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Jusme wrote: Right, and the fact that he may have been driving a Chevy, is irrelevant.

Irrelevant, unless the design or flaw of the so called Chevy contributed to the death.

Pawpaw wrote:

K.Mooneyham wrote:So, the man in the story has had two incidents where guns just "went off"? Something quite smelly about the whole thing. Oh, yes, it certainly would be nice to know what sort of firearms were involved and what had been done to them.

In his 40 years of law enforcement as sheriff and a sergeant for the Texas Department of Public Safety, Arthur said he never accidentally discharged his handgun before now or had to shoot at anyone. He says he is extremely remorseful for any injuries his actions caused.

Apparently, a friend had the ND with his gun. The LEO wasn't with him.

Jusme wrote:

rp_photo wrote:Whenever incidents like this happen, the make and model of the weapon and whether there were any modifications should be disclosed, which would serve to warn and inform the shooting public.

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I agree that modifications, if any were involved, I don't know that listing the manufacturer, will do anything, but possibly give an unwarranted reputation, when, especially in the cases involving this story, appear to involve the human element more than an inherent, defect. JMHO

In this case it is obvious the person touched the trigger while he was readjusted the gun in its holster. He admited it. It was clearly his fault. A contributing fact to this incident is about the gun. Of course he should keep his booger finger away. Making the public aware that such incidents occur with some types of guns more often than others is a good thing. There is an added hazzard when folks decide to carry striker fired weapons with no mechanical safety. Awareness is a good thing. A driver who gets killed running a stop sign gets killed because he was negligent in running the red light. But there may be good chance they would still be alive if they wore the seatbelt.