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    Officer shot in chest later admits shooting himself (San Antonio, TX)

    A guy on my job (Nassau County, NY) did the same thing back in the 70's.....He was trying to kill himself, but didn't want his kids to know the real story.......... He got on the radio and said he was just shot by two male hispanics.........Then, he shot himself in the chest........ I...
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    Anyplace you won't carry?

    Last month my Doctor asked me not to bring my Model 27 GLOCK into his office any more..........I told him that I wouldn't feel comfortable locking the weapon in my car while I went inside, the chances of a kid breaking into the car were to high, and I've been carrying a handgun for 39...
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    How to adjust Crimson Trace?

    You should have gotten a tiny allen wrench to adjust the elevation and windage......... What I do is put up a piece of white paper at 50 feet..........Using you iron sites and resting the weapon on the bench, shoot a single hole in the paper...... Now line up the red dot from the laser...
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    FFL Lost My Gun!

    Missing Weapon I agree that you should not wait..........Get your paperwork together and make a Police Report and call the ATF right away...........It would also be wise to get an attorney to call the gun store ASAP......... John
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    IF an officer asks you for your gun...

    I you are asked to turn over a weapon, you are not being "Harrassed".......... The State or County has given you the right to carry a concealed handgun and can take that right away if it wants for any reasonable cause.......If a cop is uncomfortable with you having a gun he has every legal...
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    Federal offense to have a laser on your gun without applying the sticker?

    I think the stickers are there to protect Crimson Trace and the other laser manufacturers from suits.............If you buy a laserr grip from them and somehow damage your eyes by looking at the beam up close, the manufacturer can say you were warned that lasers may cause eye problems...
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    Crimision Sites

    Look on e-bay and e-bay express.......................They always seem to have dealers that let them go for peanuts......... John Retired Nassau County, New York
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    How do I handle this situation?

    Most Courthouses will have a lock box............Just make sure you call the Sheriff in advance to get instructions............NEVER leave a handgun in your car......Not for any reason.............. Picture a 15 year old stealing your car and killing himself with YOUR gun......... You'll never...
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    Oops... CCWer drives off with gun on top of truck

    I was working 1600 to 2400 on night............When my relief came in to take the Radio Car from me I put my gunbelt and Police hat on the roof of my car while we were talking and having a cigarette......... I drove off without remembering that the gunbelt and hat were up there...... I drove...
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    Problem Owning a Firearm with a “Body” on it?

    Colt Python I always carried a Colt Python at work as a Cop.....A four inch revolver.......... After I retired I wanted to sell the weapon and mentioned to the guy that wanted it that I had killed a bad guy with the gun in 1972.......... He just had to have that gun because of the history...
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    HD shooting and minimizing hearing damage

    My doctor told me yesterday that a balance problem I have been having over the past few years was caused by shooting a weapon for years without hearing protection....... Although I have no hearing loss like a lot of guys I worked with in the 60's and 70's, I do have a dizziness problem that...
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    Loudest gun you've been around or fired?

    I don't know which was the loudest, but my doctor told me yesterday that a balance problem I have been having over the past few years was caused by shooting a weapon for years without hearing protection....... Although I have no hearing loss like a lot of guys I worked with in the 60's and...
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    Lead Poisoning

    I know they closed the Nassau County New York (Long Island) Police indoor range sometime in the 70's and it never re-opened......... Most of the guys that worked there full time when I was in the academy died young.......... The range had all the required ventilation equipment, but a...
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    How do you take care of your holsters?

    If you want your holster to keep it's stiffness just keep doing what you are now.............If you use saddle soap or anything else on the holster it will soften the leather.......Good for boots, bad for holsters............. You may need to be able to re-holster your weapon with one...
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    Sheriff's deputy has ND in the locker room of my gym!

    I won't write a letter................You may find that the Sheriff doesn't sign you next CCW license.................Leave it alone............ Accidents happen.............that's all there is to say...........
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    "I shot an arrow in the air, it fell to earth I know not where...."

    If you can manage to shoot the weapon completely straight in the air and it stops and reverses direction, straight down, it will reach terminal velocity and won't be deadly even if it hit you in the head...............If it is fired at a slight angle upward, then it still travels at very high...
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    Bombard the news media on pro-AWB Congresscritter Carolyn McCarthy abuse

    This woman used her husband's death in a Long Island Railroad Shooting to get herself elected as an anti gun nut...............She should have realized at the time that if someone on that train on Long Island had been a legal CCW permit holder and was armed, maybe the shootings could have be...
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    what was your first gun you bought not

    When I first became a Cop in 1968 I bought a 4 Inch Smith M&P as a Service Revolver and a 2 Inch Colt Cobra for off duty..........I think I got both for around $125.00 John Retired Nassau County, NY Police Department (Long Island)........
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    FFL transfer fee required for gun trades?

    I haven't had ONE pleasant experience with Florida gun dealers, which in most cases are pawnbrokers..................The gun prices are ridiculous and the make up the fees as they go along........ I had a new GLOCK 27 transferred to a dealer in Crystal River, Florida and she insisted on making...
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    Excuse me officer, but I have a gun

    I would put both my hands out the window and keep them there and inform the cop that I have a CCW License and am carrying a loaded handgun..... Let the cop tell you your next move, like "Step out of the car and keep your hands where I can see them, Don't go into your pockets, and tell me...
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