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PMedMoe said:Well, we never started a new Darwin thread for 2011, but here's a candidate:
Man accidentally kills self in front of children
A 45-year-old man died after he accidentally shot himself while sitting in his minivan with his four children, waiting for his wife to return a DVD to a video store in Harrison Crossing, Va., Sunday night.
The man's wife had stepped out to return the DVD and said she heard a pop, the local CBS outlet reported. When she ran back to the minivan, her husband told her he thought he'd shot himself, she told police.
The initial investigation found that when the man tried to unbuckle his seat belt, he hit the trigger of his .40 caliber Glock and shot himself in the hip. He died in hospital.
So, what, no safety? :
It doesn't have one like other pistols and rifles. It uses an external lever on the trigger that needs to be pushed to activate it (plus two internal safeties).