coloradokevin
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A friend just e-mailed me an article about a lawsuit that is currently pending against Glock. Apparently a former LAPD officer (now paralyzed) is suing Glock for a lack of safeties, after he negligently left his loaded weapon laying around (unholstered) in the presence of his 3-year-old child. The child shot the man in the back while playing with the gun as dad drove, and the man now believes that he should be compensated for the fact that there was no grip safety on the pistol.
Lawsuits like this set a really bad precedence. It originally sounded like this lawsuit wasn't going to get to court, but apparently it is now (thanks to an appellate court ruling on this two-year-old case). Although I know I'm preaching to the choir here on THR, I still think more people in our society need to own up to their own mistakes, and take responsibility for their actions. Thank goodness the young child wasn't injured due to his father's negligence.
As a police officer myself, this story really irritates me. This guy had enough training (and supposed common sense) to know not to leave a gun laying around like that. He's a negligent fool, not a victim.
Article - July 24th, 2012
Lawsuits like this set a really bad precedence. It originally sounded like this lawsuit wasn't going to get to court, but apparently it is now (thanks to an appellate court ruling on this two-year-old case). Although I know I'm preaching to the choir here on THR, I still think more people in our society need to own up to their own mistakes, and take responsibility for their actions. Thank goodness the young child wasn't injured due to his father's negligence.
As a police officer myself, this story really irritates me. This guy had enough training (and supposed common sense) to know not to leave a gun laying around like that. He's a negligent fool, not a victim.
Article - July 24th, 2012
San Francisco Chronicle said:A state appeals court on Tuesday reinstated a lawsuit against gun manufacturer Glock Inc. by a Los Angeles policeman who was paralyzed from the waist down when his 3-year-old son shot him with his service pistol.
Enrique Chavez claimed in his lawsuit that the Glock 21 lacked adequate safeguards against an accidental discharge because it had a light trigger pull and did not have a grip safety, a device attached to the pistol grip that the shooter must deactivate before firing.