Policewoman is shot dead by colleague in France as the pair played a game

Daily Mail Online ^ | March 11, 2019 | Sara Malm

[DannyTN]

The shock is that a Frenchman even fired a gun.

French woman. There is a precedent...Joan of Arc

[dfwgator]

There is a precedent...Joan of Arc

She was a sister who really cooked.

[DannyTN]

[Shady]

Larry King:
“It’s Angela Dickenson for he Full Hour...”

[sparklite2]

It hasn’t been that long since a couple of Darwin Award winners played Russian roulette with a full-clip semi-auto handgun.

[Drew68]

I wonder who won?

I think it's pretty clear.

[The Sons of Liberty]

When I was in the Air Force, a couple SPs were practicing their quick draw, “just in case it was needed”. One guy's weapon discharged and gave the other guy a permanent part down the top of his head. The guy whose weapon discharged was thrown out and the guy who got the part was so squirrelly afterwards he had to be discharged for psych reasons.

[onedoug]

Though that show has got to be one of the worst regarding gun handling than any other ever made for TV.

[jmcenanly]

Crossbow, possibly, but firearms weren’t used during the Hundred Years War. Hamilton’s armies used muskets.

[skimbell]

Jezzez!

Was her partners name Peter Griffin?

[alloysteel]

Even academy-trained peace officers are not immune to the attractions of testing the hypothesis that is the foundation of Darwinism.

Some 95% of all the personal woe in this world is self-induced.

[treetopsandroofs]

“Though that show has got to be one of the worst regarding gun handling than any other ever made for TV.”

Jethro Bodine was a fan of open-toed shoes, and he used two six-shooters.

Watching MacGuver throw away every gun he ever acquired while being chased by bad guys has to be up there in the top 5.

[monkeyshine]

I think it ironic you mention Angie Dickinson today when there are a number of Sopranos anniversary threads running. Dickinson was the object of Uncle Junior’s lust mentioned on several episodes.

[Prov3456]

I wish I could say this is unique to France, but it is not.

A female police officer was shot by her partner in a similar incident in St. Louis, MO in January, 2019.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/28/st-louis-police-shooting-katlyn-alix-nathaniel-hendren-russian-roulette/2703352002/

Very sad in both cases, really.

[shotgun]

My ex-wife was a former Hanford Patrol (security at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation). Her team was a assigned a new guy with the last name of Bright. One night he was assigned duty at road barricade. He decided he would play with his pistol and shot himself in the foot. Prior to that he had already earned the nickname “Notso” Bright...

[Hugin]

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes!

[5th MEB]

Play STUPID GAMES, win STUPID PRIZES!

[TXnMA]

With proper shooter training, the HK P7s
are as safe as any weapons.

~~~~~~~~~~~
Using a "modified Weaver" hold/stance:

1. with the trigger finger pointed safely alongside the slide,

2. the strong hand puts the muzzle on target and pushes forward,

3. THEN (and only then) the weak hand pulls rearward
   • "locking up" the hold/stance ...and...
   • compressing the grip-cocking lever

4. THEN -- only if the sights are on target and firing is intended...

5. The trigger finger departs its safe position alongside the slide, and presses the trigger.

Note that, until step 5., the weapon is SAFE -- and, within a millisecond of dropping it, is inert.
~~~~~~~~~

Less well known is the fact that a trained user can disable the weapon so that it cannot be fired with a simple 90 degree twist of the thumb. This "unlatches" the striker, so that the weapon is inert, and cannot be fired. At this point, squeezing the grip-cocker ejects the striker, so it can be stored elsewhere. No need for a trigger lock!

[Doc91678]

Tres Bien..... Elle s’appelait Michelle Brown.

[gaijin]

I actually LOVE that thing..!

Expen$ive, but super nice.