henry0reilly
Sharpshooter
One another forum there is currently a hot debate on the unintentional discharge of firearms and whether they are accidents or the result negligence. I thought it might be interesting to get the Hoosier perspective.
My first firearm was a Winchester 121Y. I was 12 or 13 years old. After I shot it I took the bolt out to clean from the breech. The next time I went out to shoot it fired as soon as I closed the bolt. I was shocked. I loaded another round and aimed in a safe direction as I closed the bolt and it fired again.
We returned the rifle to the gun shop who sent it in for repair. What had happened was when I reassembled it I got the extractor clips reversed, causing the malfunction.
Even though I was negligent in failing to reassemble the rifle properly I would still call this an accidental discharge.
Was Winchester negligent in the design of the rifle or for failing to put a warning in the instructions?
My first firearm was a Winchester 121Y. I was 12 or 13 years old. After I shot it I took the bolt out to clean from the breech. The next time I went out to shoot it fired as soon as I closed the bolt. I was shocked. I loaded another round and aimed in a safe direction as I closed the bolt and it fired again.
We returned the rifle to the gun shop who sent it in for repair. What had happened was when I reassembled it I got the extractor clips reversed, causing the malfunction.
Even though I was negligent in failing to reassemble the rifle properly I would still call this an accidental discharge.
Was Winchester negligent in the design of the rifle or for failing to put a warning in the instructions?