Speedo66
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I know you're kidding, but it isn't their's, all equipment was owned by officers, bought with an annual equipment allowance.
My Uncle's NYC (Detective?) service revolver.
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Homerboy
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Had the name slightly wrong. Here's his website. He used to be a member of the S&W forum. Maybe here, too.
http://www.vivasandson.com/nypdgunsmain.html
His email:
[email protected]
Sent a query a couple of days ago, along with an 8x10" image, and I hope they are interested enough to dig into the records and respond.
As I mentioned before, the Colt was in my B.I.L.'s possession. He took very good care of guns, especially handguns, but he had a failing of liking to dry fire his handguns. There's no evidence of that on this Colt, but he carried his S&W Model 60 quite often, even in the house. (He was paranoid about being attacked.)
Anyway, he carried the Mod. 60 in a high-ride belt holster close to all day, every day. And, he also carried it loaded most of the time.
A few days after they bought an expensive color console TV (1970s), his son was watching a rocket launch on TV, so he called his dad to watch. After he got seated, the launch went into a hold in the count and the station played a commercial featuring a truck coming straight at the screen. Used to dry-firing, he pulled the snubbie and promptly, and with his Son in the room, blasted the screen, right where the truck was!!!
My sister was not home at the time, but when she arrived there were probably WORDS. Probably a lot, since it wasn't the first time he'd had accidental discharge. The first time was when he was about 16 yrs, when he was aiming his Ruger .22 auto at a photo of Abe on the wall. His mom wasn't home at the time, so he quickly hung a different picture in that spot.
Another time, there were a bunch of dogs in the back yard, so he tried to scare them away with a shot from the snubbie. Unfortunately, the ground was frozen, so the lead bullet ricocheted, striking a neighbor's prize bulldog in the spine. He called me asking what he should do about it and I told him to call the cops, before someone else did. It got ugly and expensive and he lost his concealed-carry permit.
Next time was on him, in California, at a fancy restaurant with their son's in-laws. He'd had a cold, but thankfully didn't have a weapon, but managed to forget that he had his nasal spray in his left jacket pocket and his dog-repelling squirt-bottle filled with ammonia in the right pocket. You guessed it!!! He thought he'd die at first, then hoped he would...afterward.
Well those weren't the only incidents and even years later, while "dry"-firing he took out an expensive sliding patio door with the same snubbie!!!
(I hope this was entertaining. It's absolutely truthful, but hope no one here has any of these happenings. I know I'm paranoid about having loaded guns around the house and whenever I touch a gun, I check it, even if I know it's empty.)
Anyway, he carried the Mod. 60 in a high-ride belt holster close to all day, every day. And, he also carried it loaded most of the time.
A few days after they bought an expensive color console TV (1970s), his son was watching a rocket launch on TV, so he called his dad to watch. After he got seated, the launch went into a hold in the count and the station played a commercial featuring a truck coming straight at the screen. Used to dry-firing, he pulled the snubbie and promptly, and with his Son in the room, blasted the screen, right where the truck was!!!
My sister was not home at the time, but when she arrived there were probably WORDS. Probably a lot, since it wasn't the first time he'd had accidental discharge. The first time was when he was about 16 yrs, when he was aiming his Ruger .22 auto at a photo of Abe on the wall. His mom wasn't home at the time, so he quickly hung a different picture in that spot.
Another time, there were a bunch of dogs in the back yard, so he tried to scare them away with a shot from the snubbie. Unfortunately, the ground was frozen, so the lead bullet ricocheted, striking a neighbor's prize bulldog in the spine. He called me asking what he should do about it and I told him to call the cops, before someone else did. It got ugly and expensive and he lost his concealed-carry permit.
Next time was on him, in California, at a fancy restaurant with their son's in-laws. He'd had a cold, but thankfully didn't have a weapon, but managed to forget that he had his nasal spray in his left jacket pocket and his dog-repelling squirt-bottle filled with ammonia in the right pocket. You guessed it!!! He thought he'd die at first, then hoped he would...afterward.
Well those weren't the only incidents and even years later, while "dry"-firing he took out an expensive sliding patio door with the same snubbie!!!
(I hope this was entertaining. It's absolutely truthful, but hope no one here has any of these happenings. I know I'm paranoid about having loaded guns around the house and whenever I touch a gun, I check it, even if I know it's empty.)
scaatylobo
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I was born and lived until I was 25 years old in a VERY anti gun city = New York City.
I have a very good grasp of why the average citizen of that city is so anti gun,they have NO EXPOSURE to guns ever.
I did become a shooter,hunter,gun saavy person and yes even a police officer.
And as a cop,I became a firearms instructor,and I have seen and heard MANY accidental and negligent firearms discharges.
ALL,yes ALL were preventable !.
Its so simple that I cannot fathom why its an issue.
ALL GUNS ARE ALWAYS LOADED [ yes,even when empty you do not dry fire ,unless TRAINING ].
NEVER PUT YOUR FINGER ON THE TRIGGER [ unless actually firing ].
THEN = never allow YOUR muzzle to point or cross anything you cannot afford or want to destroy.[ NEVER sweep a room or person ].
Follow these all too simple rules and a "loaded gun" is not an issue.
Just an irrational fear !
tbob38
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All good advice. I have had several ND's, but have a severe habit of never pointing or sweeping anything not to be shot, so damage was minimal. Not to excuse the incidents in any way!
Speedo66
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No offense, but your BIL sounds like a a menace. He obviously hasn't learned anything from several previous mistakes.
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