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Man taking trash to dumpster with gun slips, shoots and kills self accidentally, police say (www.ksat.com)

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A man taking his trash to an apartment dumpster was shot and killed after he slipped while walking and the gun he was carrying went off accidentally, according to San Antonio police.

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[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 64 points 3 months ago (35 children)

USE THE FUCKING SAFETY YOU IDIOTS

[–] semperverus@lemmy.world 45 points 3 months ago (31 children)

Some guns, shockingly, don't have a safety.

[–] Marthirial@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

S&W SD9 is one of those. Designed for first time home protection. The trigger has two steps to fire, preventing it from going off if dropped.

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