Yes everyone makes mistakes. Even experts.

Professional drivers get into wrecks, professional animal handlers get bitten, professional track stars trip and fall, etc... etc...

He pulled the trigger because that's what he does. We all dry fire our guns. Some more than others. I dry fire guns all day long at work.


I got a similar story for ya.

An employee brought a Ruger 17 HMR up to the service department for a customer for a jamming problem. I personally saw him open the bolt and look inside the gun to make sure it was unloaded. What he missed was the extractor was broke and there was still a live round inside the chamber that did not extract and eject when he pulled back the bolt. He pulled the trigger and shot a hole into the light and cealing. I was standing about 10 feet from him and the bullet struck the light just in front of me and just to my left. Scared the $@%& out of me.

If you do something long enough you will eventually have something happen that shouldn't. Hopefully no one will get hurt because of it and it will be a huge wake up call to you to make sure you do those little things that we can take for granted after a while.

I think it is/ was a great public service message. They didn't make an attempt to show guns in a bad light or anything like that. Just a notice that everyone needs to check and double check. You can never be too safe.