Sgt. Chris Van Compernolle told SBT24/7 News that a man from Illinois had a handgun concealed in his pocket. The gun accidentally discharged when he was retrieving something from his pocket and fired straight down into the carpet...Drum roll please?
No one was injured and there was no property damage, VanCompernolle said.
A Four Winds statement later identified the man as an off-duty policeman from the University of Illinois-Chicago. [More]
No charges have been filed in the case, which is being reviewed.This is some "Authorized Journalism."
They say there were no injuries and they say he sustained minor injuries. They say there was no property damage and they say he shot the carpet. There's no reciprocity for concealed carry and he endangers customers and employees, and he wasn't hauled away in cuffs?
Anybody think a non-"Only One" would be treated with similar deference?
"The gun accidentally discharged."
Good grief.
[Via Ben G]
6 comments:
Quote for Jesse:
They say the gun discharged. They didn't say whether or not the Off duty officer discharged any. I'm curious about the condition of his laundry.
Any the answer to the question is...Any non-only-one would be hauled away in a minute.
Also, good thing the FBI responded. It was the keep the injuns from gettin' restless, I'm sure. I guess luckiest of all is that the Hostage Roasting Team didn't show up, shoot every one, run them over with a tank, set the place ablaze, and declare a native-american mass suicide.
Longbow
illinois doesnt have a concealed carry license....but half assed cops dont have to follow the law
Anon 4:52
You said half assed? The story said he sustained only "minor" injuries.
Can you imagine what would have taken place in Illinois had this happened to a legally armed Michigan resident, well, legal in Michigan anyway.
I suspect full felony take down and a night in the cooler with any number of charges pending. The gun would be g-o-n-e forever. And the Michigan resident would leave with a much lighter wallet.
BTW, it's Negligent Discharge, not accidental discharge.
Bobcat
Gosh, Illinois must be in far worse shape than I thought. They can't afford either training OR simple holsters there? Wow, who would have guessed.
So far, so good. In 45 years, none of my guns have fired themselves without my sincere cooperation. Of course, anyone can have an ND - just takes a moment's inattention to the rules - but so far I've avoided that too. I must just be lucky...
I'd like to know what type of carpet stops a bullet. I'm sure the local indoor shooting ranges would rather hang an area rug than gigantic, heavy steel panels.
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