Hopefully this wasnt one of our guys.

 

http://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/index.ssf/2013/02/glassboro_man_shot_in_hip_duri_1.html

Gun being loaded by another shooter "went off"? Why wasn't his firearm pointed downrange? Why wasn't the safety on? Was his finger on the trigger? I hope he's okay.

Beyond the 3 rules when you shoot trap you don't even chamber a round til its your shot.

possible slam fire. About 15 years ago i was at a tower shoot in salem and another shooter dropped his shotgun and it went off and shot him in the chest..

It could have been prevented if he had unloaded his gun when changing stations as per instructions by the operators of the tower and if the gun was safety checked and repaired. This is a good reminder for everyone to check their firearms to make sure their safety's work!!

he was also flown too cooper.

Although the gun was faulty and would fire if dropped on the but with the safety on. It could be reproduced every time.

On some over and unders the firing pin has been stuck out and when you close the gun boom. Not common but it has happened. I keep my chamber open til I'm ready to call for my bird.

Serious skeet/trap shooters have their safety disabled. Just sayin'.

I read the article. It seems like the accident occurred out in a field somewhere, NOT at a commercial range since no mention of a business name. So it's a couple/handful of guys out shooting and somebody drops their loaded gun? There might not have been any "stations" if this was in a field. That doesn't mean that you load or carry a loaded gun directly in front of someone loading a bird thrower. This sounds like an undisciplined bunch loading guns behind a not properly established/unsafe firing line. If I'm correct, the guy who "dropped" his gun should be Bitched-Slapped for being an IDIOT!

 

And I hope the poor dumb bastard that walked forward of the "line" to load a thrower is O-K!