[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?

[Hazwaste]

Nothing wrong with carrying one in the pipe with a DA.

IMO, it comes down to a matter of competency. This idiot would have shot himself with a 1911 cocked and locked.

[killjoy]

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?

DA or not, there is no reason his hand was in front of the muzzle. That is just natural selection in action.

[11Bush]

that its a very bad idea to carry a DA pistol with a round chambered?

Why? Should I only carry 5 rounds in my wheel gun? Should I carry empty pipe, and when needed take the extra time to chamber a round?

Any handgun, or long gun for that matter, has the potential to ND. Shouldn't the user at sometime in their lives have the responsibility to actually know WTF they are doing?

Jumping on Glocks makes me think you are either uninformed or just don't like the ugly little black pistols. Saying that 'to carry any DA with one in the chamber is a very bad idea' is ridiculous.

[papertyger]

have these cops *still* not learned that its a very bad idea to carry a DA pistol with a round chambered?

Gee whiz, give a guy a break, willya? I've been doing it for ten years and still haven't learned ;)

[cpdiii]

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?

If he was carrying a 1911 45 ACP he would not have shot himself despite his stupdity. The 1911 is perfection in steel.

[RogueIsland]

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?

Don't let Gaston hear you call it a Glock a DA. He insists on calling it Safe Action. In reality, it's a pre-tensioned constant-action intermediate between DA and SA. We really need a new term.

And there's absolutely nothing wrong with carrying a DA with a round chambered as long as you carry it in a holster that covers the trigger guard. I've done so for years (although my Sig has a much heavier DA pull than the Glock). I don't know why you would carry it any other way.

[Armedanddangerous]

Nothing wrong with carrying a glock with a round in the chamber. I do it every day. One just has to be smarter than the gun they carry.

In this gentlemans case, that doesn't seem to be true.

[MarkL]

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?

There were some misdesigned holsters made for Glocks (but not by Glock, IIRC) that were recalled because their design could cause the trigger to be depressed. However, the redesigned version is perfectly safe, as long as the wearer takes appropriate care.

A Glock is no more dangerous than a DA revolver, as long as the proper care is taken.

Mark