Gun's holster is blamed for officer wounding himself

Chesterfield Observer ^ | May 24, 2006 | Greg Pearson

[brazzaville]

Good morning.
"i'd probably never own one. just like i'd never set a trigger to an obnoxiously low weight. because i'm not used to it, i would be dangerous with it."

My Series 70 has a 3 1/2 lb pull. I like that and the nice visible Millet sights I put on. My Makarov has a 4 1/2 lb pull and I can't think of a reason to make it lighter.

Michael Frazier

[Gandalf_The_Gray]

ou hold it down and release trigger to shoot

Sounds like a "dead man switch" in more ways then one.

Regards,
GtG

[Turborules]

geez and I only have one bullet...and now its gone..Andy!!!

[Turborules]

geez and I only have one bullet...and now its gone..Andy!!!

[areafiftyone]

One of my favorite shows. I still watch the re-runs.

[areafiftyone]

One of my favorite shows. I still watch the re-runs.

[azhenfud]

We will bring Big Leather to our knees. Er, to its knees, that's it, bring big leather to ITS knees. The first seemed kinda kinky....

[absalom01]

My glock has never, ever, not once made a loud noise when I didn't want it to. And, this being America, OF COURSE it's got a round in the chamber.

But, as Confucius says, there are only 2 kinds of people in the world -- those who have had an AD, and those who are going to have an AD.

Finally, there ain't nothing DA about the Glock action. You have to cock it before it will fire, and the trigger press does one thing, and one thing only: it releases the striker. Every other time we talk about a DA pistol, the trigger pull is capable of doing two things -- cocking the pistola, and dropping the hammer. Why a new lingo for the ugly black brick?

[cherry]

some cops are loathe to "practice" shooting.....a few years back, there was a mighty shoot-out locally, and one cop ended up "shot" supposedly by the criminals.....guess what?.....it was a female cop in this case.....but her "shot" came from her gun.....LOL....of course, that isn't a public information...too embarressing ...

[Disambiguator]

He alleges a "5 1/2 inch strap became wedged between the trigger and the trigger guard and subsequently caused the firearm to fire."

In this passage, the "5 1/2 inch strap" is a euphemism for "his finger".

There are two causes of firearms incidents, carelessness and ignorance. I think both came into play for this induhvidual.

[archy]

He alleges a "5 1/2 inch strap became wedged between the trigger and the trigger guard and subsequently caused the firearm to fire."

Either that, or he had his finger on the trigger when he pushed his handgun into the holster.

My bet is that the jury will figure out pretty quick which was actually the case.

[FreedomPoster]

>>Cue up the video of the DEA moron shooting himself in front of the school kids... ""I am the only one in this room professional enough to handle..."

Ask and ye shall receive:

http://www.putfile.com/media.php?n=03084899

And absolootezer0, you're spot on. I actually managed to get a letter printing in the local big city newspaper, taking them, and a local PD, to task for their idiocy in terminology, while reporting on a *negligent* (not accidental) discharge in a police evidence closet, involving a shotgun taken from some crime scene.

[FreedomPoster]

I would encourage you to drop the term "AD", and adopt "ND".

"Accident" to me implies "it just happened, it was beyond human control." Both of us know that 99.99% of the time, that isn't the case. "Negligent" tells the real story.

[Gaffer]

Gotta get by the safety first. That little "trigger tit" safety on a Glock is bad news. You draw fast and your finger is anywhere near it, the damn thing could go off. With a 1911, at least you gotta make some substantive movement of the external safety. No comparison between the two and I own about 4 of both kinds.

[Doohickey]

My Sidekick holster has about a 5 1/2" strap on it, but I'll be darned if I can figure out how to get it stuck between the guard and the trigger.

[Gaffer]

By any chance, your real name isn't Rodney King is it? Ha ha......

[killjoy]

And absolootezer0, you're spot on. I actually managed to get a letter printing in the local big city newspaper, taking them, and a local PD, to task for their idiocy in terminology, while reporting on a *negligent* (not accidental) discharge in a police evidence closet, involving a shotgun taken from some crime scene.

The real problem with most negligent discharges is the cop stops shooting too soon. ;)

[GovernmentShrinker]

Might have been a good idea to decide which store he bought the gun from, BEFORE filing suit. How is anybody supposed to believe than he can accurately remember what caused the gun to go off?

[patriot_wes]

How true, and my comment regarding the fact he was talking to a Jewish person is in response to many of the Churches saying we don't need to "proselytize" the Jews cause they're God's chosen people.

Right on about one "minor" infraction - I'm struck by the profound difficulty in just keeping the first one adequately. Thank God that his mercy endures forever!

shalom

[patriot_wes]

"I'm not sure if you're implying what I think you might be, but "no one" covers everyone pretty well"

See post #79