robocallTeen rapper accidentally kills himself on social media video after pointing gun at his head and pulling trigger
sp3ctr4lDid… did he even empty the mag?
Rack the slide?
Did he just fucking think the safety was on?
Goddamn, fucking instant Darwin Award, good job buddy.
Mostly_GristleDid he just fucking think the safety was on?
That looks like a Glock, and Glocks don’t have a manual safety. A lot of modern pistols don’t have them anymore. Not that having one would have helped this guy. With gun handling this reckless it was only a matter of time before something bad happened.
That’s a Smith and Wesson M&P. They have models of it with and without manual safeties.
I’d never had a gun before I joined the army After I got out I was shocked to learn gun without a safety were a thing. Still just seems insane to me even though I get why they don’t.
The idea is that a gun that’s being carried for self-defense is meant to be used in a flash under stress. In that event, the manual safety is forgotten very, very often. If you pull a concealed pistol on an assailant and forget about the safety, all you’ve done is handed your attacker a free gun.
And accidents with carry guns due to a lack of manual safety are very rare. They tend to have longer trigger pulls or are double-action, and the real safety is the holster, which should not only protect the trigge guard, but encourage safe finger placement on draw. Some even have a release button that requires you to put your trigger finger in a safe draw position outside of the trigger guard in order to draw.