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The 45-year-old man apparently reached down to buckle or remove his seatbelt and inadvertently pulled the trigger on a Glock 40-caliber handgun he was carrying, said Capt. Elizabeth Scott, the public information officer for the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office.
The weapon fired a round into his hip, delivering what would prove to be a fatal wound, Scott said.
“If you’re going to be carrying a weapon, know your weapon and know that it should always be in a holster,” she said. “A good holster, you’re not going to be able to accidentally hit the trigger.”
DEA Agent to school children:"... Fify' Cent, Too Short, all a' dem' talk about Glock .40. Okay... I'm the only one in this room professional enough... that I know of.... to carry this Glock .40" [half second later, shoots himself in the foot] **BANG**.
“If you’re going to be carrying a weapon, know your weapon and know that it should always be in a holster,” she said. “A good holster, you’re not going to be able to accidentally hit the trigger.”
Hope that wasn't a malfunction by a poor holster design like the Blackhawk Serpa.
That's the same thing that happened to footballer Plaxico Burris, who also shot himself with his Glock. Don't carry a Glock without a hoster. The Glock plastic holsters are excellent and very inexpensive--less than $15 when I bought mine, albeit that was years ago . Glocks do not have safetys, other than a small lever embedded in the trigger, which reduces the chance of the gun going off if dropped. Jeff Cooper said that putting the safety in the trigger is like printing the combination to a safe on the safe. But Gaston Glock's philosophy was always simplicity, so he didn't want any extra levers or buttons on the gun.
Hope that wasn't a malfunction by a poor holster design like the Blackhawk Serpa.
The Tacti-Kewl dudes are rather fond of Blackhawk and whether that holster is the source of accidents seems to be hotly contested on gun forums. Aide from bickering over calibers, it's almost the equivalent of arguing abortion on a political forum, with pro and anti Serpa factions. Some say any holster accident should be considered a user error, others disagree and say we should take design into account.
I shot myself! Original Upload! - YouTube - Here's another holster accident that just happened to a notable YouTube 'gun guy.' Though he rightfully blames it on himself and doesn't try to pawn it all off on the holster.
I think he was wearing a Serpa holster when he did that.... He took that shot like a man, though, so I'll give him points for his level headedness after having just ripped a .45 ACP bullet through his leg.
Interesting video that I had not seen before. The guy said that he had been practicing with his Glock earlier, and had switched to a 1911 Kimber when he shot himself. I've always believed in KISS (keep it simple, stupid) when it comes to guns. Pick one system, and stick with it. IMO it does not pay to bounce around from one system to another.
Sucks for the dude, though, but IDK if this is necessarily political or controversial.
A 1911 vs Glock discussion makes for controversey. BTW, I picked the 1911 for the same reason. I grew up on rifles, I like a conventional safety and single action trigger.
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He took that shot like a man, though, so I'll give him points for his level headedness after having just ripped a .45 ACP bullet through his leg.
