A truer statement was never said! If this guy is a "professional", I'd hate to see what they consider an idiot.
Utterly beyond contempt.
Posted on 03/19/2005 7:09:30 AM PST by Mulder
ORLANDO, Fla. -- An agent with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency was been suspended after video surfaced showing the man shooting himself during a gun safety class in front of a group of Orlando fourth-graders, according to Local 6 News.
An investigation has been launched to determine who leaked the home video of the undercover DEA agent shooting himself at an event sponsored by the Orlando Minority Youth Golf Association.
Before the shooting, the agent was videotaped talking about how certain weapons are popular with rap artists.
"This is a Glock 40," the agent said on the tape. "Fifty Cent, Too Short, all of them talk about a Glock 40, OK?," he said. "I'm the only one in this room professional enough that I know of to carry this Glock 40."
Seconds later, the agent shot himself in the foot.
"See how that accident happened, that could happen to you and you could be blown away," the agent said after the shooting.
Experts in the field said that the undercover agent should never have been videotaped because it could put the agent's life at risk, Local 6 News reported.
"It puts a lot of undercover agents in jeopardy if their faces are videotaped," the masked agent told Local 6 News. "His identity is burned. His identity is known as a police officer and its a potential personal safety hazard to himself as well as his family members."
The video of the shooting is posted on several Web sites on the Internet. The video shows the shooting and the agent's face.
Local 6 News did not show the entire video of the shooting because the undercover officer could be identified in some of the shots.
Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
LOL! Was he wearing a blue armband and a pith helmet?
Ways he could have prevented his COMPLETELY preventable "accident":
1. He should have cleared his handgun OUTSIDE, while pointing the muzzle in a safe direction. Or, at least KEPT the loaded handgun in its holster while in the classroom, and ONLY used prevoiously cleared firearms (or maybe even ones with the bolts removed, or otherwise made inoperable) for his demo. And even with those, double-checked and cleared them again, in a safe, prescribed way before the demo.
2. He should have removed the magazine BEFORE locking the slide back and checking the chamber.
3. He should have, after doing #2 above, checked the magazine well and chamber (both visually and with his finger) to ensure it was unloaded. And then, and ONLY then, let his partner VERIFY that it was unloaded.
4. Even AFTER #3 above, he should have kept ASSUMING the weapon was loaded.
5. He should have kept the weapon, at ALL times, pointed in a safe direction, including, not at his foot.
6. He should have kept his trigger finger straight and off the trigger, and OUT of the trigger guard.
7. Keep the safety engaged unless and until you want to fire the weapon. With a Glock, the only external "safety" is on the trigger, so if he had just observed and followed #6 above, the AD probably would not have happened.
This dangerous goofball needs to go, but like one other poster said, political correctness will probably protect him.
They should AT LEAST, take away his gun, put him in a desk job, and start paying him what he is worth...
FITTY CENT an hour.
That plus the fact he's a federal employee. He could be dealing crack from his cubicle at DEA, and the only thing he'd get is counseling and remedial training (and the union would probably fight even that).
This is your DEA agent
This is your DEA agent on drugs
Any questions ?
That's all I can figure.
But why he didn't check for a round in the chamber HIMSELF, and instead, apparently relied upon his partner to check it alone, is what I CAN'T figure.
He may be a "professional" of some type (BS-er, etc.), but it's certainly NOT a professional at handling weapons.
and just exactly WHAT is this fool doing playing with his gun at a GOLF event besides showing off???
" I even dropped it a few times."
Ummm... That is sort of considered a problem.
Exposing his face and getting his gun away from him takes away a major life risk.
Now one of the steps, racking the slide and pulling the trigger, is controversial. My carry weapon is an XD9, which like the Glock has no manual/external safety.. so like checking division by multiplying, this step ensures the gun has no ability to fire. Repeating is more a function of racking the slide to ensure that I did not somehow chamber another round...
Boring, Redundant, and not at all exciting like T.V. guns.. but it keeps me and mine safe..
This guy broke every one of my rules. He was handed an "unloaded" weapon, and assumed... That's a very stupid assumption.
Raymond
I need to see his face so i don't get close to him ,He's dangerous
Maybe it's just me, but something tells me the video isn't the safety hazard here.
And they will blame the Glock calling it an 'unsafe' pistol
So unsafe that even pros can shoot themselves with it making it far to 'unsafe' for 'civilian amateurs.
He violated the fundamentals of firearms safety..he's a loose cannon who should be discharged
imo
Sounds like he did a pretty good job of that himself.
"It puts a lot of undercover agents in jeopardy if their faces are videotaped," the masked agent told Local 6 News. "His identity is burned. His identity is known as a police officer and its a potential personal safety hazard to himself as well as his family members."
Since he 'outed' himself already (in front of the group), what's the diff? Who videotaped him? The DEA so they could use it for their own PR? Tough. Maybe the super-sleuth should've been wearing a mask like the 'agent' who spoke to channel 6?
Funny video - he looks more like a perp than an agent. Good thing he shot himself and nobody else was hurt.
This is your DEA agent on drugs (Ego) (Adrenaline) pick one
Any questions ?
God's a racist!
Oh yes I'm sure
Exactly !!!
A truer statement was never said! If this guy is a "professional", I'd hate to see what they consider an idiot.
Utterly beyond contempt.
I love how everybody acts so casual. LOL!
He broke every major gun safety rule I believe I've ever heard, and there are many different rules. If he had just practiced even ONE of the four major ones I learned in the Marine Corps, he would not have had an AD.
The same goes for my friend, roommate (we shared a duplex out in town), and fellow Marine when I was stationed on I&I duty out in California back in 1979.
SSgt Dennis Treiner "accidentally" shot and killed himself with his own 1911, and in front of me, another Marine, two female friends from his high school days, and his fiancee. He was dead before he hit the ground.
Did that turn me against firearms? NO.
But it sure strengthened my belief in gun safety, and not being STUPID with weapons. Partially due to that incident, I went on to become a range coach and spend a lot of time teaching my fellow Marines weapons safety classes, and ensuring that they put what I taught them into practice in the field and on the range.
I am glad to hear that you have been able to put the experience to good use, teaching gun-safety to people who might otherwise make a mistake that results in injury or death.. The sad thing is that this DEA agent probably took all the prescribed gun safety classes, and still managed to shoot himself. That is complacency.. and one just can't be complacent when it comes to firearms.
On a lighter note; I think that the Marine Corps is the best damn department of the NAVY there is! Semper-Fi Ground Pounder! LOL *pokes*
Raymond
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