(OH) Man sues firearm company after leg is amputated

[KINGMAX]

I'm a Computer Operator, sounds just like the 'Nutt behind the keyboard sort'a thing!!!

 

[Stevie-Ray]

That was my question too as I read through the posts. To me, the issue is how did he shoot himself in the *back* of the leg with a holstered gun?

Simple if not properly holstered. You are walking toward a friend and want to give him your best Clint Eastwood imitation. As you step forward with your left your right is bending leaving your leg exposed while you yank the duster back to reveal your sixgun as Clint generally did his poncho. The duster pulls the holster into a cockeyed position and the hammer into an almost full-cock until it breaks free of the burden of the hammer, and boom.

I wouldn't want that to happen to me with an even properly tied down holster. Especially with a .454. But then I don't own "sixguns" either.

 

[wjustinen]

He should probably be suing the jury that awarded some poor soul a huge settlement against Ruger many years ago. It was that settlement that prompted mechanical safety devices to "protect" :banghead: people sho couldn't be bothered to read the manual from themselves.

 

[fspitzdorf]

Owned a NM BH for quite a while.. hunted with it quite a bit... ALWAYS lashed down the hammer in a proper fitting holster... Never had my hunting clothing or jacket or anything even attempt to cock the hammer.... That revolver fit tight enough in the holster that i couldn't even cock the hammer with it holstered...

wonder if this guy possesses a valid michigan CPL... if not then he was carrying concealed (does wyoming permit that without a CPL????).... which of course would throw some sort of monkey wrench into the whole mess of lawyer spagetti....

guess there is a reason Bob Mundon has that plate on the bottom of his holster eh....

 

[Furncliff]

FWIW the plaintiffs attorney, Kent Spence is the son of and partner to Gerry Spence. Spence gained fame in suits found for plaintiffs such as Karen Silkwood, Imelda Marcos, Randy Weaver and others. ALOT of high dollar judgments went his way. It's interesting that the Spence' would take this case. Right or wrong, If I were Freedom Arms I'd hope to have deep pockets.

 

[foghornl]

I'm not familiar with Freedom Arms offerings, so I can't comment on that.

However, the first Ruger Blackhawk I owned was one of the last of the old-style "3-screw" models, before the "Trasfer Bar" New models. NEVER loaded more than 5 in it at a time, and had a holster with the 'slip-over hammer thong'. Followed the standard SAA-style of loading...load one, skip next chamber, load 4. Full cock hammer, then let it down slowly. Hammer was now resting on empty chamber. Holster the revolver, and place the 'thong' over the hammer. Voila! Safe and secure.

 

[scurtis_34471]

Some dumbass at the public shooting range in the Ocala National Forest fatally shot himself awhile back when he tried to twirl his single-action revolver like they do in the old westerns. The chamber was loaded, the hammer was cocked and the gun was front heavy. The barrel flipped around, his trigger hit the trigger and he shot himself in the abdomen. He bled out before help could arrive.

 

[Mike U.]

Yeah, there are have some real characters that go out there. I have to say, I feel a lot better when I go if there are a lot of other gray hairs out there. Or no one.

You have to keep an eye on who shows up. To not do so could be hazardous to your health. Youngsters are the most dangerous ones as many do not observe safe firearm handling rules. Having said that, the last incident I saw was some old timer who accidentally shot his black powder rifle's rod thru the roof. Duh...
An unsupervised range has some positive and negative aspects to it. The negative however, is really negative, as evidenced by the situation you shared.