Massachusetts bill would require gun liability insurance

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90. Those firearms were loaded. (Gas in the tank)

The actions were primed. (Key in the ignition)
Safeties off. (In gear)
Trigger pulled (Foot on the gas)

There is a condition in which a firearm can self-fire. Normally the phenomenon is called a slam-fire. Most firearms that exhibit this 'feature' end up recalled and repaired or replaced. Because it is a design flaw.

None of the firearms in the cited instances slam-fired. The triggers were pulled. 'Deliberately' or not, the triggers were pulled. Period. On top of not verifying the weapons were unloaded, with the actions tied open.

Normally, at our gun shows, when you clear a weapon, you point it into something called a clearing barrel, a 55 gallon drum mounted on its side, filled with sand. So if the worst happens, no one gets hurt. They even use them in police stations. We use them because accidents can and do happen.

No countermeasures were used here.

1. The weapons were assumed to be unloaded. Firearm rule number 1 violated.
2. The weapons were not pointed in a safe direction (clearing barrel). Firearm rule number 2.
3. The weapons were fired. By failing steps 1 and 2, you're so far behind the curve, step 3 is guaranteed to injure someone.