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That's honestly impressive.
Eh. The Darwin Awards have seen countless examples of:
And on and on…
It's so wild to me to hear these things, because it's been a good 15 years since I took hunter safety training in my state, but the literal first thing they taught us was about considering where your bullet's going to go.
Isn't there a thing that's like "don't point a gun at something you won't shoot"
Yes, the technical term is muzzle control.
But in my state there are lots of wooded areas bumped up against residential areas, so it's also important to consider that your bullet might travel a few miles and through someone's window too.
I like the cases where the perpetrator survived, but still qualified for the Darwin Award. There are a lot of reasons not to tuck a gun into your waistband, especially not in the front.
Not a gun person so no idea how common it is but I saw a YouTube short the other day of an overheated rifle discharging shots while laying on a table.