In Portland, they just might find 12 people who will award 53 million for this.
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Ka-Boom!
2 posted on
02/08/2006 9:27:10 PM PST by
Travis McGee
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To: DuckFan4ever
"Pirv was one of two Portland officers injured while firing .45-caliber Glocks in March 2004, prompting Portland Police Chief Derrick Foxworth to order the recall of the weapons carried by 230 officers. The bureau replaced them with 9mm Glocks. "Great fix! Replace a powerful, effective plastic gun with a lower power, ineffective plastic gun. DUH!
3 posted on
02/08/2006 9:34:36 PM PST by
de Buillion
(The French have always been there when they needed us.)
To: DuckFan4ever
The guy wants $50M in puni's?? What a whack job! He must hate being a cop so much that he is trying to hit the lottery here and get off the force.
4 posted on
02/08/2006 9:35:03 PM PST by
bpjam
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To: DuckFan4ever
The lawsuit names Glock and two ammunition-makers, Federal Cartridge Company and Alliant Technosystems, also known as ATK. Why is he suing two cartridge companies? Does he not know what ammo was in the gun?
9 posted on
02/08/2006 9:48:20 PM PST by
supercat
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16 posted on
02/08/2006 9:58:42 PM PST by
MS.BEHAVIN
(Women who behave rarely make history)
To: DuckFan4ever
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Anything less would be uncivilized!
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Pirv. With a name like that how did he make it through high school with half his sanity intact. Every time the roll is called the class would be giggling
Anyhow. How badly did he get hurt -- only cosmetic damage, or loss of function? They say he's still on the force, patrolling... maybe the sight of that guy's face is enough to drop a crook? ...
To: DuckFan4ever
I'll bet he was fireing department reloads and that caused the malfunction. He's suing Federal because that was the brass used for the reload.
26 posted on
02/08/2006 10:07:25 PM PST by
BigCinBigD
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To: DuckFan4ever
If this is the same guy...... after some investigation into this incident they found that he had modified the gun with a ported barrel but left the same slide on the gun that did have the port holes for the gases to escape. He fired the gun and the frame broke. After the incident he replaced the ported barrel with the original one which was obvious because there was no damage, but burn marks on the inside of the frame.
30 posted on
02/08/2006 10:11:32 PM PST by
1035rep
To: DuckFan4ever
I hope Gaston kicks this guys ass worse than the bag man who tried to kill him in Switzerland.
33 posted on
02/08/2006 10:15:23 PM PST by
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40 posted on
02/08/2006 10:27:42 PM PST by
Salvation
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42 posted on
02/08/2006 10:33:45 PM PST by
paul51
(11 September 2001 - Never forget)
To: DuckFan4ever
In Portland, they just might find 12 people who will award 53 million for this.In Portland Oregon, they would be hard pressed to find 12 people who wouldn't vote for it. On my side of the river, we Conservatives often refer to Portland as Looney left central.
To: DuckFan4ever
Feed ramp failure?? Of all the autos that I own, I cannot imagine a single one of them having such a failure.
91 posted on
02/09/2006 6:01:16 AM PST by
CodeToad
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102 posted on
02/09/2006 6:28:07 AM PST by
humblegunner
(If you're gonna die, die with your boots on.)
To: DuckFan4ever
FWIW
December 23, 2003
IMMIGRANT RESOLVE BRINGS POLICE CAREER Summary: Portland recruits Florin Pirv, a Romanian native Florin Pirv developed an immense appreciation for freedom, having fled communist Romania and immigrating to America with his parents and sisters in 1981.
That love of freedom also forged a desire to make a living protecting others. But when he arrived in the United States, the 19-year-old had several obstacles to overcome.
The family gave up a spacious home in Romania and moved into his uncle's garage in Southern
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December 23, 2003
FLORIN PIRV Color photo:
Florin Pirv, the Portland Police Bureau's newest recruit, loads the ammunition clip for his .45-caliber pistol as he prepares to test his shooting skills at the police firing range Monday in the basement of the Justice Center.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There's the problem, using a clip in a weapon that requires a magazine.
104 posted on
02/09/2006 6:32:36 AM PST by
TC Rider
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The guy just may win this one although the amounts seem ridiculous.
Of course Glock and the ammo companies will claim improper ammo and they have a point.
The fact is tho that one can reasonably expect people to use any common ammo in their gun and +P ammo is common and supposedly safe in most guns.
Guns should have a large safety margin built in but it appears this one did not.
I wonder if it is possible they were shooting reloads depspite what the article says?
105 posted on
02/09/2006 6:37:18 AM PST by
yarddog
To: DuckFan4ever
Put a 40 in a 45, then chased it with a 45.
109 posted on
02/09/2006 7:13:00 AM PST by
freedomlover
(The only reason you are still conscious is because I don't want to carry you. - Jack)
To: DuckFan4ever
Glock should be sued on general principle for making a confusing to operate, plastic POS in the first place. Their biggest claim to fame was being able to cram 19 9mm rounds into a clip.
To: DuckFan4ever
Is he suing the Portland Police station too? Doesn't the department choose the standard weapon choice for their officers?
143 posted on
02/09/2006 8:32:27 AM PST by
hattend
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