Police: Man accidentally shoots, critically injures himself in Hackensack

 

http://newjersey.news12.com/story/41601068/police-man-accidentally-shoots-critically-injures-himself-in-hackensack

 

 

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Posted: Jan 23, 2020 5:23 AM EST Updated: Jan 23, 2020 5:23 AM EST

Authorities say a man from Hackensack accidentally shot and critically injured himself when he put his .45-caliber handgun on a nightstand in his home and it discharged.

According to police, the 57-year-old man was about to go to sleep Wednesday around 12:20 a.m. when the shooting occurred.

Police say his wife called 911 and emergency responders found the man had been shot in the abdomen, causing undisclosed injuries to his internal organs.

The man's name has not been released.

Authorities say the shooting did not appear to be suspicious and they don't believe foul play was involved.

No other injuries were reported in the incident.

AP wire services helped contribute to this report.

 

http://newjersey.news12.com/story/41601068/police-man-accidentally-shoots-critically-injures-himself-in-hackensack

 

 

Yeah Hello. !

um.....WHY do I have a tough time buying this story?

14 minutes ago, W2MC said:

um.....WHY do I have a tough time buying this story?

Because you always keep your firearm pointed in a safe direction? Away from you...

Remember it was blaring on ultra Lib News 12.

24 minutes ago, Zeke said:

Because you always keep your firearm pointed in a safe direction? Away from you...

And maybe, keep your Fat finger off the Trigger!

.....and I remember condition 1 is cocked and LOCKED....

 

Good to always keep a handgun in a holster, especially when there is a round chambered.  But then I'm preaching to the choir here. 

Cripes.

Gut-shot from a .45 at point blank range...

50 minutes ago, Downtownv said:

And maybe, keep your Fat finger off the Trigger!

It doesn’t make any sense to me to place a it facing me in the night stand. Let alone cocked and unlocked on a 1911.

obviously a lesson on what not to do. Hope the dude makes a full recovery .

But sheesh 

Was it a 1911?  I didn't see that in the link.   If so, the grip safety should have provided another (apparently insufficient) line of defense against an accident like this.   If a plastic fantastic striker fired pistol, the trigger safety should have done the same.  

But having N safeties won't protect you if you make N+1 mistakes...

I don't buy any of it. Think about how you'd put any hand gun down. Was he holding it by the barrel?  I'm thinking someone else was holding it. Maybe playing a stupid game and he won the prize.

Appendix carry gone bad?

55 minutes ago, SmittyMHS said:

I'm thinking someone else was holding it.

Wifey looking to collect some life insurance?

1 hour ago, SmittyMHS said:

I don't buy any of it. Think about how you'd put any hand gun down. Was he holding it by the barrel?  I'm thinking someone else was holding it. Maybe playing a stupid game and he won the prize.

Maybe.

I can't figure out the logistics either, but he could have been doing something stupid like shoving it around to make room in the drawer, grabbing it when it slipped/dropped, who knows...

The gun accidentally went off. It's not the husband's or wife's fault.

IT"S THE GUN"S FAULT!!!

19 hours ago, PK90 said:

The gun accidentally went off. It's not the husband's or wife's fault.

IT"S THE GUN"S FAULT!!!

Hey, don’t blame the gun. He dindu nuffin.  He was just minding his own business studying for the GRE’s when accosted by the police. 

There's more to this story we will never know

2 hours ago, tony357 said:

There's more to this story we will never know

I agree...

"Accidently". Isn't that the term exclusively reserved for government employess?