Bad Holstering Causes Negligent Discharge At National Firearms Museum Range

By G. Halek

FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA — A man reportedly shot himself in the lower abdomen after his pistol discharged while he tried to holster it. The event occurred in the National Rifle Association’s National Firearm Museum.

According to Crime Online, the person who shot himself was an employee at the museum. He was treated at a local hospital and no charges are believed to be pending for him.

Holstering a firearm shouldn’t be a dangerous proposition. A few of the common culprits include the trigger snagging on the holster and a failure to keep one’s finger clear from the trigger during the holstering process.

I’m glad the guy survived and will hopefully make a full recovery. It is, I imagine, quite a traumatic thing to inflict injury to one’s self with a firearm. There’s likely more than a little embarrassment over the situation itself and then the immediate concerns of health and well-being.

The NRA’s National Firearm Museum holds over 3,000 firearms and hosts a number of informative classes for gun owners. This could be classified as a training failure.

One of the ways we can avoid these situations is to always carry in a holster that has decent retention and is molded to the gun. …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation