Let's review:
The fundamental NRA rules for safe gun handling are:
1. ALWAYS keep the gun pointed in a safe direction.
2. ALWAYS keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot.
3. ALWAYS keep the gun unloaded until ready to use.
YOU BROKE EVERY RULE.
CASE DISMISSED!
So it took 13 years for this guy to tumble onto the “manufacturer’s defect?” More likely 13 years wear and tear with minimal maintenance is the problem here.
Really, really, and really. Broke every single rule.
This dumbazz gomer shouldn’t have been let out of the house with anything deadlier than a marsh mellow, let alone a firearm.
Seems like operator error. Gun loaded, pointed at foot, hand on gun, what could go wrong?
I don't expect any sensible person to mount something on a loaded firearm, let alone on a Glock. I love Glocks, but they are not for rookies or for the reckless. They fire every time you pull the trigger when they're loaded, which is why I never do cleaning or gunsmithing on a loaded Glock - but the Glock is my go-to home defense weapon (until I can get to a 12 gauge shotgun).
The cop should lose the case, since he was reckless. The cop should also lose his job since he doesn't know how to handle firearms.
I would be too embarrassed to let my name be associated with such stupid behavior.
The gun worked just like it was supposed to. The shooter was defective. End of story.
The idiot was adding accessories on a loaded weapon? So much for the myth of the cop as a “trained professional.”
Trying to attach a Tactical light to a chambered gun? Effing brilliant. And this clown wants to advertise to the world How stupid he is?
Pistols...nay, ANY firearm, does NOT discharge unexpectedly.
I do not like Glocks...that dislike having nothing to do with the lack of a manual safety, more to do with the overall engineering and mechanics of the weapon, but when one places one's finger on the trigger, one should expect a discharge.
Period.
To argue the firearm is defective simply because one is too stupid to follow protocol when handling a firearm...is, well, stupid.
Attempting to install an accessory on a loaded firearm is even more stupid...as stupid as attempting to clean a loaded firearm.
You can't fix stupid, nor should stupid be compensated.
Sooo, a cop ( expert etc) attempted to attached a rail flashlight to his fully loaded Glock ( or any firearm). He shoots himself and he has the gall to try to sue? Okay.
revolvers have fewer safety features than a Glock. Should Smith and Wesson and Colt be sued for manufacturing unsafe firearms too? I’m sure they will be if this lawsuit is successful of course (along with every other firearm manufacturer).
Know it all LEO. Probably wanted to shoot a few dogs at night.
Better to sue the manufacturer than set aside your ego and admit you fkkd up.
Would have expected more from someone with sworn status.
Two points.
#1, They’ve been manufacturing revolvers for about 175 years, and out of the millions and millions that have been made, only about two of them had a manual safety (and that was two more than necessary).
#2, The Glock in the photo has pignose.
Wait until Hillary becomes POTUS. She wants Firearm Manufacturers to be responsible for the Illegal Use of their Products.
I Guess the Automakers should be held to the same standard, especially after the Allah Akbar incident in Nice involving the Truck.
He didn't drop the gun, until after he shot himself I assume. When dropped, did it unexpectedly fire again?
I have a Glock 19. I was out shooting it one day. After the last shot the slide locked back. I released the slide and it closed normally. Now you all know to disassemble a Glock you have to pull the trigger. What I didn’t realize was I had a failure to feed so there was a live round still in there. Guess what happened next.
He used it 13 years and didn’t figure out the safety is on the trigger?