A Deschutes County sheriff’s patrol deputy of eight years has been placed on “modified duty” after his service rifle discharged as he was driving on U.S. Highway 97 and the bullet hit a building."...his service rifle discharged..."
"...Ron Brown’s AR 15 rifle went off..."
It's a good thing "Officers train with long-range weapons at least two days each year..."
This is where superior, intensive "Only One" training becomes invaluable. Otherwise, we might suspect guns going off would be their fault.
[Via MacEntyre]
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and the space shuttle just blasts off all on it's own too, right?
“We have to make sure that we have equal or superior equipment or tools available to us than a suspect may have,” Blanton said. You serfs, you use nail files and brush handles...the kind of things people use in prison. Coincidence?
Can you imagine the muzzle blast inside a closed car?
The investigation starts:
Blanton: Okay, what happened here?
Brown: What?
Blanton: How did this happen, Deputy?
Brown: What?
Blanton: Uh, you better come with me back to the department.
Brown: What? Hey, anybody got some Tylenol?
"Sheriff Larry Blanton said he did not have many specifics about the incident.
“(The rifle) was in its holder, but he heard it rattling up there and was trying to put it back,” Blanton said."
Bullshit
"He said the rifle must first be loaded with a magazine and then cocked to get a bullet into the barrel. Then, Landwer said, a safety lever must be flipped before the weapon will fire.
“If the gun went off and the guy didn’t mean it to then it’s not an accident, it’s negligence,” Landwer said."
Truth.
"“I was surprised when the news started showing up because I didn’t think it was a big deal,” (owner of the damaged building) Taylor said."
Incredulity.
The officer was mucking with his gun while he was driving.
This reminds me of Richard Pryor's account of the events leading to his being severely burned up while he was free-basing Cocaine and the mixture exploded:
"So I dipped the Oreo into the Milk, and the shit blew up!"
Who knew this could happen.
You'll note that it was a Central Oregon paper doing the story ... first thing they did was find a real expert, who proceeded to kick to death Officer Brown's "It just went off" bullshit.
Yep ... storing an AR-15 in a vehicle rack with a round chambered, and then fiddling with it while driving.
Idiot.
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