[mojaveman]

I think country boys that grew up with firearms are much less prone to having accidental discharges than people who have little or no experience with weapons.

I was a 95B Military Police for three years on my first enlistment and can remember witnessing no less than 6 accidental discharges. Four were with M1911A1s and two were with M1200s. One idiot shot himself through the calf but survived. All of the others were on Main Post where there were people around and luckily noboby was hit.

In the end it's operator headspace and some people just seem to have an aptitude for handling firearms while others don't.

This kid grew up in a rural area with plenty of things to shoot at.