The driver, who worked with the county sheriff’s department, offered me his service revolver to examine. I turned the weapon onto its side, pointed it toward the door. The barrel, however, slipped when I shifted my grip to pull the hammer back, to make certain the chamber was empty, and turned the gun toward the driver’s seat. When I let the hammer fall, the cylinder must have rotated without my knowing. When I pulled the hammer back a second time it fired a live round.The barrel slipped...
My friend, Doug, slumped in the driver’s seat, dying... [More]
The cylinder rotated without my knowing...
IT fired a live round...
You poor victim. To think that a mean old gun did all that to you.
UPDATE: This one begged for more detailed treatment. See "Anti-gunners exploiting author’s negligence and guilt in ‘gun death’ story."