Posted on 01/12/2008 7:02:46 AM PST by Last Dakotan
A 35-year veteran of the Cass County Sheriffs Department will remain on duty while authorities investigate how he accidentally discharged his weapon while using the bathroom Thursday at the Cass County Courthouse.
Detective Dean Wawers was in the mens restroom on the main floor of the courthouse about 12:45 p.m. when his standard-issue handgun a .40-caliber Glock Model 23 accidentally discharged, Sheriff Paul Laney said Friday during a news conference.
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Is the Glock 23 double action only?
Oh, yeah. Those can be embarassing too.
One of the first things they teach kids in hunter safety classes is that anything mechanical can fail. That includes the safety.
In my dictionary, a safety is something that prevents discharge, even when the trigger is pulled (and yes, I know there are other safeties that prevent discharge when the gun is dropped, hammer dropped, or other events.)
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