Posted on 04/14/2016 2:20:49 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A San Francisco sheriff’s deputy accidentally discharged a non-duty weapon, a "baby Glock," inside the Hall of Justice on Wednesday morning, apparently while trying to demonstrate the proper use of the weapon to a colleague. The round narrowly missed the fellow deputy, but no one was injured.
San Francisco Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman Eileen Hirst said the discharge occurred before court started and was under investigation. She was not able to provide details, pending the outcome of the probe. “An accidental discharge of a firearm is a very serious matter,” she said. “We are all very grateful that no one was injured.”
Sources say that Rhonda Gaines, a 20-plus year veteran, brought the gun to work and that Sotero Santos accidentally fired it. Hirst would not confirm either identities but said that the person who fired the weapon is receiving a one-on-one refresher on firearm training, as is the deputy who brought the weapon to the courthouse.
Hirst also told NBC Bay Area that the deputy who brought the weapon to work remains on duty and has not been disarmed. As a bailiff, that employee doesn't carry a weapon for her current post. In addition, Hirst said the sheriff is issuing a departmentwide firearm safety bulletin and updated training on firearms safety.
As for whether there will be any discipline, Hirst would only say "we are investigating the entire incident." Superior Court spokeswoman Ann Donlan said the accidental gunfire was reported at 7:10 a.m. It occurred inside an office used by court bailiffs near the chambers of the criminal supervising judge, Teri Jackson, as well as the court administrator’s office. Officials said the court administrator was in his office at the time. "As far as I know, no other staff had been in the vicinity when it happened,” Donlan said. \ The round pierced the wall, fell in a cavity, and can't be retrieved.
Sources told NBC Bay Area that Gaines brought the handgun, a 22-caliber “baby” Glock, to work and was apparently not familiar with how it operated. She handed it to Santos and asked him about its use, sources said. The second deputy pointed the weapon at the first deputy and – apparently unaware the weapon was loaded – pulled the trigger. The round missed the her, piercing an equipment storage cabinet, before lodging in the office wall.
Oops!
The second deputy pointed the weapon at the first deputy and – apparently unaware the weapon was loaded – pulled the trigger.
We call that Attempted Murder of a Police Officer and I believe the term is LIFE IN PRISON
Uh...right. Because the best way to find out if a firearm is loaded or not is to point it at your friend and pull the trigger.
I don't think that was a .22, though. A "Baby Glock" is usually construed as a Model 36 in 9mm, a very popular backup carry piece. The hole shown is not a .22.
I’m sure glad this is in California, where they have strict gun laws. Guns are dangerous and only the police can be trusted to know how to use them properly. /s/s/s/s
Remember this kind of journalistic incompetence with EVERYTHING they report.
Are the Wonder Twins OK?
Just a thought - regardless of how the firearm "operates," if you keep your booger hook off the bang switch, you'll probably do OK.
Oops - typo. That’s a model 26, not 36. My bad.
22 caliber — I think not.
I don’t know if you can fix stupid with a refresher course.
..The hole shown is not a .22...
A .380?
I believe a G22 is .40 cal.
A Glock 22 is the standard .40 cal model.
Could be. They make a model 42 in .380. Whatever it was, it went through three layers of sheet metal and lodged in the wall.
At least we didn’t get the old ‘I was cleaning it and it went off’ line.
Yeah, but it's a full-sized handgun (I have one and I love it).
Better accuracy than most MSM Reports.
The guy actually was 2 for 2 for hitting something.
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