Shot Myself/ Negligent Discharge

[Darminator]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFRTtJRNvos

video of my injury/progress. I'd like every member of the internet gun community to see this. Please don't make the same mistake that I did. note: this is a private video and only users with the link above can see it. Please respect my privacy as well as my families.

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Shot myself in the ankle while unloading my Glock. I was sitting at my computer desk, pointed the gun in between my legs toward the floor. Racked the slide, THEN ,ejected the mag, pulled the trigger, all in less than 1.5 seconds. Had nothing but boxers and a T-shirt on. Muzzle blast burned my leg as well. Grabbed a sweatshirt from my bed and tied it around my lower leg for a tourniquet. Was rushed to the hospital by my sister. Hospital informed police of my GSW.

 

[hey_poolboy]

Thanks for having the nerve to share. It takes a real man to admit his mistakes, but hopefully someone will learn from them.

Hope you're healing well.

 

[jake48]

Hope you heal up fast!Looks like a lesson well learned.

 

[7.62 Nato]

Here you go... welcome to THR. Can't seem to embed video here.

 

[sansone]

heal well and thanks for sharing

 

[Gouranga]

Ouch! A very hard learned lesson right there. Glad to see you are mending.

 

[hso]

I hope you get full mobility back in the ankle.

I'll also add that your story may help others don't believe it can happen to them. It can happen to anyone when you forget that you're dealing with a firearm.

 

[Geno]

Glad you're okay, and hope your healing progresses well. Thanks for the link.

Geno

 

[JHansenAK47]

I hope your ankle heals and you don't experience any pain walking.

On a side note I almost shot myself in the hand with a cz52 pistol.(I know it is VZ but I have a VZ52/57 rifle and prefer to call the pistol CZ) Looking back on it I realize how stupid it was. I knew using the decock feature could fire a round off on some of the surplus pistols. So I was going to check mine and see if it would fire a round upon being decocked with the safety. I was going to put the safety in the safe position but I over shot that and decocked it before I was pointed in a safe direction. The next thing I know a round goes off and goes between my pointer finger and thumb on my left hand. I was wearing gloves so I didn't get burned but I had powder burn marks all over my gloves. The round went into the dirt and I stood there for probably 5 minutes just taking in how close of a call that was.

 

[Paulgibs]

Thank you for sharing the facts of your accident. I pray that you recover fully and soon.

Your account is painfully reminiscent of an accident suffered by my cousin last Sunday, December 19th. The sequence of racking the slide, magazine ejection followed by an attempted dry-fire was identical. Sadly, his accident was fatal.

Thanks for having the courage to remind us. I will pray for your full and speedy recovery.

 

[FMJMIKE]

Get well soon.....................

 

[xr1200]

Did you check to see that the chamber was empty, before you pulled the trigger.

 

[Grunt Medic TXARNG]

An important lesson for all Glock shooters. This is the same sequence that caused a Federal agent to shoot himself in the leg in front of a classroom of children(!) that went viral video some time ago. Especially with Glocks, where pulling the trigger is part of the diasassembly sequence, visually verify the chamber is empty before doing so!

I've had one ND also - a .22 AR I had unloaded the magazine from and then worked the bolt - which failed to extract and eject the round, so it fired when I dropped the hammer. No injuries, thank the Lord, but scared the Hell out of my brother and me!

 

[Clifford]

Xr1200, what do you think?

I pulled the same move once. Lucky for me I pointed the pistol at my basketball backboard before I pulled the trigger. Scared the poop out of me!

 

[737Driver]

Its a stark reminder for all magazine fed weapons, regardless of it being semi, pump, lever or bolt. Always remove or empty the magazine, cycle the action 3 times, then visually and physically inspect the chamber before closing the action. I do this religiously whether I am picking up the gun from my safe or accepting a firearm from someone else.

 

[ObsidianOne]

Can't watch the video, don't have Flash at work.

Frightening, and the strange part was, right as I clicked on General Gun Discussions, I was thinking "Hmm, I wonder if there is a thread about those who have had accidental discharges".
Hope your wound heals and hope it doesn't make you gun shy, just be more careful!

 

[Sauer Grapes]

Wow! Your one lucky guy! {or unlucky}
Get well soon. Watch that muzzle!

 

[brandon_mcg]

thanks for sharing. it never hurts to have a little reminder every now and then of what a firearm can do when all precautions arent taken.

i hope you have a speedy recovery and get back out to the range asap

 

[Double Vision]

Best wishes and get well soon. Safety first.

 

[Temajin]

Thanks for sharing

A good lesson for all of us.

 

[kayak-man]

Get better man! I know having the leg out of commision is a real PITA. Thanks for sharing the video, it really does take a lot of guts to admit to something, even an accident. Also, thanks for trusting us on THR with the video.

Chris "the Kayak-Man" Johnson

 

[SSN Vet]

Thank you for sharing the facts of your accident

So if I understand correctly, you:

1. loaded the weapon (that's what racking the slide with a loaded mag. inserted does)

2. pointed it at your body

&

3. pulled the trigger.


O.K. ..... altogether boys....

"drop the mag first... drop the mag first... drop the mag first"

I sincerely hope you heal up without any permanent damage.

I think it's a very good idea to keep a 5 gallon pail of sand next to your bench and always point the weapon into that pail if you're ever going to pull the trigger inside.

 

[HOWARD J]

Thanks for sharing.
I have heard of many cases of Glock Foot ( Wife 46 years in emergency room)
But I never saw one.
Take care.
God bless you.............

 

[Hanzo581]

This always scares me. I try my very best to ensure my firearms are clear (racking action, visual inspection of chamber) before fiddling with them, but I hope I never forget.

 

[Norrick]

Out of curiosity, are there any legal consequences for accidental discharges such as yours? In particular, did they take any/all of your firearms? And if so do you ever get them back?

Hope you make a full recovery.