I don't know why, but I've been dropping guns and knives lately. Like Jetgal said, don't try to catch either.
last time it happened with a Wustoff knife while I was prepping tomatoes for canning. I guess I got complacent and knocked it off the cutting board - hit the floor point down and stuck for a half second.
I keep saying it's a matter of time before my luck runs out.
Because >>sometimes they do<<.
I can guarantee that was not a modern handgun.
Yes, it was. A Jennings (which is crap...but still "modern", having disconnects which were determined to have failed).
Why do people think that a gun will go off if dropped?
... so they treat all guns like they will.
If you're carrying a Jennings, you have other problems. I think this might be the first reported case of one actually firing (actually, they are known to fire when dropped and occasionally go full auto) Firearm Recalls and Safety Warnings 2- FirearmsID.com
I should say modern, quality firearm.
As they should.
They're machines. Machines are made of parts. Parts break.
And even if all the various interlocking safeties in a gun like a glock simultaneously failed, there still wouldn't be enough energy in the striker to touch off a round. So, no, you don't have to treat all guns as if they aren't drop safe...just the ones that aren't drop safe, which you shouldn't be carrying anyway.
Glocks solve all problems.
Yep, was "sitting on the throne" in a public restroom, stood up, pulled up my pants and my Bersa 380 flopped out of my cheapie IWB holster flat onto the tile floor...
No discharged, no damage to the tile, or the gun.. Learned a valuable lesson though.. buy a GOOD holster..
I have to agree totally. It solved my problem of which brand gun to sell.Glocks solve all problems.
Meh. Safety mindset is safety mindset, period.
Why let yourself be lax?
No safety rules are violated, no problem. This is just an archaic taboo for people who own archaic weapons. Guns get dropped, it happens. That's why the good ones are designed to make firing impossible under such circumstances. As such, i have no problem dropping a loaded Glock in front of a classroom of students on a regular basis to illustrate the point. It's probably the least dangerous thing you can do with a modern, drop-safe handgun at a firing range.
Know your gun.
I firmly believe that every case of a drop-safe gun "going off" when dropped has nothing to do with parts breakage and everything to do with the person who pulled the trigger lying about it.
Purposely throwing loaded guns around to prove some point? Doing so in a "training" environment where new shooters come to learn responsible gun handling? This, IMHO, is epic fail. Any instructor's first order of business is to keep everyone safe. No matter how knowledgeable you are about modern firearms this is irresponsible. So when one of your students goes home and shows a friend by throwing their not quite as modern handgun around and caps one of them I suppose you will blame the gun?