State forest ranger shot himself in the leg during training at a firing range

The Post Star ^ | November 2, 2011 | Don Lehman

[GJ15]

The state forest ranger who shot himself in the leg during training at a firing range in Lake George last week is out of the hospital, officials said.

Ranger Jim Giglinto was at the state Department of Environmental Conservation's regional headquarters in Ray Brook earlier this week, officials said.

DEC spokesman Michael Bopp said it was unclear when Giglinto would return to work, and a DEC investigation into the incident was ongoing.

Giglinto suffered a wound to a leg when a bullet grazed him late Friday afternoon.

The gun was triggered by a cord that was on a windbreaker jacket he was wearing that apparently dropped into his holster before he put the weapon in it, authorities said.

As he slid the gun into the holster, the cord or a plastic piece on it caught the trigger, officials said.

"This was winter gear training, and he was wearing a coat that was not his normal gear. And it was a cord on that jacked that got in the way," Bopp said.

[Mr Rogers]

Guess I was brought up that you KNEW what was around the trigger...although the double action trigger pull on my favorite is a bit stiffer than with most Glocks.

[Still Thinking]

At least he's not as bad as this guy:

[noprogs]

Just a BIT stiffer?

THAT’S WHAT SHE SAID! (snicker)

What you have there is my cure for whiney rifle shooters (who read too many gun magazines) complaining about their rifle triggers.

Keep up the good work.