Have you had an ND

[turtlehitman]

this is a little complicated because when this happened I was ready to fire. I was at the range the gun was pointed down range, my sights were on target I even hit the target pretty good but it fired a lot sooner than I expected. I think that I was so hyped up on adrenalin that I pressed a little hard on the trigger. No harm done kinda scared me a little but makes you more careful though.

 

[jfdavis58]

ND, hmmmmm...

In the home: not by me, but my brother was dry firing a new 1911 and touched a round off while pointing at my kitchen floor between his feet--I was seated nearby; fragments of tile hurt about as much as fragments of lead!

Broke the 180 once after abruptly switching guns at the start of an IPSC match--first and only DQ. Fired at a target to my left after taking about 1 step further downrange than allowed. Does that count?

And during an RO seminar, simulation section: I played the shooter with a live round after unloading and showing clear: ...if you are finished, unload and show clear (older format). Gun clear, hammer down. BANG! I don't think that counts for the poll, but it sure brought the entire class to a new state of awareness!

I follow the safe gun handling rules like a religion, but I keep a first-aid kit with major trauma capability right next to the gun safe. Arrogance with a gun falls under Pride---a deadly sin.

 

[SAG0282]

Yep.

 

[Tim Burke]

If you are planning on having an ND, then you need to be compulsive about following the 4 Rules, so no one will get hurt when you have it.
If you are planning on not having an ND, then you need to be compulsive about following the 4 Rules, to keep from having one.
If you aren't compulsive about following the 4 Rules, then your plans don't mean a thing.

 

[usmccpl]

I cant remember how long ago mine was. It was between going to a tech school and the corps so about eight years. While I was at work my little brother(who was 19 or 20) decided to play with my Ruger P95. It was always kept in a case unloaded but up til then I never locked it up. After working all day I come home and after a while I go to bed. When my head hit the pillow it the 9mm under the pillow went off. I never put it there ever. A week later the kid admitted to loading it and hiding it there since I got home and he didnt want to get caught. But he didnt learn quick from that because when he told me what happened it was while I was taking him to the hospital after he decided to play quick draw with my dad's 1911 again after loading it and shot off two of his toes.

 

[Bazooka Joe71]

usmccpl,



HOLY ****!!!! Thats some scary stuff right there! So thats two toes, and just about YOUR HEAD under his Neglagent belt.

Wow.

 

[strangelittleman]

Yes, I had one. 8 yrs ago. After being up for over 24 hrs on the job, I got off duty, went home and decided to wipe down my off-duty weapon, a H&K USP. So I ejected the round out of the chamber THEN dropped the magazine. I quite promptly let my thumb enter the trigger guard while wiping it down w/ a cloth and I sent a Speer Gold Dot 124gr +p through my picture window!

I was so scared I had hurt somebody. This happened after many yrs of proper gun handling, teaching in both the Marines and in law enforcement.

This was both frightening and enlightening. I learned very powerful lessons that day and I am humbled by it even today. I'm grateful no one was hurt due to my negligence.
I now Never handle my firearms when I'm infirmed or exhausted.
IT CAN happen to anyone, but it doesn't have to...just don't let your guard down......I sincerly hope it doesn't happen to any of you!!!!