As some of you know, my other main interest is shooting, and writing on shooting and gun-related websites, based, mainly, in the USA. One such forum that tolerates my rather odd views on life and how to do it is the Luger forum, a great bunch of guys, many of whom I have had the privilege to have met over the years whilst over in OR and WA.
This was posted the other day, and I thought that you might like to read it - it gives an insight into how our Dominican pals drive around all day, shooting the sh*t, and each other as well…
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Originally Posted by dembowlover
Hello everyone, I have a very interesting question. I know someone who had a Luger P08 locked and loaded one day and accidentally discharged while they where holding it with just his right hand. Also, after that happened a few minutes later someone else grabbed the gun again with only their right hand (the person was driving) and accidentally discharged and shot himself on the leg. (the person was trying to pass the gun to the person behind him). Luckily everyones ok but by any chance would you know what might have caused it? Or where I can study these “accidental Luger discharges” I was very scared but what might have caused this?’ END OF QUOTE
This was my response -
'If the Dominican Republic is a place where folks routinely pass loaded and chambered weapons to each other whilst driving, it might just be one of those places to include out of your next vacation wish-list.
If you think that being shot in the leg is ‘ok’, what do you consider to be a more serious shooting accident?
What caused this is simple - two half-wits handling a loaded and cocked handgun and trying to do something else at the same time.
The place to read how and when a cocked and loaded gun discharges whilst the driver holding it hands it over his shoulder in a moving vehicle is called ‘The Book of Life’, my friend.
tac’
