Soldier accidentally kills self with own gun

[unhappycamper]

Soldier accidentally kills self with own gun
The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Jan 7, 2010 15:07:22 EST

CRESTVIEW, Fla. — Sheriff’s investigators say an Army paratrooper on leave from Iraq accidentally shot and killed himself while showing his family his new handgun.

Army Spc. Andrew Steven Faulkner, 21, died Friday in Crestview.

Investigators say he was showing his mother, aunt, young cousin and others a Glock .40 caliber handgun when he accidentally fired it into his chest while trying to remove the magazine from the weapon.

Faulkner had been on leave since November following a yearlong deployment with the 82nd Airborne Division to Iraq.


Article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2010/01/ap_shooting_death_soldier_010710/

[CanonRay]

1. Glocks seem to go off by themselves

Seems like everytime somebody who knows weapons has an accident, it's a Glock.

[PavePusher]

2. The final safety is always the one between your ears. n/t