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May 13, 2005, 09:28 AM | #1 |
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ANOTHER ! ! ! Officer's Weapon Accidentally Discharges By STUDENT In Local School
Local officer has gun discharged by student
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to story Nothing like carelesness when it comes to teaching kids gun saftey. Officer was lucky no one was serioulsy injured. follow up article about the weapon Gun That Discharged Is Standard Weapon For Officers Trigger-Located Safety Means Gun Is Easy To Prepare To Fire The gun that accidentally discharged in an Anderson County school Wednesday was a 40-caliber Glock, the weapon of choice by about 65 percent of law enforcement officers across the country. A firearms expert said that the major advantage of the weapon --- its ease of firing -- can also be considered a danger. "If you put your finger on the trigger and you pull the trigger, it is going to go off," said Capt. Matt Culbreath, of the Clemson Police Department. Culbreath is a firearms instructor at the Criminal Justice Academy. "It's very reliable and that's the key to any weapon that a law enforcement officer carries," he said. "But any weapon can be dangerous if it's not handled properly." (duuhhhhh) The Clemson and the Clinton Police Departments are among the law enforcement agencies that have switched to a gun holster that makes it more difficult to access a weapon. Both departments have had Glocks go off accidentally previously. Culbreath said there is no traditional safety on the Glock's trigger mechanism. He said if there were, it would create a delay in firing the weapon. "If this weapon had an external safety -- either a de-cocker or a safety -- it would be right here, so you'd have to manipulate it with your thumb before the weapon would fire," said Culbreath. Culbreath said most officers -- when faced with an emergency -- need the speed of the Glock. The weapon does have two safety mechanisms. One keeps the gun from firing when dropped. The other keeps it from accidentally discharging if the trigger is not completely engaged.
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May 13, 2005, 09:31 AM | #2 |
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The video of this was posted awhile back. You should do a search for it. It is amazing!
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May 13, 2005, 09:35 AM | #3 |
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This is another occurence this is not the DEA guy it is a school saftey officer who was trying to tell kids how secure his firearm was A student got their finger in the trigger area of the holster and the weapon discharged
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May 13, 2005, 09:39 AM | #4 |
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OH! Sorry! My bad. That is just crazy. Even more ammo for "no one should have guns!"
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May 13, 2005, 09:43 AM | #5 |
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no problem Woodland
This guy has no business handling guns
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May 13, 2005, 10:06 AM | #6 |
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The other video was of a DEA agent, not FBI. Don't want to slander the Fibbies with that dread locked dork.
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May 13, 2005, 10:21 AM | #7 |
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And as I said in another forum, WHY are they allowing these feds to bring live ammunition in a class setting in a school??
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May 13, 2005, 10:37 AM | #9 |
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Chris in VA
This was a school safety officer who works at the school . . . not an instructor or outside teacher . . . he is supposedly trained to keep the schools safe
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May 13, 2005, 11:29 AM | #10 |
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Ah I see. That's beyond disturbing then.
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