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Police Officer Accidentally Shoots Himself In An Elevator
In 24 years of carrying a firearm, I've always kept it locked and loaded, with either the safety on, or the "safety" being a six-pound trigger pull combined with a firing pin interlock. Not ONCE have I ever experienced a discharge at anything other than the intended target on a firing range or the deer at which I was aiming.
""He was transitioning the holster and transitioning the gun out of his holster. He was going to carry it in his hand as they walked to the car," Cincinnati Capt. Michael John told WLWT. "As he was pulling the gun from the holster, a round discharged, ricocheted in the elevator, struck him in the stomach.""
Dude...
First, you NEVER remove your firearm from its holster in public, except in the course of needing to use your firearm for self-defense or taking down a perp.
Second, you NEVER carry it in your hand as you walk to the car. In many states, that alone constitutes brandishing, which is at least a misdemeanor, but can be constituted as a felony.
Capt John should know these facts. He should have this guy back in Basic Firearms Safety 101 for a mandatory refresher course.
Sadly, the blitheringly idiotic liberal mainstream media has twice mentioned this on news feeds (TV at a friend's house -- I couldn't copy it), using this as a poster child case that "It's difficult enough for highly-trained professionals to safely carry a firearm in public, so the average citizen is simply not qualified."
In 24 years of carrying a firearm, I've always kept it locked and loaded, with either the safety on, or the "safety" being a six-pound trigger pull combined with a firing pin interlock. Not ONCE have I ever experienced a discharge at anything other than the intended target on a firing range or the deer at which I was aiming.
""He was transitioning the holster and transitioning the gun out of his holster. He was going to carry it in his hand as they walked to the car," Cincinnati Capt. Michael John told WLWT. "As he was pulling the gun from the holster, a round discharged, ricocheted in the elevator, struck him in the stomach.""
Dude...
First, you NEVER remove your firearm from its holster in public, except in the course of needing to use your firearm for self-defense or taking down a perp.
Second, you NEVER carry it in your hand as you walk to the car. In many states, that alone constitutes brandishing, which is at least a misdemeanor, but can be constituted as a felony.
Capt John should know these facts. He should have this guy back in Basic Firearms Safety 101 for a mandatory refresher course.
Sadly, the blitheringly idiotic liberal mainstream media has twice mentioned this on news feeds (TV at a friend's house -- I couldn't copy it), using this as a poster child case that "It's difficult enough for highly-trained professionals to safely carry a firearm in public, so the average citizen is simply not qualified."