Most handguns are kinda meant to survive being dropped without going off, unless he's one of those dolts who dislikes safeties and reduced the trigger pull or something. Ugh.

Nice of him to try to flee the scene (and later the cops) as well, so he's probably at least four hundred percent dumbass.

(Also, for all practical purposes any handgun that isn't a revolver is semiautomatic.)

If the defininition of a semi automatic is the ability to fire as rapidly as pulling the trigger, how is a revolver not a semi automatic?

And, does a revolver by definition, have to have a revolving cylinder of bullets to be called a revolver or has the term revolver become generic meaning any hand gun?

For example, is a Lugar of WWII vintage, a revolver...I don't think so and I'm not sure it would be called a pistol. What the hell is it?

The, well, revolving cylinder's fundamental to them, as opposed to a typical pistol where the barrel and firing chamber are basically one unit.

To oversimplify it a bit since there's different ways of going about it, with a semiautomatic firearm the mechanics of the firing process are what puts the next round in the chamber, itself ready to fire, without any human interaction aside from the previous trigger pull. Usually they use expanding gasses from the round being fired to push the mechanisms that reload the chamber, or the physical recoil of the weapon does the same thing, but there's different ways of going about it and I'm far from an expert in the details.

The Luger you're talking about would be a semiautomatic pistol (unless it's one of those bonkers machine-pistol versions which are rare to say the very least). The overwhelming majority of handguns out there are as well.

that will happen someday. Hope he gets his butt sued and loses.

He can be charged I imagine under fleeing the scene like you said. Hope one of us is right

maybe that will teach him to be more careful... or not pack heat in his pocket.

And certainly civil liability for negligence. Could ruin the guy.

they could have shot the pistol while it was falling to the floor causing the barrel to point away from innocent bystanders.

What a DUzy.

We are not worthy, tk2kewl.

Was it not said 'As ye do for the least of these, have ye not done it for me?'

Good job the police found a reason to take the idiot into custody....

"Romney loves America like a tick loves a dog."

This Guy can't reach for his wallet without dropping his weapon ??

Maybe an IQ test should be included in the permit process.

And that was really just the first punchline to come to mind. I think we could start an entire thread of responses.

I guess if you have to explain it....

Never mind. I won't quit my day job.

Subtly is difficult on the web.

and where ever they desire.

ability, intelligence, common sense are not a requirement.

we should just be happy that the bullet didn't hit an innocent bystander who should have been armed and ready to defend themselves. In the split second required to react, the man dropping the gun could have been shot in self-defence (walk away scott free in many states as a stand your ground defense). What could be scarier than somebody shooting at you? Also, how can you be sure he did this accidently, perhaps he was trick shooting. A lot to consider in a split second, so screw it, perhaps its better to shoot first to be on the safe side.

I hope he gets his ass sued off.

It fired one round. A 50-yr old revolver could have done the same if it hit the ground in the right position.

it says two of the people were apparently hurt from flying debris.

Just that the round hit something and sent bits flying. It could be a semiauto, a revolver, a rifle, or an arquebus and the same thing could have happened in that case.

The priming powder would spill out . You might chip your flint, but it wouldn't go off.

...Just sayin'

Yeah that's it, it was a slingshot.

Or, they were hit by shards of flying tile from the floor where the bullet hit.

Idiot.

Texas
Wal-Mart
Semiautomatic
Handgun
License to carry concealed weapon
Multiple victims

Its turning out exactly as expected.

(Although, when I think about it, I'm not sure that torturing a pit bull doesn't cancel out in DU math...)

Modern firearms shouldn't fire by being dropped.

Thanks. "Shouldn't" should make everyone shot feel better about the incident.

After all, they are responsible gun owners.

back at him. This is the problem with open carry laws and even licensed carry laws. Can you imagine what would have happened had someone carrying a gun panicked and shot this guy too? Self-defense?

What you describe is not a reasonable response to the situation.

when one of these assholes screws up like this-- at least take the guns and the license away and put him through military or police training, complete with rigorous testing, before letting him close to a gun again.

Or never let him get close to a gun again.

(Maybe that training isn't a bad idea for anyone with a carry license)

this guy will never legally own or carry a firearm again.

And, as a follow up, will your guarantees cover everyone's hospital bill?

or a violence related misdemeanor.

Presto, instant prohibited person.

At the very least I bet they pull his permit.

Now that you've tailored your assertions appropriately, we have no argument.

I never said "I guarantee" I said "I can almost guarantee you" So, I guess we never had an arguement

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Hey, the second amendment is a right, not a privilege. He should be able to pack heat tomorrow. After all, isn't the shame of shooting a few innocent bystanders punishment enough?

I suspect that if he has a valid CCW license he must have altered the gun in some manner that is not legal. Why else would he need to fell the scene?

I'm open to being corrected and educated on this point.

and getting themselves shot accidentally and all... I mean, that guy's RIGHT to carry his gun absolutely everywhere and jeopardize everyone around him trumps THEIR lives dammit! Doesn't everyone see that?!11!!!

If everyone in that store had had a gun, they couldn't shot back and defended themselves.

Any gun owner who wants to carry in public should be required to be insured.

Always wanted to say that, well at least appropriately.

even if he got away the gun would have been traced to him, and he's on about 20 wal-mart cameras...

crimes, they are the most responsible of the responsible. He must have been looking for a phone to call the police and an ambulance.

We just seem to have more than our fair share sometimes!

First, I'm genuinely sorry that anyone was hurt. This is incredible almost. If the guy is some proud of his CHL, why in the heck did he leave the store without waiting for the police to arrive?

... Maybe cause they're too busy getting 'getting head out of ass' course prerequisite done?

Interesting when I lived there 3 years. I was always blown away with signs going into a place of business, "check your gun at door". Made banking a great experience, um-hmmm...

There are too many jokes within this story, but a status of Sacred Cow seems to take all the humor out of so many people...

This time.

meh, hope the guy is sued penniless.

Even if they are racked and ready. They have to pass Federal and State tests.

I am curious what kind of gun it was.

except in movies.

It appears it didn't happen here, either.

Officer shot when gun accidentally discharges in South Shore nail salon

Gun in purse: Fired because something in the purse moved into the trigger guard and pulled the trigger. No dropping is necessary.

Derringer: not a modern gun, not drop safe.

Jackson: not enough info to know what happened. Highly unlikely that the events happened as written by the reporter.

And, reports in other threads state the guy grabbed at the gun and jerked the trigger. he is an idiot.

and stick your fingers into the trigger guard by mistake thus pulling the trigger.

Wondered that too.

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!

That would be evil!

and here's a local story with better info

http://www.wfaa.com/news/crime/Gunfire-inside-Dallas-Walmart-163497826.html

And I guess he had a license to drop his stupid gun and shoot people...

Brilliant preemptive strike by a true hero.

yes INDEED

Double action is the only safe semi automatic for CWP ...only other would be one with a safety or use a revolver.

It's good enough for the military...

able to identify a bunch right here and block them. I was getting tired of trashing gun-concern threads.

Not sure if I should self-delete it or just let it go.

If there is, why wasn't it locked?

There seem to be a lot of guns these days that don't.

yup

A likely Rove indictor.