David904
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Man... It seems like there is a certain percentage of forumites here who derive a rather nasty bit of satisfaction that this officer got paralyzed. He may not have been a firearms enthusiast, but he may very well be a great guy - the kind you would want as your neighbor and share backyard BBQs with.
That being said, everyone should be grateful that if someone was to get hurt out of this incident, it was the father and not the child. That little boy could just as easily ended up splattered all over the back seat.
That would have been a real tragedy.
It just goes to show you that even one moments laxness in our vigilance in ensuring the safe storage and holstering of our firearms could have dire repercussions. I'm sorry he got paralyzed. I'm sorrier for the child knowing he hurt his daddy - even though it wasn't his fault. The pistol functioned as designed. The fault lay in the poor choice of holsters, the improper and unsafe storage of a firearm, and not buckling that child into his safety seat. My heart goes out to the officer's family, but I think Glock doesn't need to settle - nor should they. This is a case of contributory negligence at the very least.
That being said, everyone should be grateful that if someone was to get hurt out of this incident, it was the father and not the child. That little boy could just as easily ended up splattered all over the back seat.
That would have been a real tragedy.
It just goes to show you that even one moments laxness in our vigilance in ensuring the safe storage and holstering of our firearms could have dire repercussions. I'm sorry he got paralyzed. I'm sorrier for the child knowing he hurt his daddy - even though it wasn't his fault. The pistol functioned as designed. The fault lay in the poor choice of holsters, the improper and unsafe storage of a firearm, and not buckling that child into his safety seat. My heart goes out to the officer's family, but I think Glock doesn't need to settle - nor should they. This is a case of contributory negligence at the very least.