Captain Mark
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Originally posted by sr71gn
>the pistol went off because the stupid bitch holding it had her finger on the trigger.
modern firearms go off when the trigger is pulled.the cardinal rules of firearms safety are:
1:treat all firearms as if they are loaded.
2: only point a firearm at something you want to kill.
3:keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to shoot.
i won't entertain any excuses from anyone on this one.she was 100% in the wrong and would be standing in the unemployment line if she worked for me.<
our issue was a sig sauer226- the gun fired the first round double action and the rest single action- you could fire the first round single action by cocking the hammer
i would have to disagree about keeping your finger outside the trigger guard when you are covering a suspect- the reason you cover a suspect is to shoot them if they suddenly become a deadly force threat- in that case the time it takes to move your finger from outside the guard to the trigger could cost you dearly
i ran a swat team for the last 15 years before i retired two years ago(we had 36 men - three full time shifts- i was in charge of and led one of these teams on all operatioins) during the time i spent on this unit we had several accidental discharges - our rule was that if an officer had a second ad he was automatically dismissed from the unit- this did not get them discharged from regular duties even though i stongly believe that any officer who has two ads should be dismissed from the job period
I totally agree. I watched that video in awe at the end of last week. A friend sent it to me, and I was amazed. I still carry my old Sig Sauer P226 for the reason SR71 outlined. The first shot is double action which cuts down on accidental discharges like this one.
Have any of you guys seen the police video of that woman officer getting the crap beaten out of her by some big dude that just got out of the pen? He almost beat her to death while his kids watched from inside his car. The whole time he was on top of her, he was saying "you ain't taking me to jail today". Once she was unconcious, he got up very calmly and drove away. She wisely quit police work after her recovery.
I could tell you some female firefighter stories too but........I'll save those for another time!
