Negligant Discharge (Graphic Pics)

[seuss]

This is something I Posted in another forum,and thought it would be appropriate as my first post here.

     Yesterday(9/12/09) was life changing for me. I was standing in the kitchen unloading the dishwasher after a great afternoon of target practice when BOOM!, my friend had an AD/ND. He broke all the rules gun owners should live by. He put a 9mm magtech hollow point through his hand. We took him to the hospital and I was in such a hurry I left my license at home. So I dropped him at the ER and went back home to get it. When I got home we found the bullet and it had buried itself in the back of the cabinet door inches from where I was standing. (He was on the other side of the bar at the dining room table) This was a real eye opener to the REAL destructive capabilities of a firearm. I am very, very thankful that God was looking out for me (as well as my negligent friend) and no one was fatally injured. Firearm ownership is a very serious responsibility and should not be taken lightly. I really hate he had to learn a lesson the hard way but if you follow the three rules of firearms this will never happen. Lucky for him it was a flesh wound and he'll still be able to use is hand. The rules of my household have forever changed. It'll be just like competition, before you enter you must show clear and drop the hammer (or striker or however you would like to say it). To all of my fellow gun nuts, please be safe and remember to handle your firearms in a responsible manner.

[tombogan03884]

 That's going to leave a mark .
Thank you for the vivid reminder of why safety is so important.
Drop by the New member thread and introduce yourself.

[PegLeg45]

WOW!

First of all, I am glad no one was killed, and that the injuries will be able to be recovered from.

Thanks for posting, seuss..........things like this need to be shared from time to time....to remind folks that negligence, carelessness, and complacency can maim and/or kill.

[ratcatcher55]

Seuss,

You need smarter friends.

Sorry to hear about your friends pain and the damage he caused to your property.

[seuss]

luckily there was only a little damage to some drywall

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[MikeBjerum]

Safety is the number one rule to be learned and reviewed.  Too bad some reviews need to be graphic.

Thankful everyone is ok and that a lesson has been learned.

[Texas_Bryan]

Ouch!!!

Lieutenant Colonel Jeff Cooper's Four Rules of Gun Safety

1. All firearms are always loaded.
2. Always keep a firearm pointed in a safe direction.
3. Keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to shoot.
4. Always be sure of your target and know what is behind it along the bullet's trajectory.

[Timothy]

Thanks for the post.  Tough lesson to learn.

Just curious, what type of firearm was involved?

[philw]

    ops 

that is not good,


hope he gets better mate 

and a massive reminder /  and I hope a wake up call for people to remember double check everything.

[Big Frank]

Good thing it wasn't a more powerful caliber. Thanks for sharing the pics and story with us seuss.