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THE TAURUS PISTOL DEFECT (gunaccidentjournal.net)

submitted 3 weeks ago by glitching@lemmy.ml to c/guns@hexbear.net

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In February 2005, Adam Maroney’s Taurus PT 111 Pistol fell out of his pocket onto his garage floor and discharged, sending a bullet up through his pancreas, spleen, diaphragm, and lungs. At the time of the accident, Mr. Maroney had the manual safety lever in the “on” or “safe” position.7
In 2009, Judy Price’s Taurus Pistol Model PT-140 discharged with the Manual Safety Lever in the “on” or “safe” position, after she accidently dropped it. The bullet entered through her thigh, and then passed through her colon and intestines and lodged in her liver. Ms. Price had months of medical complications and surgeries.8
In 2016, 28-year-old Jarred Brown was reportedly shot and killed when his still holstered Taurus PT-145 Millennium Pro pistol fired without a trigger pull and tore through his femoral artery. His parents watched him bleed to death.9
11-year-old D.J. Simms was shot to death in 2015 when his father was attempting to seat the magazine in his Taurus PT 609 pistol and the gun went off without a trigger pull.10

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[–] joaomarrom@hexbear.net 6 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Taurus pistols are fantastic, because they don't let you hesitate. If you're holding one and you start shaking it will pull the trigger for you, it's really convenient. Check it out at the 1:00 mark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKWPF44X4Ts

[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 2 points 3 weeks ago

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[–] Flyberius@hexbear.net 2 points 3 weeks ago

Holy shit!