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#2 ·
Sure, there are some stupid people out there, but a mother or father who properly secured a defensive firearm in a diaper bag might find it perfect for the protection of their family. No different from a Mom carrying of body in her purse.
 
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First thing I thought of when I read the title was - yet another person complaining about the so-called "RANGE BAG" the NRA gives away with a membership. I have had a couple, expecting them to be better the next year - but no. Cardboard stiffener in the bottom & cheap Zippers - Not up to holding/carrying things taken to the range.
They also are made & look like Diaper Bags. Hard to mess up a CAP - Get one.
As for the shooting: Big CNN Story (Anti-gun) I viewed as another example of DARWINs theory.
To be fair - I frequently carry(especially large guns) in a photographic or courier type shoulder bag without mishap - ever.
 
#4 ·
I think carrying a loaded, cocked pistol in any sort of a container like that without having it in some sort of proper enclosure, like a holster, is stupid going on negligent. Even purse carry (which I hate anyway) should be done in a holster. Otherwise you run way too much chance of the weapon getting crudded up or firing it accidentally (negligently) while digging into the container for other stuff or even during routine handling of the container.
 
#7 ·
If a gun, carried in any type of bag, Pocket, or even a holster, discharges negligently and causes bodily harm to two people then that gun isn’t being carried or handled safely. As others have said at a minimum it should be in a holster; one that covers the trigger and safety - every possible means to prevent a negligent discharge.
 
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fistful said:
What is a CAP?
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Sorry, Referring to the Baseball Caps the NRA gives out with membership.
They are pretty nice, much more so than the tactical "Diaper Bag" with
zippers that comes open.

I should also have added to my statement - That my most frequent carry Is a DA/SA 9mm - especially in a shoulder bag.
When taking a 1911 in a bag - I don't chamber a round. Also the shoulder bags I use, have separate pockets that will keep a pistol from getting banged up - or tangled in other items.
 
#12 ·
Well, it seems the man mentioned in the news story has died. Yet another needless firearms tragedy. The idea of simply tossing a loaded gun into a bag, any bag, is one I'm not at all comfortable with. I have no idea what type of firearm was involved, but as stated above, it likely wasn't holstered, and - I'll go out on a limb here - if it happens to be a striker-fired pistol with no manual safety, then tossed, chambered, and unholstered amounts to gross negligence, as far as I'm concerned.

Not that it ever was acceptable, but being cavalier with firearms in this day and age is reprehensible. Every incident like this one has far reaching ramifications. I don't care how busy you are, how important you think you are, how much your time is worth, or how good you think you are with a gun, you must take the time to be safe and you must consider the consequences of not doing so.

Perhaps, with a just a few extra seconds spent on precaution, this man would still be alive. Sad, truly sad.
 
#14 ·
Read about something like this a few years ago. Seems a
late twenties mom had her 2 year olf in the shopping kart
and hile she was busy the 2 year olf got in the purse and
got the concealed pistol. Bang Mom died. and the kid
asking where's mommy

tragic
 
#15 ·
crasig said:
Sorry, Referring to the Baseball Caps the NRA gives out with membership.
They are pretty nice, much more so than the tactical "Diaper Bag" with
zippers that comes open.

I should also have added to my statement - That my most frequent carry Is a DA/SA 9mm - especially in a shoulder bag.
When taking a 1911 in a bag - I don't chamber a round. Also the shoulder bags I use, have separate pockets that will keep a pistol from getting banged up - or tangled in other items.
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So far, my two tactical diaper bags have been a lot more useful than a ball cap. I don't play baseball.

But it's true the bags are only slightly more durable than a plastic grocery bag.
 
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havanajim said:
Well, it seems the man mentioned in the news story has died. Yet another needless firearms tragedy. The idea of simply tossing a loaded gun into a bag, any bag, is one I'm not at all comfortable with. I have no idea what type of firearm was involved, but as stated above, it likely wasn't holstered, and - I'll go out on a limb here - if it happens to be a striker-fired pistol with no manual safety, then tossed, chambered, and unholstered amounts to gross negligence, as far as I'm concerned.

Not that it ever was acceptable, but being cavalier with firearms in this day and age is reprehensible. Every incident like this one has far reaching ramifications. I don't care how busy you are, how important you think you are, how much your time is worth, or how good you think you are with a gun, you must take the time to be safe and you must consider the consequences of not doing so.

Perhaps, with a just a few extra seconds spent on precaution, this man would still be alive. Sad, truly sad.
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The inconvenient truth we must all face is the fact that the vast number of civilian gun owners have little to no training or skill in the handling of firearms. Look at it this way: there are probably 60-70 million gun owners out there. Only 5 million are NRA members. If you're a dedicated gun enthusiast there is at least an 80% chance that you're an NRA member. That leaves over 60 million gun owners who either aren't that much into guns or else just happen to have ended up with one and have no clue how to use it. If you asked these people to recite the four basic rules of gun safety they probably couldn't do it. With the sheer number of clueless and ignorant gun owners out there frankly I'm surprised this sort of thing doesn't happen more often.
 
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You can always get some thin plywood and cut it to fit in the bottom of the bag.

Make sure you cover the edges with a couple layers of duct tape.

The wood will saw through the bag in short order without some protection there.

I did have to repair an actual range bag once.
The plywood bottom was a little thin and cracked after a few years.

There was a decent void in the interior plywood label at the break.

I replaced it with a better grade.
 
#20 ·
The father has passed.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/16/us/diaper-bag-gun-death/index.html
A man who accidentally shot himself while changing his daughter's diaper in a vehicle in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, has died, police said.

Timothy Roshun Smith was shot in the leg and chest, and his daughter's leg was injured, when a loaded gun in a diaper bag went off Saturday outside a Chuck E Cheese's.

The 22-year-old man died Monday, said Capt. Johnny Evans of the Vestavia Hills Police Department. The girl is expected to make a full recovery, Evans said.
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