Officer's gun accidentally fires, injuring 3 at Reno Livestock Events Center concert

Fox 11 Reno ^ | June 20, 2024 | News 4 & Fox 11 Digital Staff

[Reno89519]

Officer Chris Johnson says this was an accident...

• Gun dislodged from the holster and fell to the ground. Accident, maybe.
• Gun struck the ground and discharged one round. Not an accident.

I wonder how long they will try to cover up what manufacture and model firearm this was and if it was original or modified, etc.

[Jim W N]

These things happen...

[Reno89519]

Maybe the officer did not have it properly holstered and secured BUT a dropped firearm discharging should never happen. That’s big headlines and warning to firearms owners once we know what firearm and if it was stock or modified.

[SubMareener]

https://www.thetrace.org/2023/04/sig-sauer-p320-upgrade-safety/
Apparently, the Sig Sauer P320 has this problem, put the P365 does not.

[Blueflag]

Yes. There’s not a pistol I own(ed) that would discharge if dropped.

[SaxxonWoods]

Clickbait headline.

No one took a bullet.

[Reno89519]

That's old news and I doubt anyone has one of those originally shipped models. In addition to the Sig Sauer P320 full size, which I think is the only model affected, and a bit big for concealed carry. The Taurus PT-111 is reported to have discharge incidents when dropped but I doubt any law enforcement would carry a Taurus PT-111.

It will be interesting to hear what model this was.

[Reno89519]

Click Bait? That's Fox News local station. Here's another report, several, all similar, probably written off a police press release instead of original reporting:

https://www.rgj.com/story/news/local/2024/06/20/reno-police-officer-gun-accidentally-fires/74160185007/

https://www.kolotv.com/2024/06/20/3-suffer-minor-injuries-following-incident-livestock-event-center/

https://mynews4.com/news/local/officers-gun-discharges-injuring-three-at-reno-rodeo-concert-during-fight-response

[al baby]

It was a boeing 9mm

[gitmo]

I guess we should all test our firearms to see if they will accidentally fire if dropped. Is a 3’ drop an adequate test?

[Disambiguator]

Was it an old-style single action revolver with six rounds in the cylinder?

[TexasGator]

“Apparently, the Sig Sauer P320 has this problem, “

From your link:

The response further noted that “despite years of litigation and extensive discovery, no one, including plaintiffs’ ‘experts’, have ever been able to replicate a P320 discharging without a trigger pull,

[2111USMC]

LMAO!

[SubMareener]

Yes, it looks as if this whole thing is a Lawyer Problem. My Taurus PT145Pro supposedly has a similar problem, but I have never experienced one.

[Dr.Deth]

Three people injured by one bullet? Are they sure this was Reno and not Dallas?

[hanamizu]

“...physical domestic disturbance at the Reno-Sparks Livestock Events Center”

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Were the livestock fighting one another or does ‘domestic’ no longer mean what I think it means?

[TexasGator]

“His holster got caught on the fence as he went over, dislodging his handgun which fell onto the ground. When the gun struck the ground, it discharged a single round.[Emphasis added]”

My vote goes to “got caught on fence” firing the gun.

[Retrofitted]

I ask this in all seriousness, because I am not a firearms guy (I have my pistol and my shotgun and that's that): isn't a LEO's holstered weapon supposed to have the safety on, and doesn't that safety keep the weapon from firing?

TIA!

[Cobra64]

Retention holster involved?

[rktman]

If I ever had a weapon, I would certainly hurl it into a concrete floor to see if it goes off. Or, carry around a paper weight.