AL cop dies when Beretta jams

[Hutch]

I don't think I've ever seen something like this reported. God rest his soul. Sounds like his immediate-action drills failed him.

http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/base/news/113040473268060.xml&coll=1

 

[WT]

Similar to the death of NJ State Trooper Scott Gonzalez. His H&K P7M8 failed.

http://www.njsp.org/about/mem90.html#gonzalez

 

[Camp David]

Good reason to carry a single or double action...

These semi-autos will jam when dirty; either keep 'em clean and well-oiled or die!

 

[rico700]

Death penalty seems appropriate here. Seems the officer may not have had the time to go to back-up revolver if carried. Very sad.

 

[HighVelocity]

Albarran, an illegal alien, followed Gray's testimony during his preliminary hearing Wednesday through an interpreter. Albarran listened attentively with a pleasant smile.

 

[Nazirite]

Albarran, an illegal alien, followed Gray's testimony during his preliminary hearing Wednesday through an interpreter. Albarran listened attentively with a pleasant smile.

We need to sent this to the White House.

Beat me to it.

 

[Missashot]

So very sad.
I guess any gun can fail. Such a shame he couldn't get to a back up gun.

 

[Biker]

Yes, as Jorge Bush says about the illegals, "They're only doing the jobs Americans don't want".
Biker

 

[Pilgrim]

I recall an acquaintance who complained his Beretta 92 would not feed properly. He took it to a 'gunsmith' who suggested a $200 ramp polishing job and opening up the chamber mouth a bit.

I suggested he give the magazines a good cleaning. If that didn't work, replace the magazine springs with Wolff Springs.

Giving the magazines a good cleaning solved the problem.

It will be a terrible shame if a dirty magazine contributed to this officer's demise.

Pilgrim

 

[AnthonyRSS]

This was a buddy of mine's ex-wife's husband....

Still haven't figured out why he did it. May be gang related.

What a shame...

 

[Darth Ruger]

After Golden was shot, Albarran bummed a cigarette and a light from a bystander, leaned against a car and smoked until other officers arrived...

 

[dasmi]

The title is wrong.
He wasn't killed when his gun jammed, he was killed when an illegal alien shot him twice in the face, at close range.

 

[Zak Smith]

This demonstrates why people who carry guns for defense need to train so clearing jams (while moving) is instinctive and immediate, and work on their "warrier mindset" so they can do something else productive, instead of...

Then Golden raised his hands in the air in front of him and seemed to be pleading for a halt to the gunfire

 

[Pilgrim]

This demonstrates why people who carry guns for defense need to train so clearing jams (while moving) is instinctive and immediate, and work on their "warrier mindset" so they can do something else productive, instead of...

I have a S&W 645 that had a weak extractor tensioning spring. It would frequently fail to extract, resulting in double-feeds. It was a great training platform for clearing malfunctions.

Pilgrim

 

[bratch]

There is a lot to learn from this event.

Golden's Beretta 9mm semiautomatic pistol was still loaded with nine of its original 15 rounds when investigators found it, Gray said, and one bullet had not fed properly into the firing chamber.

The officer had fired 6-7 shots which either didn't hit his killer or failed to slow him down. Not only do we have the importance of malfunction drills shot placement is once again reinforced. Realistic training is an absolute necessity.

 

[Derby FALs]

It tells me you have to remember to have a good grip on your weapon and AIM. The guy that aims may still take a hit but the bad guy won't go down unless you hit him too.

 

[MechAg94]

As an aside, it seems to me that I have heard a number of times that the most successful/deadly gun fighters of the old West were not necessarily fast, but were more accurate than most at a greater distance than most.
Given that is probably half fairy tale, take it for what it's worth.

Goes back to a debate I saw on this site a while back about shooting for speed versus shooting for accuracy. Someone said an instructor told them to shoot for speed first.

 

[Zak Smith]

Goes back to a debate I saw on this site a while back about shooting for speed versus shooting for accuracy. Someone said an instructor told them to shoot for speed first.

The goal should be to make good hits as rapidly as possible while moving to cover.

 

[Phaetos]

And of course no one in the restaurant was carrying a sidearm of any kind. That illegal shoulda been dead if someone else had been able to carry.

 

[Derby FALs]

And of course no one in the restaurant was carrying a sidearm of any kind. That illegal shoulda been dead if someone else had been able to carry.

Now you want to arm the illegals?

 

[landon74]

Who was it that said 'speed is fine, accuracy is final'.....

 

[Standing Wolf]

We need to sent this to the White House.

The crimes committed annually by illegal aliens add up to billions upon billions of dollars in damages, not to mention the lost and ruined lives. Bush is aware of it. He's just not interested.

 

[WarMachine]

And considering the TERRIBLE and I mean TERRIBLE pay cops get here in AL, this is even worse

 

[nfl1990]

This is the reason my Dad will only buy revolvers.

 

[Derby FALs]

In which case the officer would have had an empty revolver instead of a jammed semi-automatic.