[dogtown tom]

Mas Ayoob: Welcome, Dogtown Tom. You're right, it was referenced earlier, Post #42 I believe, page 2 of this thread. One of Miami attorney Mark Seiden's cases.

Cordially,
Mas

Post #42 (by you) actually refers to Post #34 by fiddletown, where he links to a High Road post by you about the Seiden case involving a NEGLIGENT discharge of a Colt Commander:
http://www.thehighroad.org/showpost....9&postcount=21

....The one case I've seen was one I was consulted on a number of years ago by Mark Seiden, the prominent Miami defense attorney. His client was charged with manslaughter relating to the accidental discharge of a factory stock Colt Commander. The discharge took place in an office, making the entire office area a crime scene, including the parking lot. The client's car was searched, and police recovered a Browning Hi-Power the defendant kept loaded in the vehicle. He had bought it used, the magazine disconnector safety already removed, and had left it in that condition. The assigned prosecutor made a huge deal over this, claiming that it showed a propensity to do reckless and negligent things with loaded weapons, even though that gun was in no way involved in the death in question...

I would like to know whether there is an actual case where the lawful defensive USE of a Hi Power (with a deactivated magazine disconnect) resulted in the HP owner facing charges.

A negligent discharge resulting in a manslaughter charge (as referenced in the Seiden case) is apples vs oranges to someone defending themself from attack.




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