Most likely got lazy and didn’t want to take the belt/holster off. Started to take the gun out of the holster, put his finger on the bang switch when it was part way out. gun got caught up (because he was seated and didn’t have room to pull his arm back, and he pulled his finger to get a “better grip”. voila – hole in leg.
However, I’m sure Phelps is right on the witnesses.
Sgt Rich Weiner, heh heh. Safety or not, no modern firearms I’m aware of will discharge without some involvement of the trigger. I don’t even use the thumb safety on a 1911 unless I’m taking it out intending not to fire it and there’s any prospect of some dumbass fondling it. I’ve been yelled at, but seriously, the 1910 didn’t even have a thumb safety; it was added for some nervous cavalry types, and they traded their horses in for helos and mech a long time ago.
July 2nd, 2014 at 3:58 pm
Um…no.
July 2nd, 2014 at 4:00 pm
Yeah… I’m kinda skeptical on that one.
July 2nd, 2014 at 4:41 pm
I don’t doubt that they have a dozen cops ready to swear that they saw it happen that way in court.
July 2nd, 2014 at 6:04 pm
Details of what the man was doing at the time that caused the gun to discharge while driving have not been released.
I’m guessing that ‘something’ kinda like, almost similar to, “pulling the trigger”.
July 2nd, 2014 at 9:24 pm
If you’re not messing with, it won’t go off.
July 3rd, 2014 at 1:29 am
Probably tried to put his duty belt on while in the seated position.
July 3rd, 2014 at 12:40 pm
Most likely got lazy and didn’t want to take the belt/holster off. Started to take the gun out of the holster, put his finger on the bang switch when it was part way out. gun got caught up (because he was seated and didn’t have room to pull his arm back, and he pulled his finger to get a “better grip”. voila – hole in leg.
However, I’m sure Phelps is right on the witnesses.
July 4th, 2014 at 9:47 am
Sgt Rich Weiner, heh heh. Safety or not, no modern firearms I’m aware of will discharge without some involvement of the trigger. I don’t even use the thumb safety on a 1911 unless I’m taking it out intending not to fire it and there’s any prospect of some dumbass fondling it. I’ve been yelled at, but seriously, the 1910 didn’t even have a thumb safety; it was added for some nervous cavalry types, and they traded their horses in for helos and mech a long time ago.
July 4th, 2014 at 9:05 pm
Stop touching it!!!