Submitted by rilano (not verified) on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 9:47am.
In all my years I've never seen a firearm discharge itself. Shotguns can fire if the butt stock is struck. Most handguns and rifles have safety devices in place and will only fire if the trigger is pulled. I have heard of people accidentally discharging a firearm due to playing with the trigger or having their finger on the trigger and twitching. It is definitely about responsibility and it's a scary thing knowing there are incompetent people out there who own firearms. This is the result of such and something must be done.
RE: It's not about race..it's about responsibility.
In all my years I've never seen a firearm discharge itself. Shotguns can fire if the butt stock is struck. Most handguns and rifles have safety devices in place and will only fire if the trigger is pulled. I have heard of people accidentally discharging a firearm due to playing with the trigger or having their finger on the trigger and twitching. It is definitely about responsibility and it's a scary thing knowing there are incompetent people out there who own firearms. This is the result of such and something must be done.