"the trigger went off"; wait, what?

[allen-1]

11-year-old girl accidentally shot by mother’s boyfriend

An 11-year-old girl is recovering after she was accidentally shot by her mother’s boyfriend.

kfor.com

Police say there was a party at a house Thursday night. A mother and her boyfriend got in a fight and, in the process, the boyfriend pulled out a gun.
According to the police report, witnesses say they saw the suspect “come out of the room and say, ‘The trigger went off.'”

The police report says there were “three bullet exit holes” in the wall that connects the victim’s room with her mother’s.

When the mother was talking about the altercation with her boyfriend, she “would never state whether the suspect pointed the gun at her or not,” the report says.

A neighbor recalls what he heard Thursday night.

“I was just hearing a bunch of arguing; I thought that was pretty normal. It’s pretty normal in this neighborhood to just hear people screaming at each other for various reasons; didn’t think much of it,” Carlos Porras said. “Apparently, somebody got shot. I kind of feel like I should’ve gone and investigated or snooped a little bit more than I did.”

Police say they know who the suspect is, but it will be up to the district attorney and investigators to decide if charges will be filed.

 

[gerrycaruso]

Why not sue the gun company. If you pull the trigger and the gun fires, it must be defective right?

 

[Mountain]

Well, if the trigger went off on its own- then it's an automatic weapon.

 

[Toytowninc]

Must have been a P320. Next the guns will be reloading themselves too.
This has opened the door the same as all Toyota “gas pedal stuck” cases a few years ago.

 

[Dennis in MA]

Wasn't that an episode of Get Smart or something?

"It went off by accident."

"THREE TIMES???"

 

[Realtor MA]

Well, if the trigger went off on its own- then it's an automatic weapon.

Actually I think that would make it part of Skynet

 

[whacko]

I hate it when my trigger goes off.

 

[not new guy]

So it just fell off the gun?

 

[MisterHappy]

People (and things, apparently) are too-easily triggered, these days.

 

[Dadstoys]

Ehh , why not , they see it on the news about cops guns just going off by themselves .
Why not jump on that bandwagon ?

 

[nutsym16]

Even triggers are being triggered

 

[weekendracer]

Although our victim wasn’t an intentional target in this case, nonetheless, sadly, she was struck by gunfire. So, gun safety’s important,” Quirk said.

My f'ing head hurts from reading that article, and I have a nice whiskey buzz going. Reminds me of a time I was told to change a sentence in a report, it was a direct quote. I'm not changing it, it's what he said, go ask him yourself. People say stupid stuff that they have to know at some level no one will believe the crazy.

I'll believe the gun just 'went off' when Trump is reinstated.

 

[jaypap]

"The police report says there were “three bullet exit holes” in the wall that connects the victim’s room with her mother’s."

So the trigger went off three times?

 

[MGnoob]

I think the guy is full of shit. But that’s not to say guns can’t go off three times by themselves. All you have to do is have a damaged pin in the trigger control group on an AR 15 it will just start spitting out randomly…That’s why you never go down range with a live gun on the bench. Among other reasons…On a handgun it’s far less likely For it to start spitting out burst though

 

[AHM]

"The police report says there were “three bullet exit holes” in the wall that connects the victim’s room with her mother’s."

So the trigger went off three times?

One pop + Severe ricochet problem.

 

[Marty McFly]

Even if the gun didn't go off. Why are guys pulling guns on their girlfriends over an argument? What kind of hell hole of a relationship is that?

 

[AHM]

Even if the gun didn't go off. Why are guys pulling guns on their girlfriends over an argument? What kind of hell hole of a relationship is that?

Punctuation situation.

You've heard of the Greengrocer's Apostrophe.
This was the Significant Other's Exclamation Mark.

 

[JayMcB]

Bedroom pop?