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Gun expert explains how Tex McIver could have accidentally shot his wife

April 29, 2018 / 02:06

This episode discusses the mechanics of gun trigger pulls, weight distribution, and the physicality involved in firing a weapon. Key topics include the difference between measuring dead weight and trigger pull weight, as well as how body position affects shooting accuracy.

The conversation features a detailed examination of how the perceived weight of a gun can be deceptive. The speaker emphasizes that while a gun may weigh a certain amount, the actual effort to pull the trigger can vary significantly.

Another important point raised is the impact of physical stance and body weight distribution when firing a gun. The discussion highlights that even minor changes in position can affect the shooting experience.

Additionally, the episode touches on the unpredictability of gun handling, particularly in startled situations, and acknowledges that no one can definitively know what happened in a specific incident.

TLDR

The episode discusses gun trigger mechanics and the impact of body position on shooting accuracy.

Episode

2:06
00:00:00
all right so these are two five pound bags of flour when I hold this this feels like ten pounds to me but when I
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hold this and I pull back on one of these where we saw was you know eight plus pounds probably closer to 12 mm
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that doesn't feel like this so it's deceptive to me to say it's 12 pounds of pressure like that's me trying to go
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like this and and that's what you're you know that's what a jury is gonna hear it
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it's 10 to 12 pounds that's a little deceptive don't you think it is yes you're measuring dead weight this way
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and you're measuring trigger pull weight with the weapon you have certain amount
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of strength everybody dies in the hand it varies now no no you can take this one finger say
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with your with your finger and it's it's it's it's simple to do what you're saying so pulling it is much different
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than holding it absolutely so if the gun weighed 12 pounds that would be different you know so it's the pulling
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of it now let me ask you one other question may i oh yeah all right so the gun is it take a
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different kind of physicality to like I'm gonna fire this gun and I'm gonna go like this I'm in the perfect position
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and I'm gonna hold the gun like this but if I'm sitting scooch myself up here if I'm sitting up
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here like this does it take I mean I'm not in the perfect stance I don't have my body weight distributed oh no it's
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all hand pull the trigger yeah it's about the same now if you're startled you hit a bump you wake up and your
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fingers on it anyway could it happen yes yeah is that what happened I don't know but
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it could nobody knows yeah not even the people in the car yeah absolutely

Episode Highlights

  • The Weight of Deception
    Discussion on the misleading nature of weight measurements in a trial context.
    “It's deceptive to say it's 12 pounds of pressure.”
    @ 00m 33s
    April 29, 2018
  • Trigger Pull Dynamics
    Exploration of how physicality affects gun handling and trigger pulling.
    “If the gun weighed 12 pounds, that would be different.”
    @ 01m 15s
    April 29, 2018

Episode Quotes

  • It's deceptive to say it's 12 pounds of pressure.
    Gun expert explains how Tex McIver could have accidentally shot his wife
  • If the gun weighed 12 pounds, that would be different.
    Gun expert explains how Tex McIver could have accidentally shot his wife
  • Could it happen? Yes.
    Gun expert explains how Tex McIver could have accidentally shot his wife

Key Moments

  • Weight Measurement Debate00:33
  • Trigger Pull Discussion01:15
  • Startled Reaction Possibility01:57

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