Sat Nov 20, 2021, 03:58 PM

Loaded gun "accidentally" discharged at Atlanta Airport causing mass panic

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32 replies	Author	Time	Post
Loaded gun "accidentally" discharged at Atlanta Airport causing mass panic (Original post)	FelineOverlord	Nov 2021	OP
The new Multigrain Law.	multigraincracker	Nov 2021	#1
Reckless discharge	Devil Child	Nov 2021	#2
+1. Beat me to it.	Dial H For Hero	Nov 2021	#3
Only one scenario I can envision an accidental discharge	Devil Child	Nov 2021	#4
What are the four rules?	leftieNanner	Nov 2021	#5
Four rules	mikeysnot	Nov 2021	#7
Here they are:	Dial H For Hero	Nov 2021	#10
here you go	melm00se	Nov 2021	#11
Rule number 1 is there because unintentional discharges do happen	Klaralven	Nov 2021	#17
It can happen in semi-auto pistols being carried.	NutmegYankee	Nov 2021	#27
There's always a precision meteor strike. nt	eppur_se_muova	Nov 2021	#28
The 4 rules get violated thousands of times a day. "Responsible gun toters" BS.	Hoyt	Nov 2021	#9
Maybe prosecutors could make good effort to prosecute egrigious negligent discharges n/t	Devil Child	Nov 2021	#12
For the MSM, accidental discharge is when it happens to white Republican	TheRealNorth	Nov 2021	#13
Not to mention all the suicides that have been explained away as "accidents."	hunter	Nov 2021	#15
"Negligent" turned out to be generous. "Reckless" is more accurate.	muriel_volestrangler	Nov 2021	#31
Thank you and agreed, edited to add.	Devil Child	Nov 2021	#32
The panic was reportedly not limited to the passengers	Yonnie3	Nov 2021	#6
I tell ya	onethatcares	Nov 2021	#8
This is America day after a vigilante goes free.	Baitball Blogger	Nov 2021	#14
This is also America with an embedded gun culture.	AngryOldDem	Nov 2021	#19
Because things are sliding in the wrong direction in the courtroom.	Baitball Blogger	Nov 2021	#24
What? And nobody returned fire?	Ohio Joe	Nov 2021	#16
There is no good reason for	multigraincracker	Nov 2021	#18
Updates	FelineOverlord	Nov 2021	#20
"A weapon accidentally discharged."	BlackSkimmer	Nov 2021	#26
So guns are shooting themselves now?	yellowcanine	Nov 2021	#21
Maybe it was using "self defense". Maybe another gun looked at it funny	maxrandb	Nov 2021	#22
I wish they would.	Disaffected	Nov 2021	#23
In some cases, they can.	NutmegYankee	Nov 2021	#25
But a person loaded it and held it.	yellowcanine	Nov 2021	#29
But if they drop it...	NutmegYankee	Nov 2021	#30

Response to FelineOverlord (Original post)

Sat Nov 20, 2021, 04:01 PM

multigraincracker (29,804 posts)

1. The new Multigrain Law.

One and done. One mistake with a firearm and a life time ban on owning or handling a firearm.

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Response to FelineOverlord (Original post)

Sat Nov 20, 2021, 04:01 PM

Devil Child (2,728 posts)

2. Reckless discharge

Last edited Mon Nov 22, 2021, 04:10 PM - Edit history (1)

No such thing as an "accidental discharge." Someone violated the 4-rules and thankfully no-one was physically injured in addition to mass emotional-distress for the travelers.

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Response to Devil Child (Reply #2)

Sat Nov 20, 2021, 04:03 PM

Dial H For Hero (2,971 posts)

3. +1. Beat me to it.

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Response to Dial H For Hero (Reply #3)

Sat Nov 20, 2021, 04:08 PM

Devil Child (2,728 posts)

4. Only one scenario I can envision an accidental discharge

Something involving a strong earthquake shaking a loaded and very old revolver off the range bench. Even then I'd ask "Hey Devil Child why was the revolver left loaded on the table if not in active use."

So I just talked myself out of the only fantastical accidental discharge I could envision.

Obey the 4-rules at all times.

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Response to Devil Child (Reply #4)

Sat Nov 20, 2021, 04:10 PM

leftieNanner (13,495 posts)

5. What are the four rules?

I am not a gun owner, but would like to know.

Thanks.

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Response to leftieNanner (Reply #5)

Sat Nov 20, 2021, 04:14 PM

mikeysnot (4,720 posts)

7. Four rules

Claim you are responsible.

Claim you are law abiding

Guns everywhere

No gun laws.

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Response to leftieNanner (Reply #5)

Sat Nov 20, 2021, 04:25 PM

Dial H For Hero (2,971 posts)

10. Here they are:

1. Treat all guns as if they are loaded.

2. Never point the gun at anything you are not willing to destroy.

3. Keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to fire.

4. Be sure of your target and what is behind it.

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Response to leftieNanner (Reply #5)

Sat Nov 20, 2021, 04:26 PM

melm00se (4,786 posts)

11. here you go

1. Always keep your firearm pointed in a safe direction.

2. Treat all firearms as if they were loaded.

3. Keep you trigger finger outside the the guard and off the trigger until you are ready to fire.

4. Be certain of your target and your life of fire and what lies beyond your target.

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Response to melm00se (Reply #11)

Sat Nov 20, 2021, 05:06 PM

Klaralven (7,510 posts)

17. Rule number 1 is there because unintentional discharges do happen

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Response to Devil Child (Reply #4)

Sat Nov 20, 2021, 05:58 PM

NutmegYankee (15,734 posts)

27. It can happen in semi-auto pistols being carried.

If a 1911 or similar external hammer pistol is loaded in what the US Military calls condition 2 (round in chamber, but hammer not cocked), and that pistol is dropped and strikes the ground hammer first, it can fire.

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Response to Devil Child (Reply #4)

Sat Nov 20, 2021, 06:24 PM

eppur_se_muova (35,249 posts)

28. There's always a precision meteor strike. nt

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Response to Devil Child (Reply #2)

Sat Nov 20, 2021, 04:25 PM

Hoyt (54,770 posts)

9. The 4 rules get violated thousands of times a day. "Responsible gun toters" BS.

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Response to Hoyt (Reply #9)

Sat Nov 20, 2021, 04:26 PM

Devil Child (2,728 posts)

12. Maybe prosecutors could make good effort to prosecute egrigious negligent discharges n/t

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Response to Devil Child (Reply #2)

Sat Nov 20, 2021, 04:28 PM

TheRealNorth (8,082 posts)

13. For the MSM, accidental discharge is when it happens to white Republican

Negligent discharge is when it happens to a minority or Democrat.

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Response to Devil Child (Reply #2)

Sat Nov 20, 2021, 05:01 PM

hunter (36,708 posts)

15. Not to mention all the suicides that have been explained away as "accidents."

"He was cleaning his gun..."

No, he fucking shot himself.

I'm such a cynical son of a bitch these days (it's okay, my mom laughs when I say that) that I'm likely to say something inappropriate even in the face of tragedy.

Nine times out of ten the stupid gun was in the hand of someone who shouldn't have had a gun in the first place.

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Response to Devil Child (Reply #2)

Mon Nov 22, 2021, 04:03 PM

muriel_volestrangler (99,220 posts)

31. "Negligent" turned out to be generous. "Reckless" is more accurate.

The incident occurred around 1:30 p.m. ET when a "prohibited item" was detected in a passenger's property while going through the X-ray screening at the security checkpoint, Robert Spinden, the Transportation Security Administration's federal security director for Georgia, said in a news conference. The property was flagged for a "secondary search," he said.

"During that secondary search, the passenger lunged into his property, grabbing a firearm that was located inside, which ultimately discharged," Spinden said. "The passenger then fled the security checkpoint through an adjacent exit lane with his firearm."

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/11/20/us/atlanta-airport-scare/index.html

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Response to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #31)

Mon Nov 22, 2021, 04:10 PM

Devil Child (2,728 posts)

32. Thank you and agreed, edited to add.

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Response to FelineOverlord (Original post)

Sat Nov 20, 2021, 04:14 PM

Yonnie3 (15,030 posts)

6. The panic was reportedly not limited to the passengers

I've seen reports on social media that the TSA were yelling "get down" and herding people in a panic.

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Response to FelineOverlord (Original post)

Sat Nov 20, 2021, 04:23 PM

onethatcares (15,411 posts)

8. I tell ya

these guns have a mind of their own........

You can dress em up but you can't take em anywhere without their showing off.

You can't imagine how many heart to heart conversations I've had with my guns about not discharging in public, but they just don't seem to listen.

I'd add the

thingie but this shit is out of hand.

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Response to FelineOverlord (Original post)

Sat Nov 20, 2021, 04:41 PM

Baitball Blogger (45,222 posts)

14. This is America day after a vigilante goes free.

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Response to Baitball Blogger (Reply #14)

Sat Nov 20, 2021, 05:17 PM

AngryOldDem (14,006 posts)

19. This is also America with an embedded gun culture.

Why do we act so shocked and surprised when things like this happen?

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Response to AngryOldDem (Reply #19)

Sat Nov 20, 2021, 05:49 PM

Baitball Blogger (45,222 posts)

24. Because things are sliding in the wrong direction in the courtroom.

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Response to FelineOverlord (Original post)

Sat Nov 20, 2021, 05:01 PM

Ohio Joe (20,558 posts)

16. What? And nobody returned fire?

Slackers

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Response to FelineOverlord (Original post)

Sat Nov 20, 2021, 05:11 PM

multigraincracker (29,804 posts)

18. There is no good reason for

having a round in the chamber in a semi auto when carrying or storing. Hammer should never rest on a live round in a revolver. This rule could eliminate most accidents.

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Response to FelineOverlord (Original post)

Sat Nov 20, 2021, 05:17 PM

FelineOverlord (3,079 posts)