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I do not like Glocks. Quite simply, I prefer pistols with a manual safety which Glocks do not have. That said, a Glock WILL NOT FIRE unless your finger is on the trigger. A Glock's safety mechanism is on the trigger itself.
If you are going to own a firearm, GO TO TRAINING. Trigger discipline should be muscle memory so that even piss drunk you keep your finger off the goddamn trigger until youbare ready to pull. If the guy was trained in firearm use, then he 100% murdered his daughter on purpose.
MAGA is a cult and its members are mentally ill.
"Don't aim a gun at anything you don't want to destroy"
"Keep your booger hook off the bang lever"
Yeah, if you are going to checks notes point your gun at your daughter, at least have some goddamn checks notes trigger discipline!
I"m giving that piece of shit A LOT of leeway by assuming he wasn't purposefully pointing the gun at her and rather just holding it to show. (That's cutting about ten miles of slack.) If that's what he was doing (doubtful) then he should not have had his finger on the trigger.
My gut tells me that his MAGA poisoned brain, having the impulse control impaired by alcohol, pointed the gun at her and his finger twitched, because deep down he wanted to "kill the b!t¢h" that dared insult his god emperor. The bang instantly sobered him up and broke his hateful trance. That's when he started cryring for ~~mommy~~ his wife.
I have had multiple daughters. Most have pissed me off beyond belief. I've went out shooting with them as well. No way in hell I'm pointing a gun at anyone unless I plan to shoot that person. That's basic gun knowledge and safety.
You also don't have a MAGA rotted hatebrain. These guys (MAGA zealots) are mentally ill.
Yeah, I doubt this. AT MOST, this person will just stop talking about politics, and if we're lucky, never vote again.
But chances are he's still a full-throated Republican
This is a direct reference to the events as per the article. I'd normally recommend reading the article but in this case I can guarantee that doing so will only decrease your quality of life.
Holy fucking shit you're not kidding this was a clear cut honor killing and he fucking got away with it
Nah he's a magat POS. They fantasize about murdering libs and anyone else who disagrees with maga even slightly. He 100% shot her on purpose and then lied to make it sound like an accident. That's how far gone these psychos are.
absolute fucking lunacy
Yeah, there is perhaps no pistol more known for unequivocally not firing unless the trigger is fully pressed from the center. There are in fact three different independent safeties in a glock. Man murdered his daughter, I do not accept complete ignorance of firearm use as a defense for someone who owns a gun and chose to pull out a loaded weapon and point it at someone.
I don't disagree, I just wanted to point out that "the gun just went off" is absolute bullshit with a Glock. The rest is just me being way too generous. Best case scenario (for him), because it was a Glock, he should have been charged with involuntary or negligent manslaughter. If they charge parents for leaving a gun unlocked which leads to a child's death, then why the hell would they nit charge that piece of shit.
I read the rest of the article, I regret it. Earlier that day his daughter had asked him how he would feel if one of the women Trump sexually assaulted had been her and he responded he had two other daughters who lived with him so he wouldn't be all that bothered. What a piece of shit. Oh also he'd relapsed and had a ~~bottle~~ box of wine. Checks out.
Am I understanding this correctly, that the Glock safety is on the trigger itself? That seems really fucked up. Other than meeting a technicality, it useless, no?
It means the only way for it to fire is to fully pull the trigger it can’t “go off for no reason”
The gun also had to be loaded and cocked…
Unless it's whatever Sig was that had a recall. And the firing mechanism could still slip from certain impacts. But those don't have anything to do with the safety; an additional safety isn't going to fix those.
If a person is trained to use a firearm then both styles are effective, but yes a glock is more dangerous around idiots because they think it won't fire and they have no trigger discipline.
Can anybody buy a gun like this? I appreciate laws will vary between states. If so shouldn't there be safety measure to idiot proof killing devices?
I did last week, and walked out with it that day. I had 6 hours of instruction very focused on safety and discipline. Most I tried had safeties like this, not at all just glocks.
And I've seen multiple threads online insisting people should keep their gun loaded and chambered at home, even though they'll likely never need it for defense, and it takes under 2 seconds to slap in a mag and cock it. And if the gun were pre-cocked, it would just chamber automatically anyway.
In america yes. Its not legal to conceal and carry without a permit but buying one isn't much trouble. We have decided guns are on the honor system.
Some states, such as mine, have done away with concealed carry permits even. I believe they call it "constitutional carry".
Damn, thats patriotic.
Yes. Yeah. Basically, yes.
Thank you. I was too lazy to add it myself.
I practice trigger discipline with fucking nerf blasters
I practice trigger discipline with my power tools
If I so much as want to change the bit on my drill I switch it off and disconnect the power source before getting my fingers anywhere near the service end of it. Is that excessive? Probably but I certainly think the time expense is worth taking extra steps to avoid an ER visit
So, I just bought a handgun, after 6 hours of range instruction time, and we tried a bunch of makes. Only one of them had a regular non-trigger safety.