Sentence examples for gun malfunction from inspiring English sources

"The only explanation for what happened is a gun malfunction," Mr. Martin said.

A gun malfunction kept former Vice President Dick Cheney's team from having a chance at the One Shot Antelope Hunt title over the weekend, an unlucky mishap that earned him mockery from other contestants.

Mr. Wyatt tried to open fire on the officers, squeezing the trigger, but the gun malfunctioned, Mr. Browne said.

Major Hasan rushed toward Sergeant Munley, and she said she tried to fire, but her 9-millimeter gun malfunctioned.

In the end, eight jurors decided the shooting was either negligent, or accidental because the gun malfunctioned.

The defense said the gun malfunctioned because its firing mechanism was cluttered with bits of wood, metal and rust.

The defense contends that the gun malfunctioned when Mr. Williams pointed it toward Mr. Christofi and snapped the gun upward to close its open barrels.

He shot one of the attackers in the hand before the gun malfunctioned; he was shot in the back and killed.

After a pursuit, the police said, Mr. Myers fired three rounds with a stolen handgun toward the officer before the gun malfunctioned; the officer responded with 17 shots.

A woman who purchased a gun to protect herself from her estranged husband (against whom she obtained a restraining order) was attacked by him; her gun malfunctioned, but she survived the attack.

The initial five to six rounds fired at Hasan Zahirović-Laca missed their target, after which the gun malfunctioned.