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Rookie cop who killed himself removed clip, left bullet in chamber
San Francisco Chronicle ^ | August 15, 2007 | Jaxon Van Derbeken,John Coté,

Posted on 08/15/2007 6:19:19 PM PDT by walkerk

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1 posted on 08/15/2007 6:19:21 PM PDT by walkerk
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To: walkerk

sad


2 posted on 08/15/2007 6:20:18 PM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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To: walkerk

Sounds like he was playing with his gun at a party.


3 posted on 08/15/2007 6:21:01 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Greed is NOT a conservative ideal.)
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To: walkerk; All

Barney!!!


4 posted on 08/15/2007 6:24:02 PM PDT by KevinDavis (Mitt Romney 08)
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To: walkerk
MAGAZINE!
5 posted on 08/15/2007 6:24:03 PM PDT by ASA Vet
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To: walkerk
he got the retention part right...

How about the "gun is always to be considered loaded, never point your weapon at something you aren't willing to destroy, fire only when you can identify your target and what lies behind it...

SF Police..... sad. If this was at a party, do you think that alcohol might have been involved?

6 posted on 08/15/2007 6:24:16 PM PDT by Dick Vomer (liberals suck....... but it depends on what your definition of the word "suck" is.,)
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To: walkerk

I think he probably left a bit more of an impression on her than he intended.


7 posted on 08/15/2007 6:25:14 PM PDT by the anti-liberal
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To: walkerk

All right class... How many of the 4 cardinal rules of safe firearms handling were violated in this incident?


8 posted on 08/15/2007 6:25:25 PM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free
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To: walkerk

Typical broke-diche press. A ‘clip’ is used in a rifle such as the M-1 Garand. And the poor officer that killed himself is another casualty of departments that do not stress realistic training in the handling of firearms.

It did happen in the emerald city...

ruefully


9 posted on 08/15/2007 6:25:44 PM PDT by petro45acp (NO good endeavor survives an excess of "adult supervision" (read bureaucracy)!)
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To: walkerk
This may be the same reason that DEA shot himself in the leg during a "gun safety" demonstration.

On semi-autos you have to remove the magazine, then cycle the action to clear the chamber.


10 posted on 08/15/2007 6:27:18 PM PDT by Disambiguator (What's the temperature, Albert?)
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Oh Good Lord. Young guy impressing a girl. Probably alcohol, forgot to check the chamber. What a waste. Prayers for his loved ones.


11 posted on 08/15/2007 6:28:14 PM PDT by RDTF (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, but Democrats believe every day is April 15th. - Reagan)
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It’s scary how little firearms training some LEOs receive. He should not have been graduated without knowing better than to pull a stunt like that. He probably thought he was well trained.


12 posted on 08/15/2007 6:29:05 PM PDT by BykrBayb (In memory of my Friend T'wit. ~ Þ)
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To: ASA Vet

Well, at least they said “rounds” instead of bullets.


13 posted on 08/15/2007 6:29:19 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (Political Correctness Is Going To Get Us All Killed)
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14 posted on 08/15/2007 6:29:39 PM PDT by elkfersupper
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I for one would feel much safer if our noble legislators would condescend to provide the public with more restrictive gun control laws! /s


15 posted on 08/15/2007 6:31:04 PM PDT by jimmyray
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I would guess that the guy was never around guns before he became a cop. Having grown up in a house full of guns and been taught the basics from the time I could walk, I can’t even imagine doing this. I could take the magazine out, check the chamber 10 times, and I would still probably be mentally unable to force myself to point a gun at my neck and pull the trigger


16 posted on 08/15/2007 6:31:07 PM PDT by tickmeister (tickmeister)
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Of course, they used “bullet” in the headline.


17 posted on 08/15/2007 6:32:13 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (Political Correctness Is Going To Get Us All Killed)
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To: walkerk
"Gustafson pointed the weapon at his neck and pulled the trigger"

Ooops!

18 posted on 08/15/2007 6:34:44 PM PDT by Orange1998
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Oh my Barney, had a jailhouse
Had a key but couldn’t lock it
Had a bullet for his pistol
Had to keep it in his pocket!


19 posted on 08/15/2007 6:35:30 PM PDT by The Lumster (USA - where the innocent have nothing to fear!)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Yep, good thing it didn’t have a case, primer, and powder. It could have been thrown at a house in Irag.


20 posted on 08/15/2007 6:36:32 PM PDT by ASA Vet
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