Expert
Since this topic is being discussed on several fronts here at THR, I thopugh a cut/paste of my response on another thread might be appropriate.
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Okay...We've got a veteran DEA agent...whose issue sidearm is the Glock...
and he was gonna disassemble the gun AFTER he chambered a round...knowing full well that the Glock's trigger has to be pulled to drop the striker before it can be disassembled...also knowing full well that the clearance drill for an autopistol is to remove the magazine FIRST and then clear the chamber, and at least LOOK into the chamber, if not DEA policy to lock the slide to the rear and feel inside the chamber to insure that the gun is clear...BEFORE the slide can be returned to battery and the trigger safely pulled for weapon disassambly.
He flat lied. I saw the video. He wasn't gonna take it apart. He was reholstering the pistol and it fired because he had his finger on the trigger.
Probably the number one cause of negligent discharge with the Glock.
(The trigger makes it go bang, genius.)
He not only knew these things..or at least had been trained to perform the clearance drill...but he did his demonstration for a group of kids with a loaded gun instead of clearing it before he entered the classroom...and now he's gonna sue because somebody caught him on film bein' a world-class dumbass
and had the unmitigated gall to let the public SEE that he was a world-class dumbass.
Let's have a show of hands from our LEOs. Would any of you guys have done that demonstration with a loaded gun? Nah. I didn't think so.
This macho moron was goin' for the OOH/AHH effect from a buncha kids with his real gun. Well...He got it.
Combatant stated:
>What saddens me on how some people smile on the misfortunes of others. The truth is the agent's carreer is now thrown to chicken manure. Obviously, he's lost the confidence and respect of his peers and may not even land another job on any other LE field or agency.
So lets give the guy some slack and let him move forward.<
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So far, the responses haven't been smiling on his misfortune. Let's remember that he brought his own misfortune on himself with his grandstand play. If he "forgets" correct firearms handling protocol
in front of a bunch of kids...what's he gonna do when the situation is charged with adrenalin? In my way of thinking, he should have been
completely focused on the fact that he was handling a loaded pistol
in a classroom full of young children, and proceeded with an extra measure of caution.
Slack? Not from me, Kemosabe...