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Re:Sig Sauer P320, a popular handgun with police, is firing ... by AnonMessiah on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @05:52PM (#35532097)
There is no discharge of a round with a misfire, at least US terminology, misfiring is synonymous with failure to fire, it happens when the hammer / firing pin is released but the primer is not ignited. There is a stigma around unintentional discharges for a good reason, because it is almost always a _negligent_ discharge and not an _accidental_ discharge, if someone NDs I do not want them around me and a firearm.
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Re:Sig Sauer P320, a popular handgun with police, is firing ... by giraffe_lady on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @06:19PM (#35532402)
This is minute gun nerd semantics people outside that world don't recognize or care about this difference.
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Re:Sig Sauer P320, a popular handgun with police, is firing ... by slowhand09 on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @06:37PM (#35532591)
Nah. There are lots of knowledgeable and precise people who speak of things with the amount of specificity required to communicate the important details.
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Re:Sig Sauer P320, a popular handgun with police, is firing ... by AnonMessiah on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @06:26PM (#35532487)
and?
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Re:Sig Sauer P320, a popular handgun with police, is firing ... by omniglottal on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @07:32PM (#35533156)
Accurate word use is correct. Inaccurate word use is false. People care about true and false statements. Please only refer to your own beliefs, as your statment is patently false.
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Re:Sig Sauer P320, a popular handgun with police, is firing ... by more_corn on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @08:36PM (#35533632)
Sometimes the specific technical terms for things is important. Especially in the case of a safety hazard.
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Re:Sig Sauer P320, a popular handgun with police, is firing ... by jacobgorm on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @05:03AM (#35536810)
You're right I meant accidental discharges. Not a native English speaker, nor a gun nerd.
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Re:Sig Sauer P320, a popular handgun with police, is firing ... by AnonMessiah on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @10:44AM (#35540577)
No worries, I'm both, please don't hold it against me.
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