[kinoxi]

Roscoe P Coaltrain...
:)

[mbynack]

Sometimes stupid is painful.

[atomicpossum]

According to David's Charlottesville attorney, Bryan Slaughter of Michie Hamlett Lowry Rasmussen & Tweel, David was unsure of where he bought the pancake-style holster, thus requiring two lawsuits.

[ncountylee]

So if I rely on 911 to save my life, jokers like this may respond? Think I'll stick with my current program - if you try to harm my family or me, I will do all I can to kill you.

[gundog]

May I see your receipt, sir?

[Hazwaste]

You've heard of "Big Business"...

You loved "Big Tobacco"...

You thrilled to "Big Oil"...

Now we bring you..........BIG HOLSTER!

[tumblindice]

Sounds like he may have reached around with his left hand (if he carries on his right side)
to hold the holster in order to 'horse' the gun out, then shot his hand.
`Never let your muzzle cross anything you don't intend to shoot.' Jeff Cooper

[mtbopfuyn]

Is his name Deputy Barney Fife?

[11Bush]

Anybody that shoots themselves should not be allowed to carry anything more dangerous than a spoon.

Any cop that shoots himself should be placed in the 'school crossing guard' division, till retirement.

Any judge that lets this go forward should be removed from the bench and given a job at the local McDonald's, as a trainee.

My inlaws wonder why I say 'The hell with 911, I've got my 1911".

[absolootezer0]

i don't see it in the article, but let me make a guess. cop had a glock right? have these cops *still* not learned that its a very bad idea to carry a DA pistol with a round chambered?

[patriot_wes]

"According to the court filings, the gun shops were to "use reasonable care in assembling, marketing, selling, shipping and/or distributing the holster and had a duty to provide adequate instructions, training, and warnings to those in the chain of distribution."

I can see it now, known as the "Barney Fife" label.....

Always Take The Gun Out Of The Holster Before Firing The Gun!

[Dumpster Baby]

I worked in cop shops a long time, and periodically something like this would happen back in the good old revolver days. A guy would "dress up" his revolver by putting one of those gawd awful ugly trigger shoes on because a gun magazine writer said it would solve all his shooting problems. The trigger shoes were wider than the trigger guard on most revolvers, so the trigger was no longer shielded or guarded on the sides. The trigger shoes would sometimes hang up on the lip of certain kinds of holsters and blow a hole in the guy's leg.

[Sloth]

According to David's Charlottesville attorney, Bryan Slaughter of Michie Hamlett Lowry Rasmussen & Tweel, David was unsure of where he bought the pancake-style holster, thus requiring two lawsuits.

I would probably be banned if I said what ought to be done to this cop & his lawyer.

[Caipirabob]

When good holsters go bad...

[Vaquero]

can I put my bullet in Andy?

[navyguy]

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

I carry a concealed firearm (Kahr K9) and it's hard to see how a 5 1/2 inch strap could have wedged itself inside the trigger guard. I've never heard of such a problem and other than mishandling the weapon I can't see how it would even be accidentally possible. I suppose there is a remote chance, but the stupidity factor is very large here.

[Billthedrill]

According to the court filings, the gun shops were to "use reasonable care in assembling, marketing, selling, shipping and/or distributing the holster and had a duty to provide adequate instructions, training, and warnings to those in the chain of distribution."

"Adequate" instructions in this case would have had to include "excuse me sir, but are you a dumbass? Because we can't sell you this holster if you're a dumbass..."

[Tijeras_Slim]

Reholstering is not something that needs to be accomplished with speed, but deliberation.

[The Old Hoosier]

[Dead Corpse]

Utter Bravo Sierra.