It really aggravates me to see the media misuse and bastardize a common term in shooting. That term is "MISFIRE."
I've seen the press or TV report say...."his gun misfired and he shot the wrong person." or "The policeman's gun misfired and he shot himself in the leg."
TV and radio people are not the brightest lot and all they do is pass on the stupid remarks used by others instead of using the correct term of "negligent shooting."
A gun misfires when you pull the trigger and it doesn't go off. We all know that, but the media does not know it.
groan!