9 mm FMJ Point Blank Gunshot Wound (Warning - GRAPHIC PICS!!)

Every few weeks we get a thread about concealed carry at a gun show. Somebody needs to mark this thread and re-post it then. Good example of what happens when you don't clear your weapon.

Thanks for sharing, and I'm glad you're okay. There's lots of new gun owners out there, I'm hoping they catch one of these stories so it doesn't have to happen to them, too. You, sir, are a valuable training aid.

I understand Glocks design but I must say that you damn Glock owners love shooting yourselves. lol

I have a 19C.. would have been much worse to see..

reminder: when you PULL the trigger, always do it like you are actually SHOOTING (that means to a target you are sure about) ... EVEN if you should have missed the chamber check, it would only hurt your ears..


"I must say that you damn Glock owners love shooting yourselves"

excellent

I noticed that all of the ND pictures iv seen so far on this forum are older men. This leads me to believe they have become complacent with their safety through long periods of handling.

Not blaming the gun there bud , but I AM saying that it is serious design flaw. Getting kicked in the gnads is perfectly safe too as long as you wear a cup but I don't want to do it every time I change my pants. The fact is that complacency will set in on everyone sooner or later ( even the "back in my day" crowd) just a matter of time and luck. I doubt ANYONE on here doesn't have a story where they were out hunting or at the range , probably tired and broke one of the golden rules. Thing is most of us were lucky and didn't harm ourselves or even worse, someone else. You gentelmen just weren't that lucky. I have on several occasions gone to strip one of my automatics only to realize there was still a loaded magazine in. Bad feeling and just one of the many reasons I will never own a glock. The fact of the matter is that guns are like motorcycles. It is not IF you will ever have problems but WHEN and to what extent. Just my two cents.

First off, I am glad you are okay. There is learning something the easy way, the hard way, and learning it the REALLY hard (permanent) way. I'm glad it was just the standard hard way and not worse.

"I must say that you damn Glock owners love shooting yourselves"

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Actually, I recall a thread on THR a year or so ago about just that same observation (stated in a slightly more PC fasion, of course ).

First, there are no hard stats to back up my thoughts, just observations. Yes, seems the most common gun involved in NDs are Glocks, but it could also be because just about everyone owns one. I figured it could also be because Glocks have become so uber cool/popular, many brand new shooters are either gravitating towards them on their own or are told to get a Glock by their peers.

A common platform with perhaps a higher percentage of noob owners than say, Colt revolver owners, and I could see where you'd get a lot of NDs involving Glocks.

Disclaimer / flame retardant : No, I'm not saying all Glock owners are careless; just that with them being so popular that they are bound to be involved in more screw ups.

I own a Glock and I hate the tear down process. It's retarded to have to pull the trigger. The first thing Glock should do is redesign the tear down procedure.

Glad you are ok man! Happy Independence Day!

I appreciate you sharing that incident with the rest of us. I carry a Glock 23 so they hit home for me. Those pics gave me a sobering reminder of how dangerous even a little carelessness (and honestly, who among us can say that we haven't been at least a little careless sometime in handling a firearm? Hell, we're all human) can be. Thankfully no one else was injured. Hope your hand heals soon.

OUCH-OUCH-OUCH-OUCH-OUCH-OUCH-OUCH!!!!! thanks for sharing though. i am going to show this to my son (8), so he gets an idea of what can happen if you are not paying attention. i hope i can keep from doing something similar. i THINK i learned my lesson about accidental discharges 20 or so years ago. i also had a concetration gap, but i was much more fortunate than you. mine was with a 357 magnum, but i had it loaded with plastic training rounds. all that happened was a dent in the drywall ceiling. but it scared the crap out of me!
as for haveing to pull the trigger to disassemble, i have a couple of guns that are the same way. it is no big deal, as long as you remember the number 1 gun safety rule. KEEP THE MUZZLE POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION! teach your kids this, and they, and you will enjoy many years of shooting sports fun, without incident.

Sure hope your right handed! If not, Rosey's getting some time off

And to the people that blame Glock for this.......Your next!!!!

I saw almost the same wound from a 380 over a domestic. wife was shot through the hand at and angle and went through one of the door windows.


Jim

They must not be teaching "The Glock Grip" any more as the sop for takedown? Four fingers on top of frame just in front of the rear sight, thumb on the back strap below the rails... Thumb pushes the direction of bullet travel, while fingers leverage backwards against the rear sight.

Just looking at the pics....

It looks like you used the "rookie take down method" of take firing grip with right hand, place muzzle into the meat of left hand(left hand thumb parallel and opposite the ejection port), then pushed the slide rearward while pulling the trigger, which normally leads to a "click" and the right hand thumb pushing forward on the back of the slide as the gun slides apart... But this time the"click" was followed by " boooom!!! "holy f-ing g*d!! I just shot my f-ing self!!!! !!!!"

Glad ur okay lesson learned, and if I'm right, please tell us, you might save someone else from a rookie mistake, by teaching the Glock Grip!

I know this is how I used to take down my Glock until someone opened my eyes to just your scenario being possible! Pulling the trigger for takedown( however contraversial) is about the most silly and strawman argument against owning an ALREADY DEADLY WEAPON As I have heard in a while! Now if it REQUIRED that you point it at some part of your body, WHILE PULLING the TRIGGER, that would be cause for action. You can't people-proof guns, just like you can't gun-proof people, you learned both lessons at once .

Still 2 Many Choices!?

Drop the mag and think it's empty?? What ever happened to "CHECK THE CHAMBER"?

Think of it this way: the gun doesn't fire from the magazine; it fires from the chamber. If you haven't cleared the chamber, you haven't cleared the gun.

I noticed that all of the ND pictures iv seen so far on this forum are older men. This leads me to believe they have become complacent with their safety through long periods of handling.

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Maybe they are just 'man' enough not to care about what others think when sharing their experiences??? I've noticed that the younger generation seems overly concerned about appearances and the latest and greatest. In other words, if it is shiny and new, it must be better. Also, they don't seem to take the responsibility for their actions as well as us older guys, but it could just be me having an old timers moment!!! I just don't think that theory (newer is better) is particularly right, but that is my opinion.

BTW, I still handle all my guns as if they are loaded all the time and teach my young son (15) the same rules.

As I get older, I find that the more often I do something, the more likely I am to forget to do it. Why? Because I have a PERFECT MEMORY of having already done it. And I have done it... just - not "now." (Did I take my vitamins this morning? The ones I've been taking every morning for the last 15 years? I remember picking them up; I remember swallowing - I just can't remember if it was today or yesterday.)

I think this might be one cause of the "I could have sworn I cleared it" syndrome. You clear your gun, and you clear it again, and again, and again... and then one time you don't. And, after the accident, you can't understand why you failed to clear it this time. Well, maybe it's because you thought you did. Your memory says you did. Your memory just failed to mention that you did it an hour ago and with a different gun.

I'm not offering this as an excuse; merely as a possible reason why something so important and so automatic and so often repeated can be missed once.

Measure (clear) twice, cut (pull trigger) once?

This is why I dont shoot my Glock that much, you have to pull the trigger to disassemble it for cleaning. The moron who thought that up should be drawn and quartered!

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No dry firing practice for you then!

I understand Glocks design but I must say that you damn Glock owners love shooting yourselves. lol

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Glock has been toted as foolproof, nothing but a trigger to be careful of. My 1905 M&P and my 1903 Colt .32 are just as foolproof, all you need to do is PROPERLY CHECK THE DAMN GUN BEFORE YOU TAKE IT APART TO CLEAN IT!

I also sent my young boys these and other pictures. Scare tactics work.

Thanks for having the guts to post this kda. Visual reminders are always very persuasive but as you can see by some of the posts, there are still some people out there who just don't get it:

I own a Glock and I hate the tear down process. It's retarded to have to pull the trigger. The first thing Glock should do is redesign the tear down procedure.

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Keep the gun pointed in a safe direction, remove the magazine, clear the chamber, pull the trigger (while still pointed in a safe direction), pull down on both sides of the take-down lever, push the slide forward.

You never disassemble a gun with a round in the chamber, NEVER!

Before pulling the trigger on ANY GUN you're supposed to first make sure that the chamber is empty. That's the first step before pulling the trigger. The two actions go hand in hand, DUH! You ALWAYS assume that a gun is loaded and that includes a round in the chamber. You always keep a gun pointed in a safe direction while handling it and NEVER pull the trigger unless it's pointed at something that you intend to shoot or can afford destroying.

Why is complacency such a difficult word to understand?

Thanks for show and tell; I always show these posts to my sons (3) " every gun is loaded"

first of all, glad your gonna be ok.

the simple fact is that we, as humans, make stupid mistakes.

there is no firearms safety course that can completely eliminate accidental discharges. the day will never come when humans leave occasional errors behind, never to be commited again.

no person is perfect.

this is the reason for safeties on firearms.

glock fan can say "hey, how bout dont point it at anything and pull the trigger!!"

well that would certainly end the accidental discharges, and if i had wheels, id be a wagon.

i also think its retarded to pull the trigger to strip the gun (like someone above said)

counting these two recent "shot myself" threads, ive read about 4 accidental discharges in the last month, all glocks, and 5 if you count the "im the only one fessional' nuff' in this room" guy, lol, who was entrusted enough to shoot himself in a class full of little kids. (but thats another rediculous story)

it is only my opinion, but the pistol should have a safety and a means to field strip that does not require pulling the trigger.

i realize that if handled properly, this will not happen.


maybe the automotive industry should just follow glocks lead, tell people to drive correctly, and stop wasting money on seat belts and child safety seats in cars.

jbrown,

You're going to have an accident someday too. More than likely... the problem is the person not the weapon and some weapons make it easier. That's what you don't seem to understand.

Regards,
Beau

ouch

hope that heals soon. as many have said, the best safety is between your ears.
I know that you will take some ribbing from this but I give you a lot of credit sharing this for everyone else to learn from.
I cringe when I see someone posting about their new "toy". they aren't toys and never should be treated as such.
again, thanks for sharing.

"You're going to have an accident someday too."

Wrong.

Ignoring or violating safety rules causes this. Don't blame the gun, the design, the lack of external safety, the tide, the day of the week...not everybody who handles guns will end up shooting themselves. That's only a "given" if you're a careless idiot, in which case you should swear off guns altogether before you kill yourself or somebody else.

I guess everybody wants to be sympathetic and/or make excuses for this but the fact is it did not have to happen. And it won't happen to me. Period.