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Originally Posted by DbeforeD
I was at Hill AFB in Utah 5 – 6 years ago when the sergeant in charge of our element accidently shot himself with his privately owned AR-15. I think it was a Bushmaster, if I remember correctly. Anyway, the story we heard is that had set the chambered weapon on a pile of “stuff” sitting on his tailgate. The weapon fell off the pile and discharged when it hit the ground, blowing a sizable chunk off his calf.
I have never dropped my AR-15 (knock on wood), is this a common problem with AR-15s? Or is it just with that specific manufacturer’s weapon systems? Or is this just some freak occurrence or censored story to save face? Or like the previous posts, are these weapons starting a revolt against human control? You’re the experts in this field.  |
Sounds like a BS excuse to avoid admitting that he had a loaded weapon off safe pointed at himself and something, likely his finger, hit the trigger.
I have seen a lot of loaded weapons dropped, and other than an old Colt SAA, I have never seen one fire when dropped.
TR
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