Loaded gun "accidentally" discharged at Atlanta Airport causing mass panic

[FelineOverlord]

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[multigraincracker]

1. The new Multigrain Law.

One and done. One mistake with a firearm and a life time ban on owning or handling a firearm.

[Devil Child]

2. Reckless discharge

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No such thing as an "accidental discharge." Someone violated the 4-rules and thankfully no-one was physically injured in addition to mass emotional-distress for the travelers.

[Dial H For Hero]

3. +1. Beat me to it.

[Devil Child]

4. Only one scenario I can envision an accidental discharge

Something involving a strong earthquake shaking a loaded and very old revolver off the range bench. Even then I'd ask "Hey Devil Child why was the revolver left loaded on the table if not in active use."

So I just talked myself out of the only fantastical accidental discharge I could envision.

Obey the 4-rules at all times.

[leftieNanner]

5. What are the four rules?

I am not a gun owner, but would like to know.

Thanks.

[mikeysnot]

7. Four rules

Claim you are responsible.

Claim you are law abiding

Guns everywhere

No gun laws.

[Dial H For Hero]

10. Here they are:

1. Treat all guns as if they are loaded.

2. Never point the gun at anything you are not willing to destroy.

3. Keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to fire.

4. Be sure of your target and what is behind it.

[melm00se]

11. here you go

1. Always keep your firearm pointed in a safe direction.

2. Treat all firearms as if they were loaded.

3. Keep you trigger finger outside the the guard and off the trigger until you are ready to fire.

4. Be certain of your target and your life of fire and what lies beyond your target.

[Klaralven]

17. Rule number 1 is there because unintentional discharges do happen

[NutmegYankee]

27. It can happen in semi-auto pistols being carried.

If a 1911 or similar external hammer pistol is loaded in what the US Military calls condition 2 (round in chamber, but hammer not cocked), and that pistol is dropped and strikes the ground hammer first, it can fire.

[eppur_se_muova]

28. There's always a precision meteor strike. nt

[Hoyt]

9. The 4 rules get violated thousands of times a day. "Responsible gun toters" BS.

[Devil Child]

12. Maybe prosecutors could make good effort to prosecute egrigious negligent discharges n/t

[TheRealNorth]

13. For the MSM, accidental discharge is when it happens to white Republican

Negligent discharge is when it happens to a minority or Democrat.

[hunter]

15. Not to mention all the suicides that have been explained away as "accidents."

"He was cleaning his gun..."

No, he fucking shot himself.

I'm such a cynical son of a bitch these days (it's okay, my mom laughs when I say that) that I'm likely to say something inappropriate even in the face of tragedy.

Nine times out of ten the stupid gun was in the hand of someone who shouldn't have had a gun in the first place.

[muriel_volestrangler]

31. "Negligent" turned out to be generous. "Reckless" is more accurate.

The incident occurred around 1:30 p.m. ET when a "prohibited item" was detected in a passenger's property while going through the X-ray screening at the security checkpoint, Robert Spinden, the Transportation Security Administration's federal security director for Georgia, said in a news conference. The property was flagged for a "secondary search," he said.

"During that secondary search, the passenger lunged into his property, grabbing a firearm that was located inside, which ultimately discharged," Spinden said. "The passenger then fled the security checkpoint through an adjacent exit lane with his firearm."

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/11/20/us/atlanta-airport-scare/index.html

[Devil Child]

32. Thank you and agreed, edited to add.

[Yonnie3]

6. The panic was reportedly not limited to the passengers

I've seen reports on social media that the TSA were yelling "get down" and herding people in a panic.

[onethatcares]

8. I tell ya

these guns have a mind of their own........ You can dress em up but you can't take em anywhere without their showing off.

You can't imagine how many heart to heart conversations I've had with my guns about not discharging in public, but they just don't seem to listen.

I'd add the thingie but this shit is out of hand.

[Baitball Blogger]

14. This is America day after a vigilante goes free.

[AngryOldDem]

19. This is also America with an embedded gun culture.

Why do we act so shocked and surprised when things like this happen?

[Baitball Blogger]

24. Because things are sliding in the wrong direction in the courtroom.

[Ohio Joe]

16. What? And nobody returned fire?

Slackers

[multigraincracker]

18. There is no good reason for

having a round in the chamber in a semi auto when carrying or storing. Hammer should never rest on a live round in a revolver. This rule could eliminate most accidents.

[FelineOverlord]

20. Updates

Link to tweet

[BlackSkimmer]

26. "A weapon accidentally discharged."

Wow, love the fact no human had anything to do with this.

[yellowcanine]

21. So guns are shooting themselves now?

[maxrandb]

22. Maybe it was using "self defense". Maybe another gun looked at it funny

or was jogging down the road.

From what I understand, the gun was just there to guard the metal detector and offer first aid

[Disaffected]

23. I wish they would.

[NutmegYankee]

25. In some cases, they can.

If an external hammer pistol falls and hits hammer first onto a hard surface, it can fire without any person holding it.

[yellowcanine]

29. But a person loaded it and held it.

Just sayin.'

[NutmegYankee]

30. But if they drop it...

Versus the usual "oh shit, I pulled the trigger! How could THAT have happened."