Originally Posted by
Brian-M
I'm confused as to how he could have shot himself in the hand while loading it. Presumably he'd be holding the gun in one hand and the ammunition in the other, so how could he shoot himself in the hand unless he had his hand covering the end of the muzzle? (And it seems to me like that would be a very awkward way to hold a gun.)
ETA: Shooting himself in the foot would sound much more plausible.
Semi-auto pistol, guy goes to "press-check" to see if the piece is loaded, had finger on trigger.
That's my bet.
A whole bag of mistakes all in one place.