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Man accidentally shot self in foot while attempting to kill cockroach (wlos.com)

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[–] Machinist@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

There are older revolvers that can go off from a drop that's just right. Modern revolvers have a safety gate that covers the pin the from the hammer except during trigger pull. IIRC, Taurus, S&W and Ruger have all had this problem in the past.

Edit. Called a transfer bar, and is pretty much standard on single and double actions.

[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Could it be one of those little one or two shot ankle guns?

[–] Machinist@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

You know, it could be a little derringer. I've never fooled with one and don't know a lot about them. They're cute little toys, but they have such low utility that the danger inherent in loaded guns outweighs carrying one.