Let's see what Dave Barry eventually has to say about this one....
1 posted on
04/30/2004 9:56:15 AM PDT by
archy
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To: archy
I hope he had the decency to kick in his own door first.
2 posted on
04/30/2004 9:57:24 AM PDT by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: archy
Florida! what else can one say?
3 posted on
04/30/2004 9:58:15 AM PDT by
camle
(keep your mind open and somebody will fill it with something for you))
To: archy
Wow, what a great demonstration that a weapon should ALWAYS be considered loaded! I'll bet that is one class the kids wont forget!
4 posted on
04/30/2004 9:58:27 AM PDT by
taxcontrol
(People are entitled to their opinion - no matter how wrong it is.)
To: archy
Uh-oh. The guy broke the first rule here. It's just a fortunate thing that it was his own thigh that got hit and not some kid's.
Dumba$$
5 posted on
04/30/2004 9:58:36 AM PDT by
MineralMan
(godless atheist)
To: archy
"He drew his .40-caliber duty weapon and removed the magazine, according to the police report. Then he pulled back the slide and asked someone in the audience to look inside the gun and confirm it wasn't loaded, the report said. "
Something isn't adding up, I bet he forgot to take the mag out first.
6 posted on
04/30/2004 10:00:05 AM PDT by
Monty22
To: archy
When my dad was in basic training the Drill Sgt. put an M-14 up to his chin to prove that it didn't have much of a recoil. He had done it several times before but this time he broke his jaw.
7 posted on
04/30/2004 10:00:27 AM PDT by
biblewonk
(Horatius Bonar)
To: archy
He drew his .40-caliber duty weapon and removed the magazine, according to the police report. Then he pulled back the slide and asked someone in the audience to look inside the gun and confirm it wasn't loaded, the report said. Witnesses said the gun was pointed at the floor and when he released the slide, one shot fired into the top of his left thigh.
Something here does NOT make sense.
If he did both (remove the mag. & pull back the slide) why was there still a round in the gun?
8 posted on
04/30/2004 10:00:40 AM PDT by
OXENinFLA
(To me, it is a never ending marvel what our soldiers can do. ----------- PATTON)
To: archy
" But after seeing that, my nephew doesn't want to have anything to do with guns." And another Leftist is born.
I nominate this agent for The Darwin Award.
9 posted on
04/30/2004 10:00:50 AM PDT by
Old Sarge
To: archy
Do DEA agents have to undergo drug tests like the rest of us?
To: archy
Releasing the slide is not what made the gun fire. The ole finger on the trigger routine was at work here.
11 posted on
04/30/2004 10:01:09 AM PDT by
umgud
(speaking strictly as an infidel,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,)
To: archy
WANTED: The Drug Enforcement Administration needs more agents. Competitive pay, good benefits, full medical. Job responsibilities include: DEA work, giving gun safety courses and demonstrating ballastics of mishandling a loaded weapon. Please call (800)DUM-SH*T for prompt consideration. HS Diploma optional.
12 posted on
04/30/2004 10:01:24 AM PDT by
Hodar
(With Rights, comes Responsibilities. Don't assume one, without assuming the other.)
To: archy
the gun was pointed at the floor and when he released the slide, one shot fired into the top of his left thigh I pointed the gun at the floor before I pointed it at my thigh.
13 posted on
04/30/2004 10:01:44 AM PDT by
ClearCase_guy
(You can see it coming like a train on a track.)
To: archy
Witnesses said the gun was pointed at the floor and when he released the slide, one shot fired into the top of his left thigh.
"The kids screamed and started to cry," said Vivian Farmer, who attended the presentation with her 13-year-old nephew.
Im a really bad person, but I think the whole scene would have left me hysterically rolling on the floor. The bloody leg, the profanities, the screaming kids, the gun safety aspect.
Thats why my wife has to take my kids to serious events.
15 posted on
04/30/2004 10:02:12 AM PDT by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: Joe Brower; Shooter 2.5; Travis McGee; Eaker; *bang_list; hookman
Nixon really gave us a gem when he handed us the DEA. They've had at least one agent I'm aware of killed by his own negligent firearms handling, though they're unfortunately not the worst in the federal galaxy.
16 posted on
04/30/2004 10:02:40 AM PDT by
archy
(The darkness will come. It will find you,and it will scare you like you've never been scared before.)
To: archy
Folks, We have a 2004 Darwin award winner.
With due respect, my sympathies to the families of the officer and the children. He might very well have been a good man... in the wrong job.
17 posted on
04/30/2004 10:02:55 AM PDT by
Mr.Atos
To: archy
This is about as bad as the cop leaving his AR-15 on the side of the road after forgetting to put it back after changing a tire.
18 posted on
04/30/2004 10:03:11 AM PDT by
OXENinFLA
(To me, it is a never ending marvel what our soldiers can do. ----------- PATTON)
To: archy
>Police ruled the shooting was an accident, but the DEA headquarters in Washington was
still investigating, Kilmer said.
The bullet really
was fired from a grassy knoll
outside the class room . . .
To: archy
"Everyone was pretty shaken up," Farmer said. "But the point of gun safety hit home. Unfortunately, the agent had to get shot. But after seeing that, my nephew doesn't want to have anything to do with guns." That probably IS the goal of such "gun safety" classes.
21 posted on
04/30/2004 10:03:57 AM PDT by
Sloth
(We cannot defeat foreign enemies of the Constitution if we yield to the domestic ones.)
To: archy
To: archy
Note to Self:
When organizing a Firearms Safty Class, make the sure the instructor knows what he is doing.
23 posted on
04/30/2004 10:05:24 AM PDT by
GreenLanternCorps
(Hit Tagline, Win Suit - Abe Stark)
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