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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[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

Guns don't go off from being dropped unless there's a serious malfunction, or the hammer was set and the trigger was somehow pulled on a revolver. Most pistols have safety features to prevent the gun from going off even if the trigger is struck. My guess is that this dude was walking with his finger on the trigger or something. What a waste.