Cat Shoots Owner

[craigdawg]

This is why I ALWAYS unload my sidearm before I start cooking.

BATES TOWNSHIP, Mich. - A man cooking in his kitchen was shot after one of his cats knocked his 9mm handgun onto the floor, discharging the weapon, Michigan State Police said.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...t_shoots_owner

[edesignuk]

SAFETY is there for a reason! What an idiot.

[Mr. Anderson]

Originally Posted by edesignuk

SAFETY is there for a reason! What an idiot.

the cat could have been playing with the gun and knocked the safety off, who knows (doubtful, though).

a little lower or if he died this would be another entry in the Darwin Awards.

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[edesignuk]

Originally Posted by Mr. Anderson

the cat could have been playing with the gun and knocked the safety off, who knows (doubtful, though).

Would a safety really be *that* easy to knock off? (I have no idea, never actually held a real gun, no desire to either). If so, that in itself is bloody stupid

[PixelFactory]

Originally Posted by edesignuk

Would a safety really be *that* easy to knock off? (I have no idea, never actually held a real gun, no desire to either). If so, that in itself is bloody stupid

No, the safety would be pretty hard for a cat to turn off. I think most safeties just prevent the trigger from being pulled or disengage it. What I find really stupid is that he must have had one in the chamber and cocked while it was sitting on the counter.

[Moof1904]

Not all semiautomatics have trigger safeties, per se. Glocks and Sigs come to mind as ones that do not. Instead, they have interlock mechanisms that prevent the firing pin from contacting the round in the chamber unless the trigger is in the rearward position. This interlock prevents the gun from discharging even if one held the grip and pounded in a nail using the rear of the gun.

For demonstration purposes, Glock routinely drops loaded weapons from various heights (including from a helocopter) onto hard pavement.

I'm inclined to think that this guy either had a cheap, POS handgun, or he's fabricated the story to cover up the fact that he did something stupid and shot himself. I can't imagine any _quality_ handgun discharging from a fall.

[crazytom]

Originally Posted by edesignuk

SAFETY is there for a reason! What an idiot.

The safety on a gun can and will fail, eh...it should never be relied upon, eh.

He was still an idiot for bringing a loaded weapon in his house, eh.

He wanted to fich for some norderns, but the crik was still froze up, eh.

[Raid]

Originally Posted by craigdawg

This is why I ALWAYS unload my sidearm before I start cooking.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...t_shoots_owner

Just before the man was shot, the cat was reported to say, "I told you I... want... CAT NIP!!"

On a more serious note; I've observed (from past professional experience) that many people in the USofA who practice the right to bear arms have a far too casual attitude about firearms. All wepons of any type need to be stored and handled carefully... a message that seems to be lost here.

[Blue Velvet]

Originally Posted by Raid

Just before the man was shot, the cat was reported to say, "I told you I... want... CAT NIP!!"

Police are now searching for an armed and dangerous fel-in(e).