IRA man's gun jammed as he tried to fire at troops
A former member of the Royal Navy who joined the IRA described today how his gun jammed as he tried to open fire on a soldier on Bloody Sunday.
Nottingham-born Reg Tester, who was the Official IRA’s quartermaster on January 30, 1972, when 13 civilians were shot dead in the Bogside area of Derry, said he lost his cool after hearing about the shootings and attempted to fire an M1 Carbine.
