Guy tells 911 operator that he is an idiot for neg discharge

[M-Quigley]

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DAYTON — UPDATE @ 8:07 p.m.: A man who shot himself in the leg accidentally chided himself for what happened, but quickly won the sympathy of a 9-1-1 dispatcher.

"My gun misfired while I was cleaning it," the Richmond Avenue resident told the Montgomery County 9-1-1 dispatcher.

"I took it apart 'cause I go shooting a lot and there was one in the head and I didn't realize it. And I accidentally shot myself in the leg."

The man said he goes to the shooting range four times a week and should have been more careful.

"Gun safety 101. I'm an idiot," he said.

The dispatcher quickly responded, "You're not the first one who's done it."

Is that a new thing? I've never called the chamber "the head".

Regarding the bolded, what kind of gun will unintentionally discharge a round after being taken apart? Or is it he meant he was in the process of taking it apart (and possibly pulled a trigger) as part of that process?

Even so, if he hadn't violated the rule regarding keeping the barrel pointed in a safe direction if he pulled the trigger, he wouldn't have had an injury.
I even keep the barrel pointed in a safe direction when chambering a round also, because I've seen a few rare instances of a defective firearm unintentionally discharging when a round is chambered, and the trigger was not touched in any way. (with one of them going full auto as well)

[schmieg]

And always point it in a safe direction when decocking. I just don't trust decockers that much.

[ohiodff]

I am of the mind that the vast majority of "I was cleaning my gun" is code for "I was being a dumbass with a loaded weapon".

[WhyNot]

His comments seemed very casual and measured for being in the beginnings of shock. No sense in not owning up to it I guess.

As a side note is it required by Ohio law to report a ND with an injury? What would have happened if he simply went to the hospital, and told the doctor. Sure, the doctor / staff would contact the campus security LEO, but, wouldn't that suffice if in fact a ORC did exist to notify?

[catfish86]

I keep it pointed in a safe direction at all times.

I have had a rifle (Savage semi-auot .22) go off while clearing a jam. My nephew had a failure to extract and he started to point it around. I took hold of it keeping it pointed down range. Then I put it on safe, dropped the magazine and cycled the action. The round went off. I looked at him and said, " and that is why you never point it at anything you are not will to destroy".