by Holland&Holland
Ghost wrote:
Holland&Holland wrote:That is what I was thinking of. My example was probable wrong. An AD might be more of say when Rem 700s were going off upon bolt closure. Muzzle still was downrange and in a safe direction but it was not a negligent act of the user it was a mechanical failure.

I could see that but if the bullet hits your kid it falls back into negligence because of muzzle control.

100% agreed. If any of the 4 rules are violated then it is negligence rather than AD.