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Pilot's gun discharges on US Airways flight
wcnc via Drudge Report ^
| March 23, 2008
| DIANA RUGG
Posted on 03/23/2008 6:14:42 PM PDT by RDTF
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To: RDTF
I wonder how many lives have been saved by a spare round in the chamber versus how many legs and feet have been shot accidentally. I can see having a chambered round on patrol in a war zone. Otherwise, I think it’s stupid practice.
To: Eaker
That wasn’t bad mouthing, Eaker. You’ll know it if I ever bad mouth you, and it wouldn’t come on a fire arms thread to be sure!
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posted on
03/23/2008 7:14:29 PM PDT
by
MHGinTN
(Believing they cannot be deceived, they cannot be convinced when they are deceived.)
To: Eaker
Everybody knows that Glocks go off by themselves.
(Ducking)
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posted on
03/23/2008 7:14:52 PM PDT
by
Travis McGee
(---www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com---)
To: Eternal_Bear
what did it impact? No damage anywhere? Was it a magic bullet? They're taking the plane out of service to look and see where the bullet went.
To: Red6
Actually, revolvers are deceiving in that they are internally much more complicated (more moving parts) than a semiauto. Outwardly, they are indeed simpler to use. If you like them, than that is the weapon for you. I like them as well, especially in .357 although it is not my own first choice when I go shooting. I’ve recommended them many times to people who only want to own one handgun that is simple to operate.
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posted on
03/23/2008 7:16:20 PM PDT
by
Kirkwood
(Ask me again tomorrow.)
To: RDTF
Kinda like an SUV discharging itself into oncoming traffic?
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posted on
03/23/2008 7:16:32 PM PDT
by
Mad_Tom_Rackham
("The land of the Free...Because of the Brave")
To: RDTF
All I saw in the story was this:
Three men in the car being chased by police jumped out and ran, officers said. One was tackled and it was at that point that the officer accidentally shot herself.
How do you know she was holstering her weapon?
To: infantrywhooah
Dollars to donuts the pilot was playing with it. Weapons dont accidently discharge without someone pulling a trigger. In all my years of being around weapons I have never had one discharge without some input from me.
Can't go into it, but suffice it to say, there is actually an extremely good reason for this. I am not sure what happened, but the possibility of AD is a part of the classified process, without anyone "pulling the trigger."
For the record, this group of LEOs have the lowest number ADs of any Federal Law Enforcement group - in fact, it isn't even close.
To: Eaker
Eaker..,
Now tell us when you got this gun god complex going. (snicker, duck & hide)
To: Kirkwood
FFDO's carry a .40 cal HK USP compact with the LEM trigger. The LEM trigger still uses a hammer, but the spring is partially loaded when the slide is cycled. Somewhere around a 6.5 lbs trigger pull.
As far as it being unholstered, it is supposed to be holstered in an issue holster. Recently FFDOs were being issued a new holster that had a slot to insert a padlock for transport.
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posted on
03/23/2008 7:18:22 PM PDT
by
USNBandit
(sarcasm engaged at all times)
To: Travis McGee
If I wasn’t so old and you weren’t a SEAL I’d search ya out!
;<)
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posted on
03/23/2008 7:19:10 PM PDT
by
Eaker
(2 Thessalonians 3:10 “... He that will not work, neither should he eat.”)
To: nuconvert
MORE Training
Agreed, start with basic flight training because this guy is in no wise a "professional" if he is stupid enough to mishandle a firearm.
It's unfortunate they didn't identify the idiot pilot so the public could avoid his flights instead of simply never flying US Airways again...
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posted on
03/23/2008 7:19:20 PM PDT
by
Dr.Zoidberg
(Mohammedanism - Bringing you only the best of the 6th century for fourteen hundred years.)
To: bobby.223
If you look closely I think you can see some clear plastic goggles on the guy with the gun to his own head. Hard to tell for sure, the pic isn’t high resolution enough.
To: wrench
Less is more.
The more knobs, levers, buttons, you add the more worthless, but lawyer and liberal Politburo acceptable, the gun becomes. Your finger is your safety. Don't put it on the trigger if you don't plan to shoot, how's that?
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posted on
03/23/2008 7:19:54 PM PDT
by
Red6
(Come and take it.)
To: AFreeBird
Any pistol with a decocker lever is perfectly safe with a round in the chamber. Actually, now that I’m thinking on it, any pistol is perfectly safe with a round in the chamber, so long as it’s a double action or the safety is on, or both.
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posted on
03/23/2008 7:20:22 PM PDT
by
mamelukesabre
(Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari?)
To: MartinStyles
I believe pilots are all supposed to carry H&K USPs. If so, theres no accident possible.
Close. It isn't the weapon that can cause a discharge, it is another piece of equipment, other than a finger, that can cause it.
If someone showed you pictures, you would laugh out loud, but it is no laughing matter. Don't blame the pilot.
To: MHGinTN
Maybe we can go yell at each other on an Obama thread!
;<)
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posted on
03/23/2008 7:21:38 PM PDT
by
Eaker
(2 Thessalonians 3:10 “... He that will not work, neither should he eat.”)
To: Lancey Howard
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posted on
03/23/2008 7:22:07 PM PDT
by
RDTF
To: USNBandit
Recently FFDOs were being issued a new holster that had a slot to insert a padlock for transport.
Ding, ding, ding... we have a winner!
Rube Goldberg would be proud.
To: safisoft
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