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Harris County deputy accidentally shoots herself in the leg
http://www.khou.com/topstories/stories/khou090305_tnt_deputy-shoots-self.7458806.html ^
Posted on 03/05/2009 12:42:30 PM PST by rocket002
HOUSTON—A Harris County deputy accidentally shot herself in the leg at a gun range Thursday.
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In this case, is LESS range time warranted?
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posted on
03/05/2009 12:42:30 PM PST
by
rocket002
To: rocket002
She has to learn you don’t handle a gun like a curling iron.
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posted on
03/05/2009 12:44:35 PM PST
by
LukeL
(Yasser Arafat: "I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize")
To: LukeL
"She has to learn you don’t handle a gun like a curling iron. Oh man, that's going to get some responses. I'm going to sit back and enjoy this.
To: rocket002
Oh no. This is horrible. We must ban all firearms in the hands of police. There could be other Barney Fiffe imitators out there. Oh, the horror of it. s/
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posted on
03/05/2009 12:45:28 PM PST
by
benasawin
To: rocket002
Almost certainly a holstering accident, caused by negligence and/or poor training.
Before the Glock haters chime in, this can happen with ANY firearm - even an old double action revolver, as the NYPD proved for decades.
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posted on
03/05/2009 12:45:44 PM PST
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: rocket002
Darn!
Hope it wasn’t a Hydrashock.
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posted on
03/05/2009 12:46:11 PM PST
by
TFMcGuire
(Life is tough. It is even tougher if you are stupid--John Wayne)
To: rocket002
More classroom time...she was cleaning the firearm while seated in her car.
To: rocket002
Maybe I’m a little dense but shouldn’t you *remove* any bullets before attempting to clean a gun? I’ve never understood why there’s a bullet in the chamber to go off in the first place.
Attempting to clean a gun while a bullet is in the chamber is like attempting auto repairs while the car is running, dontcha think?
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posted on
03/05/2009 12:46:51 PM PST
by
OrangeHoof
(YES WE CAN have a Depression.)
To: rocket002
Bets on it being a Glock?
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posted on
03/05/2009 12:47:06 PM PST
by
Pistolshot
(The Soap-box, The Ballot-box, The Jury-box, And The Cartridge-Box ...we are past 2 of them.)
To: LukeL
She has to learn you don’t handle a gun like a curling iron. Damn good thing she didn't treat it like a vibrator!
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posted on
03/05/2009 12:47:15 PM PST
by
Travis T. OJustice
(Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy. FUBO!)
To: Deaf Smith
Oh, that’s even better!
Someone needs to be fired.
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posted on
03/05/2009 12:47:36 PM PST
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: Pistolshot
Thanks to the NYPD, the “accidental discharge” numbers are still higher for the Smith and Wesson DA revolver than the Glock autopistol.
Surprise.
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posted on
03/05/2009 12:48:18 PM PST
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: Pistolshot
A Glock is the perfect gun for America. It forces you to be responsible and punishes you if you’re an idiot.
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posted on
03/05/2009 12:48:42 PM PST
by
Sir Gawain
(With Obama's "tax cut" I can afford a torch and a pitchfork in just TWO WEEKS!)
To: Travis T. OJustice
“Damn good thing she didn’t treat it like a vibrator!”
First the gun went off, then she did.
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posted on
03/05/2009 12:48:42 PM PST
by
Hacklehead
(Liberalism is the art of taking what works, breaking it, and then blaming conservatives.)
To: LukeL
Now after reading the article again, I realize it wasn’t her fault. The gun “went off” while she was cleaning it. /s
I love the “writers” who put these stories together. None of my guns ever “went off”. Where did it go? Did they find it? Did it come home on its own?
To: OrangeHoof
Yup, you’re supposed to check and double check (then check again) that the piece is unloaded prior to disassembly. Especially since many autopistols require you to pull the trigger to disassemble the unit.
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posted on
03/05/2009 12:49:44 PM PST
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: rocket002
I hate it when this happens.
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posted on
03/05/2009 12:49:59 PM PST
by
Mad_Tom_Rackham
(The inmates are now officially running the asylum.)
To: rocket002
Could have had worse outcome, she might have shot herself in the head/ sarcasm
These are the people that Obamamites want to protect us,/please
At least give us a fighting chance
Having typed above hopes she recovers and finds a less dangerous line of work
To: Spktyr
There is no such thing as an 'accidental' discharge if the weapon is under control, it is call a 'negligent' discharge.
The only thing NYPD uses the revolver for, is to lean on while they finish their dounut.
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posted on
03/05/2009 12:51:18 PM PST
by
Pistolshot
(The Soap-box, The Ballot-box, The Jury-box, And The Cartridge-Box ...we are past 2 of them.)
To: rocket002
"Hey lookie! I'm Quickdraw Mc-*BANG!* OWWWW!"
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posted on
03/05/2009 12:52:10 PM PST
by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll)
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