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Gun Control & RKBA

DonP

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8. Unless they are talking about a Generation 1 Colt Single Action Army or other antique?

Reply to sarisataka (Reply #7)

Tue Jan 19, 2016, 03:21 PM

Jan 2016

I can't think of any contemporary gun that doesn't have a hammer block safety designed into it to prevent an "accidental" discharge.

Even then you'd still have to drop it so it landed on the hammer spur over a loaded chamber.

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“Our priority is safety.” Accidental gun discharge at Vigo County Public Library [View all] SecularMotion Jan 2016 OP

One wonders if the library has a policy banning weapons? guillaumeb Jan 2016 #1

I bet it was an ND. ileus Jan 2016 #2

agreed Duckhunter935 Jan 2016 #4

What does "accidently discharged" mean? cheyanne Jan 2016 #3

How easy is it for a gun to fire without human intervention? sarisataka Jan 2016 #5

So it would be more accurate to say that so-and-so fired a gun? cheyanne Jan 2016 #6

That would not be unfair sarisataka Jan 2016 #7

Unless they are talking about a Generation 1 Colt Single Action Army or other antique? DonP Jan 2016 #8

What about firing when cleaning a gun? cheyanne Jan 2016 #9

Possible with Glocks DonP Jan 2016 #11

Can you knock the hammer spur off the safety block just be grabbing the gun or knocking the gun cheyanne Jan 2016 #10

Hammer block safety don't have a firing pin to hit DonP Jan 2016 #12