Chindo18Z: 1. This poll (so far) is but a minuscule data point; not enough folks have voted to draw any solid conclusions. It's only been up for about a week.
Ignoring my own point, I'll venture a few minor observations to date:
1. I expected Striker Fired weapon incidents to handily outnumber all others. I'm surprised to see SA Semi-Autos easily keeping pace. That might be explained by the learning curve of gazillions of folks either mishandling 1911 style guns... or rendering those same guns mechanically unsound by the addition of after market kit parts or modifications. 1911s are the 60's muscle cars of the handgun community...everyone gets one sooner or later...and everyone sooner or later wants to change specs/parts...because it's so easy to do and the market encourages it. Or maybe it's part of some statistical intersection where folks who shoot long enough eventually have an ND/AD AND own a 1911... (I realize that every SA Semi-Auto is NOT necessarily a 1911...but they do comprise a lion's share of the type).
2. DAO weapons don't seem to have a lot of incidents. I wonder why? (Not really).
3. SA revolvers seem to have a lot of votes (relatively). I wonder if this is because of a combination of modifications (action jobs) or mechanically worn older weapons? Or is it just something that goes with the Cowboy Action / Fast Draw territory? Or the hunting community?
4. DA revolvers don't seem to have many ADs (so far) which is strange because millions of them exist and many have also "benefited" from mechanical wear, questionable action jobs, kitchen-table gunsmithing, or garage addition of after market parts. I'd have thought the factors I mentioned about 1911s might apply here. So far, I'd be wrong.
5. I see damn few ADs with Striker Fired handguns.
6. I'd still love to hear some anecdotes from the "Other" category. I hardly expected any.
I've got no answers to this point, just speculation. Flail away...
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