p35
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Guy I've known for a long time is in hospital tonight. He's been a jail correctional officer for some 25 years. As he was on his way to work Tuesday, he somehow shot himself in the lower abdomen and thigh with a Sig-Sauer 9mm- his service weapon. Classic "went off while holstering" injury, although he apparently wasn't wearing a holster. Took out the femoral artery, and he's in bad shape- the rumor, which I hope isn't true, is that he's brain dead.
Jail COs holster and unholster their weapons dozens of times a day as they move from inside the jail to the courtrooms or other areas they move inmates to. SIGs are certainly not known as unsafe weapons, either- Glocks have a reputation for being prone to this but they don't. This one's at the crime lab now being checked for any mechanical malfunction. Aside from my sadness over this, I'm kind of wondering if any of us are safe handling guns when someone like him can have an accident like this.
We always say "you can't be too careful", but this really brings it home. Stay safe out there.
http://www.theolympian.com/home/news/20031002/southsound/114433.shtml
Jail COs holster and unholster their weapons dozens of times a day as they move from inside the jail to the courtrooms or other areas they move inmates to. SIGs are certainly not known as unsafe weapons, either- Glocks have a reputation for being prone to this but they don't. This one's at the crime lab now being checked for any mechanical malfunction. Aside from my sadness over this, I'm kind of wondering if any of us are safe handling guns when someone like him can have an accident like this.
We always say "you can't be too careful", but this really brings it home. Stay safe out there.
http://www.theolympian.com/home/news/20031002/southsound/114433.shtml
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