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Agent Shoots Self During Gun Safety Presentation
Associated Press ^
| May 1, 2004
| Associated Press
Posted on 05/01/2004 10:48:27 PM PDT by CurlyDave
ORLANDO, Fla. A federal drug agent shot himself in the leg during a gun safety presentation to children in what police describe as an accident. His bosses, however, are still investigating the incident...
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bang; dea; donutwatch; firearms; operatorerror; ouch; safety; stupid
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posted on
05/01/2004 10:48:28 PM PDT
by
CurlyDave
To: CurlyDave
"Now children, do as I
say, not as I
do."
ROTHL
2
posted on
05/01/2004 10:51:56 PM PDT
by
RebelTex
(On rare occasions I may be wrong, but I'm always RIGHT! ->)
To: RebelTex
Really dumb. He removed the magazine, but there was already a bullet in the chamber. Then he passed the gun around to students to inspect. DEA - wow.
3
posted on
05/01/2004 10:58:58 PM PDT
by
ARepublicanForAllReasons
(A socialist is just a communist who has run out of bullets)
To: RebelTex
It sure was a lesson those kids'll remember.
4
posted on
05/01/2004 10:59:47 PM PDT
by
rec
To: rec
You said it all.
5
posted on
05/01/2004 11:00:21 PM PDT
by
onyx
(Kerry' s a Veteran, but so were Lee Harvey Oswald, Timothy McVeigh and Benedict Arnold)
To: ARepublicanForAllReasons
Then he passed the gun around to students to inspect. That's dangerous, not funny.
6
posted on
05/01/2004 11:01:09 PM PDT
by
rec
To: rec
You're right it could have been tragic.
To: ARepublicanForAllReasons
Attempted Darwin Award Nominee
8
posted on
05/01/2004 11:05:37 PM PDT
by
proudpapa
(of three.)
To: CurlyDave
I sure wish they would release the guys name.
I went to high school with a guy who served 20 years in the Army, then joined the DEA in FLA, and I think it may be the same guy, for he was an idiot.
To: CurlyDave
I'm sure his 'co-workers' won't give him a hard time. They'll probably be understanding, and considerate of his feelings in this difficult time.
However, we all know his wife will be laughing herself to sleep for a while.
10
posted on
05/01/2004 11:13:15 PM PDT
by
Axiom Nine
(Death to all fanatics!)
To: ARepublicanForAllReasons
Hey, what did you expect from the DEA? Like we're really winning the war on drugs. Remember Waco? Didn't the DEA play a large part in that?
Hopefully, W has put the right people in place to weed out the undesirables.
11
posted on
05/01/2004 11:14:24 PM PDT
by
RebelTex
(On rare occasions I may be wrong, but I'm always RIGHT! ->)
To: CurlyDave
12
posted on
05/01/2004 11:16:14 PM PDT
by
FreedomPoster
(This space intentionally blank)
To: rec
"It sure was a lesson those kids'll remember." Well, it may scare the kids enough to not play with guns, but it would be unfortunate if it turned them totaly against guns and prevented them (when they are old enough) from eventually getting proper instructions and learning self-defense.
13
posted on
05/01/2004 11:20:42 PM PDT
by
RebelTex
To: RebelTex
ROTHL Rolling on the hamster laughing?
To: RebelTex
Remember Waco? Didn't the DEA play a large part in that?To the best of my knowledge, DEA played no role whatsoever in the events at Waco. BATF was the agency responsible for the initial raid, and the FBI's HRT (Hostage Rescue Team) took over after the BATF team was shot up by the Branch Davidians.
15
posted on
05/01/2004 11:25:54 PM PDT
by
rmh47
(Go Kats! - Got Seven?)
To: FreedomPoster
"Almost certainly violated Rules 1, 2, and 3. Never forget the 1st fact about guns: "A safety is a mechanical device that CAN and WILL FAIL."
Those who remember this fact have much more respect for guns and are more likely to follow rules 1,2, & 3.
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posted on
05/01/2004 11:27:49 PM PDT
by
RebelTex
To: Manic_Episode
I will say this about DEA guys...at least the 6 I have met in my life...half were absolute dimwits and half were decent law-enforcement. I don't want to paint the whole organization that way...but I wonder. It doesn't take an awful lot to get into DEA.
To: hole_n_one
"Rolling on the hamster laughing? OOPS! - I meant F (floor) - that dirty hamster must have run across my keyboard as I was typing. Where's my 22?
LOL ;->
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posted on
05/01/2004 11:31:30 PM PDT
by
RebelTex
To: rmh47
"DEA played no role whatsoever in the events at Waco." You're right about the other agencies, but I thought that they used some 'alleged drug' excuse, along with 'illegal weapons' in order to get the original search warrants and used drug laws & DEA rules to justify their position. If so, then DEA would have been at least superficially or indirectly involved.
I haven't looked at those records since GWB took office. Some of the facts are kinda hazy now, but I can't forget what happened there.
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posted on
05/01/2004 11:39:29 PM PDT
by
RebelTex
To: RebelTex; rmh47; CurlyDave
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posted on
05/01/2004 11:54:44 PM PDT
by
endthematrix
(To enter my lane you must use your turn signal!)
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