I was showing my wife's dad and uncle my xd .40, had it empty and locked back when i showed it to him. when i put it in the case i slid the wrong mag in. Her uncle asked "does it come apart easy to clean" so i flipped up the slide release and racked it pulling the trigger to release the slide. Boom, I treated the gun as loaded even though i thought it was empty so the shot went into the ground, but i was tightly holding the slide over the ejector when it went off. lets just say my hand isn't a pretty sight.
I have been raised with guns, taken gun safety class, and respect guns. double and triple check your gun before cleaning!
On a side note my wife DIDN"T say we have to get rid of our guns.
1 year today!
It looks like you are healing well. Have there been any long term effects of your gun shot wound?
healed up real nice. Im glad you are ok. Thanks for having the balls to post your story and make the rest of us ALWAYS double check.