We had a guy at work, years ago, shoot himself in the ass under similar circumstances with a 1911.
Body movement had clicked off the safety at some point, then the gun went bang inside the holster as he sat down at an office desk chair.
If there had not been a bunch of witnesses everybody would have thrown the BS flag on the “it just went off” play, but it was pretty clear what happened due to the number of people in the office at that time and a reconstruction from looking at the holster and gun.
I heard of a recent incident with a belt slide type holster, the kind that used to be all the rage with the old Gunsight guys. Gun had started to come out of the holster when the wearer sat down, due to the muzzle catching on the chair back, he too quickly re-seated the gun in the holster and got a loud noise for his trouble.
i like blade tech. but it’s still no guarantee… a very well regarded kydex holster has been blamed for a .45" hole in an acquaintance of mine’s ass (manufacturer shall remained unnamed, as all we have is the individual’s account- i don’t have any reason to doubt him, but nobody witnessed it happen, and you know how people can be about UDs sometimes…) he said the plastic cracked and a piece got lodged inside the trigger guard between the trigger and the guard. when he put his hand on the XD45 to draw the gun, depressing the palm safety… POP. didnt even get it out of the holster.
Another vote for Kydex or quality leather. Neither of which prevent stupid people from hurting themselves however.
While I don’t normally lump Glocks into the same “professionals gun” category as 1911s, this is pretty much a case in point to support that argument. Anyone with an modicum of common sense should have seen this problem ahead of time. The fact this user didn’t speaks volumes. Glocks are dirt simple to operate, with all of the safeties being manipulated with a pull of the trigger. This makes them both easy to fire intentionally (with no training) or unintentionally (again, no training). While I support concealed carry, and oppose more govt. intrusion with individual gun rights, this is an example of a shooter that’s probably more harm than good to society right now, and needs some training. Given that those who don’t see the value of training are likely the ones needing it most, maybe some additional bureaucratic hurdles are appropriate.
Fortunately his car took the bullet. It could have been much worse.
Gray Man nailed it on the head. It basically comes down to training and a little common sense. I’m a firm believer that there is no such thing as a unintentional or accidental discharge. They are all negligent discharges based on a poor basic training, lack of sustained training and poor quality gear.