I live in Albemarle County and as I recall, the cops carry Glocks of some variety or another. I suspect he must have been removing the slide (forgetting to check the chamber), which on a Glock requires pulling the trigger. I'm glad to see the official response wasn't to somehow blame the gun but to admit that they need more firearms training. That seems like a very positive response to me. I don't think the story though points out that all cops are incompetent or something. It just proves they're human and can have NDs just like the rest of us (I'll point out, MANY people on this forum have had an ND of some kind or another). I think the lesson we should take from this story is to triple check a gun before cleaning and always follow the four rules. I'm glad the officer involved was not more seriously injured.