November 30, 200817 yr No Glocks have safties, at least the convensional ones. The safety is in the trigger. To deactivate the safety you have to put your finger on the trigger. To make the gun go off you have to pull the trigger. To make any gun go off you have to pull the trigger. I am not aware of any handgun - and that includes revolvers - that do not have an inherent firing pin safety that prevents the gun from firing unless the trigger is pulled. Any time you hear that someone "dropped the gun and it went off" or the gun "accidentally discharged", you can be about 99.99% certain the trigger was pulled. I'm sure there are very, very rare exceptions, but they are few and far between.
November 30, 200817 yr Author I don't think anyone is claiming that the gun went off without the trigger being pulled. It can still be pulled during an accident. Apparently Burress was in the process of unloading it when he started to drop it, and must have accidentally pulled the trigger. That's what I've read anyways.
November 30, 200817 yr Why do I feel like this wasn't just an accident? and that there will be some criminal issues? and that someone from the scene will spill the beans? Perhaps I'm too cynical. Or perhaps PB is an idiot and hasn't exactly been the model citizen.
November 30, 200817 yr Why do I feel like this wasn't just an accident? and that there will be some criminal issues? and that someone from the scene will spill the beans? Perhaps I'm too cynical. Or perhaps PB is an idiot and hasn't exactly been the model citizen. There's definately more to this story. I guarantee it.
November 30, 200817 yr To make any gun go off you have to pull the trigger. I am not aware of any handgun - and that includes revolvers - that do not have an inherent firing pin safety that prevents the gun from firing unless the trigger is pulled. Any time you hear that someone "dropped the gun and it went off" or the gun "accidentally discharged", you can be about 99.99% certain the trigger was pulled. I'm sure there are very, very rare exceptions, but they are few and far between. I agree with what you are saying but my point is if you take a revolver or even a number of semi-auto's there is an external hammer that can be cocked. It is possible for those guns to be discharged without a person actually pulling the trigger. With a glock that is not the case.
November 30, 200817 yr I agree with what you are saying but my point is if you take a revolver or even a number of semi-auto's there is an external hammer that can be cocked. It is possible for those guns to be discharged without a person actually pulling the trigger. With a glock that is not the case. Getting off topic a bit here, but this is not correct. It is no more likely than if the weapon was in double action. Even with a double action revolver in which the hammer is thumbed back into single action, the trigger safety/firing pin block is still engaged unless the trigger is pulled. So even if you drop a cocked weapon on the hammer and the hammer falls forward, the gun should (theoretically) still not fire. The reason more accidents would occur in the situation (obviously) is that the trigger pull is substantially reduced while in single action.
November 30, 200817 yr I don't think anyone is claiming that the gun went off without the trigger being pulled. It can still be pulled during an accident. Apparently Burress was in the process of unloading it when he started to drop it, and must have accidentally pulled the trigger. That's what I've read anyways. So does that mean he was trying to shoot someone when it went off? Seriously though, shouldn't he be expected to miss an extended period of time? I can't imagine him being able to come back right away from a SELF-INFLICTED gunshot wound....:lol: Self-inflicted, priceless...:lol:
November 30, 200817 yr I can see how it happened... I accidentally shot myself in the leg with my unlicensed concealed weapon twice just this week. :rolleyes: Some day players are going to stop putting themselves in these moronic situations. I've never had anything against Plax, but.. Come on man! Use your head for just a second!
November 30, 200817 yr Seriously, I understand players want to protect themselves, but if you're going to a nightclub that you feel it necessary to carry a weapon, maybe, just maybe, you shouldn't be going to that club....
November 30, 200817 yr :thumb: He could face legal problems though... Burress, meanwhile, is expected to be arrested on felony weapons charges sometime in the next few days, according to sources. He could face up to five years in prison if he’s eventually convicted. Carrying an illegal, concealed weapon in New York also carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 3 ½ years. Teammate Antonio Pierce may be in trouble too for trying to hide the gun
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