Several years ago on a military range firing an M9 Beretta. Finished the table with extra rounds. Not familiar enough with the weapon at the time, so I had a brain fart and forgot it had a decocker. Tried to lower the hammer manually, pulled trigger to release hammer, and BANG! Dirt flies 5ft in front of me. The gun was pointed downrange at the time so no one got hurt.
My opinion of the 4 rules is that they are very forgiving. Generally, if you slip and miss one of them, no one will get hurt. For example, if you put your finger on the trigger, or assume its not loaded, but keep it pointed in a safe direction, no one gets hurt. In other words, you have to make several mistakes at the same time before someone gets hurt.
I've always been scared of blowing my thumb off doing that. What happened when you did it?
I don't really feel that there is such a thing as an accidental discharge. Negligence all the way
My opinion of the 4 rules is that they are very forgiving. Generally, if you slip and miss one of them, no one will get hurt. For example, if you put your finger on the trigger, or assume its not loaded, but keep it pointed in a safe direction, no one gets hurt. In other words, you have to make several mistakes at the same time before someone gets hurt.