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Just to provide a sense of proportion so folks don't get unduly excited:
" An Associated Press investigation, released Monday, documented 1,422 unintentional discharges, some involving fatal shootings, since 2012 at 258 law enforcement agencies." 2012-2019.
https://www.laconiadailysun.com/new...cle_c03a199c-1ad0-11ea-b70c-873d5656d680.html
The 1,422 figure is taken from a survey of 258 law enforcement agencies in the U.S. There are over 17,000 state and local law enforcement agencies in the U.S. From very small to very large. This does not include Federal.
https://www.discoverpolicing.org/ex... more than 17,000,officer to more than 30,000.
The point being that there are more UDs going on in the hands of law enforcement than one might think. This with a variety of weapons.
There are also a lot of reports of guns "just going off" than a fella might expect.
" An Associated Press investigation, released Monday, documented 1,422 unintentional discharges, some involving fatal shootings, since 2012 at 258 law enforcement agencies." 2012-2019.
https://www.laconiadailysun.com/new...cle_c03a199c-1ad0-11ea-b70c-873d5656d680.html
The 1,422 figure is taken from a survey of 258 law enforcement agencies in the U.S. There are over 17,000 state and local law enforcement agencies in the U.S. From very small to very large. This does not include Federal.
https://www.discoverpolicing.org/ex... more than 17,000,officer to more than 30,000.
The point being that there are more UDs going on in the hands of law enforcement than one might think. This with a variety of weapons.
There are also a lot of reports of guns "just going off" than a fella might expect.