Shotgun Accident

[OnMyWay]

James Deakin just posted this on his FB page:

"Just witnessed a security guard accidentally blow his leg off with his own shotgun. Total freak accident. But totally scary how random it was. Hope the guy made it. That was a lot of blood."

That is why I am also nervous around these guys and their guns.  I try to keep my kids far away.

[MikeB]

So much for the "all the shotguns are empty" theory.

[Jollygoodfellow]

18 minutes ago, MikeB said:

So much for the "all the shotguns are empty" theory.

Who ever said that ? Just another myth?  Beats me why you would carry a shotgun and it to be unloaded. 

[sonjack2847]

It was a rumour started that suggested that the security guards had to buy their own ammunition.

[Old55]

Hope the poor guy lives. How many times do we see guards with their finger inside the trigger guard?

[MikeB]

2 hours ago, Jollygoodfellow said:

Who ever said that ? Just another myth?  Beats me why you would carry a shotgun and it to be unloaded. 

Took me a while to find it. I tried to post a link to the post but can't see how to do that now %^*#$%. Used to be easy. Go to page 2, 6 down:

PS. I think he's right, not always but some do have to buy their own. My BIL had to buy his own uniform, that's a fact.

[Dave Hounddriver]

4 hours ago, MikeB said:

Took me a while to find it.

WOW!  Reading through that thread @Gator said:

Quote

 I often wonder if they would even fire, or worse, misfire and hurt the guards instead of the target

Looks like he called it right on.

[JDDavao II]

I'd love to run a cleaning patch through some of the guns I see. But then, maybe now I wouldn't. 

[jimeve]

the little switch on the side of the gun.... oh the safety switch. That might save someone's life      

[Jollygoodfellow]

9 hours ago, MikeB said:

Took me a while to find it. I tried to post a link to the post but can't see how to do that now %^*#$%. Used to be easy. Go to page 2, 6 down: