Posted on 10/24/2012 6:19:50 AM PDT by smokingfrog
The loaded .45-caliber Glock handgun left in a crowded Denver International Airport bathroom belonged to a Drug Enforcement Administration agent based in Houston, according to records obtained on Tuesday.
The gun, with one round in the chamber and 10 in the magazine, was found by a traveler last week on the back of a toilet seat beyond Transportation Security Administration checkpoints, according to a Denver police report.
It was later returned to the agent, who was traveling on Southwest Airlines from Denver to Houston.
The DEA has stayed mum on the gun, declining to confirm the agency's ties to the incident.
"Incidents such as the one you described ... fall within the scope of an (internal) investigation and DEA does not confirm, deny or comment on internal investigations," Lisa Johnson, spokeswoman for the DEA's Houston Division, said in response to a Chronicle query.
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It’s a practical problem for all CCW folks who carry a (fairly) heavy pistol concealed on their belt.
What to do with it in the john? Drop trou with the pistol on the belt, too heavy, hard to do.
Some cops and others even hang them by the trigger guard on the hook inside the stall door. At least it’s there in front of your face when you pull up your pants.
Another “Fart & Forgetfulness” scandal?
They seem to like to chamber that first round....
I think that one factor contributes to almost all accidental discharges, at least involving Glocks.
Government will give itself a pass and shuffle this under the rug and the compliant corrupt media will not mention this incident again, and soon it will be as if it never happened.
Should a civilian concealed weapons permittee have suffered the identical lapse of their responsibilities, government will take great pleasure in dragging them though expensive legal hell and the press will keep the issue alive with urgent updates. Legislators will rush in front of the cameras to decry “so many guns”, etc. yada, yada.
“The gun, with one round in the chamber and 10 in the magazine, was found by a traveler last week on the back of a toilet seat beyond Transportation Security Administration checkpoints, according to a Denver police report.”
DEA doesn’t carry a 15-round mag — or would that be TOO heavy with a 45 cal?
Sounds to me like a citizen passed up an opportunity to get a free gun.
What kind of idiot walks around with a gun with a round in the chamber on a daily basis? Presumably the airport bathroom was not a high-hazard situation.
FBI standard issue used to be a Glock 23, which holds 13 rounds of 40 S&W. I don’t know of any .45’s that will hold more than 10 rounds.
Checklist, checklist, checklist.
In a life or death situation, will you have enough time to chamber a round?
/johnny
"Keep Your Stall-Hook Out Of The Trigger Guard Until You Are Ready To Shoot Your HooHooDilly Off."
Presumably the airport bathroom was not a high-hazard situation.
What kind of idiot goes to the trouble of carrying a pistol regularly and doesn't bother to load it? Your weapon was DESIGNED to be carried with a round chambered.
Presumably the airport bathroom was not a high-hazard situation.
Presumably, you just DON'T KNOW what will turn out to be a hazardous situation.
Carry in a shoulder rig.
FBI used to carry in shoulder rigs for years - in part, to deal with this exact problem.
The full size Glock 21 holds 13 rounds in the mag.
Shoulder rigs are great if you wear a jacket ... not sure how to conceal one under a polo-shirt.
Poor training and/or lack of gray matter between the ears is the main cause of negligent discharges involving any firearm. Brand of firearm has little to do with anything, other than excuse making by the incompetent and their enablers.
And please refrain from using the misleading term “accidental discharge”. It makes the event seem so benign and without a proximate cause. Negligent discharge, ND, is the preferred terminology.
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