{"id":39221,"date":"2014-01-09T06:51:33","date_gmt":"2014-01-09T11:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=39221"},"modified":"2014-01-09T06:52:23","modified_gmt":"2014-01-09T11:52:23","slug":"blaming-the-gun-for-negligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=39221","title":{"rendered":"Blaming the gun for negligence"},"content":{"rendered":"

UpNorth sends us a link from our buddy, Bob Owens<\/a> who reports that Kentucky Representative Leslie Combs, who was headed to a meeting with a fellow representative and when she tried to clear the Ruger LCP .380 handgun that she carries, she had a negligent discharge. So, the gun was cleared after that.<\/p>\n

When asked by reporters Wednesday to see where the gun was discharged, Combs declined and said she was putting the gun away because, \u201cI don\u2019t want to use it anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought it was totally clear,\u201d Combs said. \u201cI am a gun owner. It happens.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, I know it’s tough clearing the little automatic. Dropping the magazine out and jacking the slide to check the breech, all while keeping your finger off the trigger is tough. Oh, yeah, it’s probably the gun’s fault anyway. According to the story<\/a>, Combs plans on getting a revolver instead;<\/p>\n

“I urge everyone to be extremely cautious with their firearm. I know from personal experience how easy it is to discharge a firearm accidentally.\u201d<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

Combs is sticking by her Second Amendment rights, and was already planning to replace her gun.<\/p>\n

“It’s an automatic,” Combs said. “I need to stick with revolvers.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, there are no accidental discharges, only negligent discharges. I’ve never had a discharge that I didn’t intend. It’s not the gun’s fault, it’s the head behind the trigger.<\/p>\n