[iowamark]

I shouldn't laugh. I hope that he will be ok. Yes, Sheriff Johnstone is a Democrat.

[lacrew]

I will never understand this. Clear the weapon before you fiddle with it.

[iowamark]

He just got a ticket for hitting another vehicle on the way to the firing range.

http://www.kcci.com/news/sheriff-says-hes-to-blame-for-crash-wants-ticket/35081374

[Paul46360]

Right...I clean my gun with bullets in it ALL THE TIME!!!

[HomerBohn]

I predict he’ll lost the next election.

[Riley]

I find that ‘it went off while I was cleaning it’ is usually code for ‘I was doing something stupid, I knew better, and I’d rather not talk about it’.

[SkyDancer]

I wonder if he knew what that little hook was for.

[datura]

[IC Ken]

So he was stupid enough to clean a loaded gun.

[camle]

this is why you put the bullets somewhere AWAY from any gun you’re messing with

[FlingWingFlyer]

Democrats should never handle guns. They are not toys or taxpayer wallets.

[BigEdLB]

The stress of caucus season is too much for some folks

[Blue Jays]

I'm the only one in this room, professional enough, that I know of...to carry this Glock .40

[smokingfrog]

All guns are loaded.

[justlittleoleme]

And today Paul Ryan shot the Republican Party in the foot... but whats new?
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2015/12/paul_ryan_s_first_deal_is_just_like_john_boehner_s_old_ones.html

[4yearlurker]

...and only his special law enforcement training and rigid self discipline saved him from his own gun.

[circlecity]

This is even worse than shooting your foot while drawing weapon from your holster. I can understand (but never excuse) how the latter could happen - you accidentally let your finger slide into the trigger guard while drawing. This happens, especially with serpa retention holsters. But there’s absolutely no reason to shoot yourself when cleaning a gun. The first thing you do whenever picking up a weapon is to clear the chamber. I agree with a poster above, there’s good chance the Sheriff was playing with the firearm and then used the old “I was cleaning it” excuse.

[fungoking]

Based on the House and Senate spending bill its safe to say this guy isn't a republican...if he was he would have shot himself in the foot.

[jonascord]

Yeah, right, sure. What's the spread on 'fast draw while watching TV' and 'idly seeing if my finger fit in the muzzle'?

He's a DEMOCRAT! That's code for "I was chosen as police chief because, when I was a junior patrolman, I found the county Democrat party chairman with a boy scout and an eggplant."

[Red Badger]

I hate it when that happens......................

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Too bad he didn’t shoot himself in the foot. I know a really good surgeon.