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To: Manly Warrior

The firearm was a .38 caliber Smith and Wesson Airweight revolver

The cop was the operator. The gun discharged when the officer tried to put the safety on, according to MyFoxPhilly.com.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/flight-attendant-brings-revolver-philly-airport-security-gun-accidentally-fires-article-1.1166436#ixzz27Q9KxSKD


20 posted on 09/24/2012 1:24:27 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: driftdiver

Judging from the photo, the flight attendant is not guilty.


23 posted on 09/24/2012 1:31:50 PM PDT by xjcsa (Ridiculing the ridiculous since the day I was born.)
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To: driftdiver
The gun discharged when the officer tried to put the safety on, according to MyFoxPhilly.com.

The S&W Airweight doesn't have a safety.

I guess the officer thought the trigger was the safety.

25 posted on 09/24/2012 1:32:30 PM PDT by justlurking (The only remedy for a bad guy with a gun is a good WOMAN (Sgt. Kimberly Munley) with a gun)
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To: driftdiver

Son of a Biatch doesn’t even have a visible hammer. It is double action only revolver with a pretty stiff trigger pull. Who would have been charged with manslaughter had the stupid cop actually shot and killed a person while improperly handling an unfamiliar fire arm!? Any guesses?


37 posted on 09/24/2012 1:56:02 PM PDT by Jim from C-Town (The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
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To: driftdiver
The firearm was a .38 caliber Smith and Wesson Airweight revolver The cop was the operator. The gun discharged when the officer tried to put the safety on, according to MyFoxPhilly.com.

Wait. What?

S&W revolvers don't HAVE safeties. I have NEVER seen a revolver with a safety. The safety is keeping your damned, donut-stained finger away from the damned trigger!

65 posted on 09/24/2012 4:37:07 PM PDT by PapaBear3625 (Charlie Daniels - Payback Time http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWwTJj_nosI)
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