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ileus

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23. He probably tried to catch it and instead

Tue Jul 24, 2012, 09:46 PM

Jul 2012

stuck his finger in the trigger guard on the way down....don't ever try and catch a pistol if you drop it.

I wrecked on my road bike a few years back right in the middle of the road when one of my kids stopped suddenly in front of me. There was a car coming so I jumped up quick, my 9c had come out of its holster and drifted up my shirt and I grabbed at it to catch it when I stood up. Only after catching it did I realize what I'd done. Let the fucker fall it'll be ok is what I learned. I also tightened up the retention and have since changed the way I carry when I ride my bike. Nothing worse than going down on a chunk of steel on your hip at least it sounds painful.

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Concealed gun owner shoots own buttocks and wounds children at Dallas Walmart [View all] IDemo Jul 2012 OP

I feel safer already just knowing he had a loaded gun in his pants. randr Jul 2012 #1

"Is that a loaded 40 in your pants or are you just glad to see me?" rustydog Jul 2012 #2

I loved those old Mae West movies! Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2012 #52

Is that a pistol in your pants or did you just crap them? Thor_MN Jul 2012 #82

Why does anyone carry a gun into a crowded store? n/t Hoyt Jul 2012 #3

Because we can permatex Jul 2012 #4

Maybe you ought to think of other people and not just yourself. Hoyt Jul 2012 #6

Were you thinking of other people when you were a robber? permatex Jul 2012 #7

Read that in context and quit saving my posts for your personal pleasure. Hoyt Jul 2012 #15

It's right there for all to see. permatex Jul 2012 #21

Are you retired? No snark just a question. HangOnKids Jul 2012 #30

Yes permatex Jul 2012 #35

It is when innocent people are wounded by CCW idiots. Ikonoklast Jul 2012 #9

Yeah your right permatex Jul 2012 #37

If you have done anything other, point me to it. Ikonoklast Jul 2012 #47

Then you didn't search hard enough permatex Jul 2012 #50

You are as sincere and believable as Baghdad Bob. Ikonoklast Jul 2012 #73

Yeah you've got me all figured out permatex Jul 2012 #78

One thing we are in agreement about. Ikonoklast Jul 2012 #81

Good permatex Jul 2012 #84

Unusual level of self-knowledge...sarcasm tag superfluous... Surya Gayatri Jul 2012 #90

Oh goody permatex Jul 2012 #93

How does a person post 1257 times since June 27th? DevonRex Jul 2012 #12

I'm retired permatex Jul 2012 #22

I don't work either. DevonRex Jul 2012 #25

Retired or not able to find a job? permatex Jul 2012 #39

Buh bye. So sad. Not DevonRex Jul 2012 #100

Of course you can and I would defend your right to do so tularetom Jul 2012 #16

It could happen permatex Jul 2012 #26

Why don't you just pack your shit up? DocMac Jul 2012 #33

What did I do to you permatex Jul 2012 #41

You have given the people here a steady DocMac Jul 2012 #49

All right permatex Jul 2012 #62

I appreciate the response, and that is no small matter. DocMac Jul 2012 #66

I realize it's a contencious subject permatex Jul 2012 #69

I do appreciate your honesty. DocMac Jul 2012 #74

I try permatex Jul 2012 #86

It certainly became the business of the other shoppers mighty quick Tsiyu Jul 2012 #31

That idiot is not indicitive of most CCP holders permatex Jul 2012 #44

"Why would they worry about what they don't know about?" Tsiyu Jul 2012 #54

+1,000 ! Surya Gayatri Jul 2012 #88

VERY well put! Shadowflash Jul 2012 #106

You'll find out just how much other people's business it isn't kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #42

Who says I'm going to have a mishap with it? permatex Jul 2012 #45

The guy at Wallmart probably justified himself Surya Gayatri Jul 2012 #89

I'm sure thats been said about millions of people permatex Jul 2012 #94

NRA WET DREAM Skittles Jul 2012 #38

Because leaving it in the car ... ManiacJoe Jul 2012 #53

And here is a citizen with a CCP doing it right permatex Jul 2012 #5

Another guy with a gun shooting people in back as they flee, not to Hoyt Jul 2012 #10

Yeah sure Hoyt permatex Jul 2012 #28

Yeah sure, permatex Tsiyu Jul 2012 #34

Yep you figured me out permatex Jul 2012 #46

If you say so Tsiyu Jul 2012 #57

Yeah you've got me all figured out permatex Jul 2012 #63

Wow, that just totally makes THIS stupid incident AOK, then. DemocratsForProgress Jul 2012 #75

Where did I say that? permatex Jul 2012 #80

What a great idea, elleng Jul 2012 #8

So, when you shoot your own ass, did you... TreasonousBastard Jul 2012 #11

There was a brain injury involved, regardless IDemo Jul 2012 #19

I thought every gun was subject Aerows Jul 2012 #13

He probably tried to catch it and instead ileus Jul 2012 #23

You seriously carry a gun with you when you ride your bike? StrictlyRockers Jul 2012 #61

15,20 even 40 miles ileus Jul 2012 #95

I usually do when I go trailrunning obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #97

I don't know about running with a gun that sounds dangerous. ileus Jul 2012 #101

What a doofus TheCowsCameHome Jul 2012 #14

OWB for me... ileus Jul 2012 #17

Knowing that guy had a gun in Walmart makes me feel safe to shop there. Alduin Jul 2012 #18

All the stores in my town, including Walmart permatex Jul 2012 #48

I only shop in places that don't allow guns on the premises. Alduin Jul 2012 #68

Thats your right and I fully support that right permatex Jul 2012 #70

Town meetings in a town hall can get heated... Alduin Jul 2012 #77

There are always two Sheriff's Deputies on scene and the Sheriff's Office is about permatex Jul 2012 #83

i stand with holmes, loughner and permatex tiny elvis Jul 2012 #92

Oh goody permatex Jul 2012 #96

An asshole with 2 assholes. pintobean Jul 2012 #20

He's now entitled to hold two contradictory opinions simultaneously and argue with himself IDemo Jul 2012 #24

If I am ever injured by a bullet fragment . . . Brigid Jul 2012 #27

And rightly so permatex Jul 2012 #64

LOL, how are you magically going to make a jury give you that much.... Logical Jul 2012 #98

I wouldn't even have to win. Brigid Jul 2012 #103

This is what happens in a society gopiscrap Jul 2012 #29

I wonder if he blew his brains out? TalkingDog Jul 2012 #32

It was close, doctors are still checking... VOX Jul 2012 #67

Damn. Missed his nads. kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #36

I'm guessing those were easy to miss. sadbear Jul 2012 #71

what a man Skittles Jul 2012 #40

Idiotic AND cowardly, but hey, one of those responsible, licensed... WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2012 #59

well Skittles Jul 2012 #60

Did he order it in a box with ACME printed on the side? kentuck Jul 2012 #43

With this pic on the front permatex Jul 2012 #65

Wait - didn't someone here say guns don't accidentally discharge? Taverner Jul 2012 #51

They do not. But they do discharge from negligence. Union Scribe Jul 2012 #79

i axidentlied my gun tiny elvis Jul 2012 #91

So, how poor was this holster he was using? ManiacJoe Jul 2012 #55

I suspect not. backscatter712 Jul 2012 #104

Hopefully he "Darwinized" himself. Don't need dumbasses like that reproducing. madinmaryland Jul 2012 #56

"Felony injury to a child" -- no biggie klook Jul 2012 #58

Yea, but no video? In contrast, check out this one involving a gun-safety instructor. AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2012 #72

Too bad he didn't shoot his dick off. bitchkitty Jul 2012 #76

Just a simple thumb safety or grip safety and this would have never happened. JoeInNy Jul 2012 #85

Guns, Dallas and Wal Mart gopiscrap Jul 2012 #87

He should go to prison and lose his right _ed_ Jul 2012 #99

If his buttocks were armed SirRevolutionary Jul 2012 #102

^^ DUZY! ^^ Raine1967 Jul 2012 #107

It was just waiting there to be said SirRevolutionary Jul 2012 #108

I hope this guy gets sued for negligence Larkspur Jul 2012 #105