Agents accidentally shot while gun being holstered

[LightningJoe]

I think cops are unusual in that while they probably vary widely in their firearms knowledge and competence, they are nevertheless required to be armed. Firearms knowledge varies widely among civilians, too, but the people who know least about guns are not required to carry one.


As a cop, you can probably squeak by knowing very little about guns, but you still have to carry and manipulate one as part of your job.

 

[1911Tuner]

Another nay sayer. It gets kind of boring oneshooter.

I have to agree. When the guy shot himself in the foot in front of the kids after saying that he was the only one, yadda yadda...it was kinda funny...but it's been beaten to death.

Yep. I beat on it a few times myself...

The plain, simple fact is that, handling loaded guns is potentially dangerous. If we have a momentary lapse in our focus, we can have an unintended discharge. The message here is clear. Pay attention! Be mindful of the trigger...because triggers aren't at all intelligent. They don't know whether a finger is pulling them or an article of clothing or a tree branch. We can't afford to let our minds wander...even for a second.

And to say it again:

It's a toy and it's NOT your friend. It's as dangerous as a rattlesnake, and should be regarded as hostile at all times whenever your hand is on it.

 

[Steve Raacke]

I'm am sorry for the officer who had his pistol discharge and for the other officers who were injured. I hope everyone fully recovers and this is used as an educational experiance.

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Originally Posted by papajohn
I've never been in a place (like a courthouse) where you had to completely clear the weapon, you generally just unholstered it, and shoved it into the locker, then removed the key to take it with you.

Ah, then you've never carried a handgun on a military reservation, have you. We were required to clear the weapon, point it into a sand barrel and pull the trigger before entry into certain facilities on post.

I've been to jails and prisons where I had to store my weapons in those little lockers located at the front gate. I always thought it was a sensible policy. The facility says "Nobody can carry a gun inside and we don't want you leaving it in your vehicle where it may be stolen. So put it in here and we will give you a tag to retreive it on your way out." I can deal with that. Anyone here ever driven down to the Angola Prison Rodeo in Louisiana? They ask you at the gate if you have any firearms. If you do it's no big deal. Just pull off to the side, walk to the gate with it and an officer will check it in and give you a receipt. On the way out of the prison after the rodeo you just pull over, give a guard your ticket and they hand you your guns/s. Like valet parking for your firearms.
The problem I have is places like chemical plants and manufacturing facilities which prohibit firearms, not only inside the gates but in visitor and employee parking lots outside. It actually took an act of our State Congress and the Govenors signiture to allow citizens to keep their weapons in their cars at work.
I think, if you don't want to allow weapons inside the gates and not in the parking lots you need to arrainge to have a place for people to put their legally carried firearms. "Welcome to Disney World. Please clear your weapon at the sand barrel and check it with the attendant at that booth there. Have a nice day."
It's no different than these same places which don't allow cellphones and cameras. If you take my cellphone and camera and put them in a locker then what's wrong with my gun going in there too?

 

[hotshotshoting]

i laugh when i hear people say that law enforcement and military are the only people trained enough to keep firearms...

most law enforcement agency's are only required to fire 100 rds / year to stay qualified your average recreational shooter usually fires that at least monthly.... and i personally fire an average of 3000 rds / week... but its easy for me because i own my own store and shooting range... and i do not consider myself normal

ps im also not saying that all law enforcement only fires 100 rds / year.. im just stating a fact for my area in florida i do not know all law enforcement agencys policys


as for glocks firing by themselves... glocks happen to be 1 of the safest pistols you can own if you dont pull the trigger they dont fire.... however there is the possibility of mechanical failure but it is not that common in glocks in the respect of the gun magically firing... we were only able to get the glock to fire by physically manipulating the sear with a screwdriver but that was not possible without replacing the rear cover on the slide with a modified cover so that we could put a screwdriver into it...