Douglas Cioni, an 18-year veteran of the force, was unloading his gun to clean it when it discharged and a bullet struck one of his hands, township spokesman John Hagerty said. [More]Well if they've already concluded "it discharged," don't look for an "investigation" that actually wants to find anything that could assign responsibility.
[Via Sons of Reagan]
One wonders how many rules of safe gun handling he had to break before an negligent discharge occurred with his hand in front of the muzzle.
ReplyDeleteBet he had a Glock (or similar that requires pulling the trigger to get the slide off) and had his hand in front to keep the slide from flying across the room instead of firmly gripping it over the top. And of course he forgot it had a round in the chamber when he pulled the trigger.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't take that bet.
ReplyDeleteGlock has more than one design flaw in its history, but Glock isn't responsible for "Can't Fix Stupid"!
Sounds like he put one hand in front of the muzzle of a loaded gun ... and then pulled the trigger - or am I missing something about how guns work?
ReplyDeleteMa Duce
I'm getting Deja Vu all over again...
ReplyDeletehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/01/13/former-cop-sues-kentucky-hunting-store-after-accidentally-shooting-off-his-own-finger/