Gun goes off in Bass Pro Shops in Pearl..

cwink · Postby **cwink** » Mon May 11, 2015 1:59 pm

Anyone have the inside scoop? Not trying to condemn anyone.. Just wondering if it was a long gun, or hand gun, new or did someone bring it in for service??? Looks like no major injuries, but it could bad been real bad..

http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/29032376 ... pe=generic

Forrest3 · Postby **Forrest3** » Mon May 11, 2015 2:16 pm

According to an "inside" source it was a handgun that was brought in by a customer and went off when the greeter was clearing it, magazine was loaded, shell chambered and went off when the slide dropped.

Edit:

Mag was dropped, so there had to have a round already chambered, but said he didn't pull the trigger.

Smoke68 · Postby **Smoke68** » Mon May 11, 2015 2:18 pm

If that's true, it just goes to show why there are TWO gun safety rules.

cwink · Postby **cwink** » Mon May 11, 2015 2:32 pm

Forrest3 wrote:According to an "inside" source it was a handgun that was brought in by a customer and went off when the greeter was clearing it, magazine was loaded, shell chambered and went off when the slide dropped.

I was thinking it went off upstairs at the gun counter and was wondering how would a loaded gun get past the greeter.... Thought maybe a cc'er unholstered upstairs.. Upstairs would have been bad because there really isn't a safe direction at gun counters...

Rule #1 ALWAYS keep the gun pointed in a safe direction... Sounds like the greeter did that right...

eSJay · Postby **eSJay** » Mon May 11, 2015 2:58 pm

Wow! Glad no one was hurt badly!
This sounds like a policy changer. I wonder if they could justify installing a bullet stop chamber of some sort. Might sound like overkill, but this could have ended very ugly!

Forrest3 · Postby **Forrest3** » Mon May 11, 2015 3:03 pm

"Inside source" said it was in a bullet chamber, they have 1 upstairs and 1 downstairs.

cwink · Postby **cwink** » Mon May 11, 2015 3:11 pm

Forrest3 wrote:"Inside source" said it was in a bullet chamber, they have 1 upstairs and 1 downstairs.

and from what I am hearing it sounds like it might have been a "slam fire"

eSJay · Postby **eSJay** » Mon May 11, 2015 3:17 pm

So the stop chamber did it's job! I guess all the fuss is about the boom scaring folks rather than stray bullets bouncing around BPS like WLBT is reporting! Dang media uses any opportunity to put guns in a negative light!