AD in my garage

[TimG]

I should say negligent discharge, not accidental I suppose. On Christmas day, my Dad wanted to see my Glock G26 (My Dad is a former M.P. and a retired deputy Sheriff so he knows firearms) so I open up the safe and hand it to him. I have a bad habit of keeping a loaded magazine in the pistol but no round in the firing chamber. So my Dad takes it out of the holster and with the pistol pointed down (in the safest direction possible) pulled the slide back and confirmed that there was no round chambered but from the steep angle he was holding it at did not see the top round in the magazine. He released the slide as I was turning away to grab my coffee, and there's only one way to decock a Glock...... Let me tell you, a 9mm round fired inside a closed garage is louder than hell. The round grazed my safes door and put a big dent in the very bottom corner and there's some lead splatter on the floor. but no other damage thank God. Which brings up a question, I cannot find that bullet anywhere. No pieces of the jacket, no lead parts... nothing. The distance from the muzzle to the safe was about three feet. Did that round disintegrate or should I keep looking ??

Anyhow, that was a loud and very disturbing reminder of the four rules. There were many things I did wrong as well as my Dad. Needles to say, none of my pistols have magazines in them anymore.

[Soldier415]

YIKES.

Glad your OK, and that you manned up and called it a negligent discharge.

Definately a learning experience, glad no one got hurt. good luck finding the round...

[5968]

Glad to hear you guys didn't get hurt. Basic firearm safety rules should always be observed for this reason. Not trying to bash on you. I'm glad that you posted what happened as gentle reminder to all of us.

[thedonger]

My Father did that very same thing once. Once. The round went into the safe door.

While showing his collection to my sisters boyfriend. They both just about had to change their pants.

[E Pluribus Unum]

(My Dad is a former M.P. and a retired deputy Sheriff so he knows firearms)

What does that mean? Some of the most arrogant yet firearm ignorant people I know are ex-military or ex-leo.

I would rather train someone who knows nothing and knows it than someone who does not know everything, but thinks it.

As far as the NG... no biggie; the basic rules were followed, though not correctly it is much better than doing nothing; the muzzle was still pointed in a safe direction. Its better than shooting a hole in your door and killing bathroom tiles...

[U2BassAce]

I blame it on Glock!

Glad no one was hurt! That must have been quite the shock!!

[ocabj]

To properly check if a firearm is unloaded:

1. Remove the magazine if applicable.
2. If magazine not removable, unload all rounds in the internal magazine.
3. Open action to visually and physically check that there is no round in the chamber.
4. Visually and physically check to see that the magazine follower is visible and no rounds in the magazine, if magazine non-removable.

When you hand an 'unloaded' firearm to someone else, always unload and verify unloaded. Show the person you are handing it to that it is unloaded (action open, show chamber and show magazine is removed or that there are no rounds in the magazine if non-removable).

[TimG]

To properly check if a firearm is unloaded:

1. Remove the magazine if applicable.
2. If magazine not removable, unload all rounds in the internal magazine.
3. Open action to visually and physically check that there is no round in the chamber.
4. Visually and physically check to see that the magazine follower is visible and no rounds in the magazine, if magazine non-removable.

When you hand an 'unloaded' firearm to someone else, always unload and verify unloaded. Show the person you are handing it to that it is unloaded (action open, show chamber and show magazine is removed or that there are no rounds in the magazine if non-removable).

Exactly. I was rather complacent and handed him a pistol with a loaded magazine in it. He was complacent in thinking that just because no round came out when he pulled the side back that it was clear.

I just posted that as a friendly reminder to us all

[tonb]

To properly check if a firearm is unloaded:

1. Remove the magazine if applicable.
2. If magazine not removable, unload all rounds in the internal magazine.
3. Open action to visually and physically check that there is no round in the chamber.
4. Visually and physically check to see that the magazine follower is visible and no rounds in the magazine, if magazine non-removable.

When you hand an 'unloaded' firearm to someone else, always unload and verify unloaded. Show the person you are handing it to that it is unloaded (action open, show chamber and show magazine is removed or that there are no rounds in the magazine if non-removable).

+1

I keep my 1911 loaded as well; when I hand it to someone I eject the magazine and check/clear the chamber before handing it over slide locked back.

When handed any gun, including one that someone has just cleared in front of me, I eject the mag if present and check/clear the chamber.

If those steps were followed this would not have happened.

Glad no one got shot!

[thedonger]

In my large safe I do not store any guns with loaded mags inside the gun. I do keep some loaded mags in the safe if needed. The only weapons I keep with loaded mags also have one in the chamber and in a quick access location.

[brianm767]

Well I wont go into any of the things already mentioned, as I'm sure your already aware of the mistakes that were made, and they will not be repeated.

It is a good lesson for all of us,

But to your question, I would keep looking for that round, seems to me it or pieces of it have to be some where?

Have you checked all exterior walls and interior house walls to make sure that round was contained in your garage?

Your neighbors dog hasn't seemed to stop barking since the incident has he?

I can see it now, ten years from now you'll be cleaning your garage and say, There it is!

[Fjold]

The bullet is somewhere in the garage or else there is a hole and it is outside.

[Soldier415]

Well I wont go into any of the things already mentioned, as I'm sure your already aware of the mistakes that were made, and they will not be repeated.

It is a good lesson for all of us,

But to your question, I would keep looking for that round, seems to me it or pieces of it have to be some where?

Have you checked all exterior walls and interior house walls to make sure that round was contained in your garage?

Your neighbors dog hasn't seemed to stop barking since the incident has he?

I can see it now, ten years from now you'll be cleaning your garage and say, There it is!

One more question...did you happen to have a fresh pair of shorts handy?

[tonb]

Oh and to the OP, thanks for posting this it is a good reminder for us all to not get lazy. Takes balls to come out and say I messed up...

[MudCamper]

I don't think the OP did anything wrong. His dad did.

I don't care what anybody says when they hand me a firearm. ("It's not loaded. It's loaded." whatever.) It is in my hand and is now my responsibility.