Strictly Street Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Motorcyclist shot by his own gun during bizarre hit-and-run collision in Black Hawk Car driver flees, later arrestedIn a bizarre chain reaction, Black Hawk police say a motorcyclist was shot in the chest when a gun he was carrying went off as a hit-and-run car struck the motorcycle.The hit-and-run happened about 10:15 a.m. at Highway 119 and Richman Street in Black Hawk.A four-door Chevrolet sedan hit the motorcycle and the rider was thrown to the ground, Police Chief Stephen Cole told 7NEWS. The impact of the collision caused a handgun the motorcyclist was carrying to fire, shooting the rider in the chest.The Chevy driver fled the scene. The motorcyclist, a 60-year-old Pennsylvania man, suffered serious injuries and was rushed by ambulance to a Denver hospital. Police recovered the handgun at the scene, Cole said.Gilpin County sheriff's deputies later found the Chevy sedan abandoned at a campground north of Black Hawk. The driver, a white man in his 30s or 40s, ran from the car. He was wearing a black T-shirt and black shorts.Police arrested the hit-and-run suspect about 1:30 p.m. after he was spotted near Highway 119 and Gap Road north of town.During the search for the driver, authorities sent emergency telephone notifications to residents in the areahttp://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/motorcyclist-shot-by-his-own-gun-during-bizarre-hit-and-run-collision-in-black-hawk You just can't make this stuff up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1crusher Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 I'm betting the gun was a Glock. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakemono Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Sounds to me like thats the risk you take when you carry, especially when you decide to keep your gun loaded all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh1234 Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 *scratches head*It didn't have a safety? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Sounds to me like thats the risk you take when you carry, especially when you decide to keep your gun loaded all the time.What good is an unloaded gun? If you remove the lethality of the weapon you negate the purpose of carrying it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCBS Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 What good is an unloaded gun? If you remove the lethality of the weapon you negate the purpose of carrying it. Apparently, in this case it would've been good for not taking a shot to the chest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowdog Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Sounds to me like thats the risk you take when you carry, especially when you decide to keep your gun loaded all the time.Not sure if trolling or just a complete lack of knowledge about firearms in general. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 If it was an older revolver, the kind where the hammer actually is the firing pin then I guess I could see it going off from impact...I've seen a glove get dragged behind a truck on a rocky dirt road for 2 miles and not discharge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 If it was an older revolver, the kind where the hammer actually is the firing pin then I guess I could see it going off from impact...I've seen a glove get dragged behind a truck on a rocky dirt road for 2 miles and not discharge.I hope I never get shot by a glove. Dam that would hurt. Plus I'd never live that down. I will keep my gloves unloaded. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Lmao...glock, not glove. My phone didn't know glock and so it autocorrected it to glove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh1234 Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 I thought a "glove" was a gun term for a moment there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoolsdime92 Posted August 16, 2014 Report Share Posted August 16, 2014 I've always pondered this. Apparently it can happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-bus Posted August 16, 2014 Report Share Posted August 16, 2014 Firearms are protected by the 2nd amendment. Motorcycles are not. Surely, we must ban motorcycles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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