• Asidonhopo@lemmy.world
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    Really? I would have assumed a safety would be required by law on all firearms post-, say, 1960 but I guess I’m not really that surprised.

    • roscoe@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      As I understand it, a Glock’s safety is on the trigger so it’s always on unless you have your finger on the trigger.

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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      As soon as I read “glock”, I could have told you what happened.

      Lots of these redneck yahoos get their weapons modified for a lighter trigger pull. And without a manual safety, that means misfiring a glock becomes incredibly easy. Absolutely possible he was trying to do a finger spin with his new lethal toy and killed his daughter.

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        First post: “this doesn’t have a source to the real story.” (Does not provide a source)

        This post: completely fabricated story to try to excuse what “may” have happened.

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        I dont know why you are bothering to find a way to make his obvious lie sound plausible. He just murdered her. Pointed the gun and pulled the trigger.

    • the_crotch@sh.itjust.works
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      All a safety really does is prevent you from pulling the trigger. Someone who needs that shouldn’t be handling guns in the first place.