Negligent Discharge in airport

DustoffDave wrote: Not to mention the "always assume a gun is loaded" rule...

They aren't of much use otherwise. Who carries and unloaded weapon? I mean aside from guards at the embassy?

yamaha wrote: In reply to Kenny_McCormic: That would make sense.......aside from being a revolver and all......

Well, if we can trust the reporter. It is possible that a journalist could confuse a S&W .38 http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product4_750001_750051_764932_-1_757768_757767_757751_ProductDisplayErrorView_Y

with a S&W .380 http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product4_750001_750051_765772_-1_757892_757752_757751_ProductDisplayErrorView_Y

Woody wrote: How the hell does that go off accidentally? It's a hammerless Smith and Wesson revolver. The only way to make them fire is to pull the heavy trigger all the way back.

Wow. Didn't read the story. That should be fool proof.

It might be informative to get a look at this page from the journalist's training manual:

Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote:

N Sperlo wrote: Cop doesn't know the gun? Hopefully its pointed in the right direction.

Hand it to the licensed owner and say "Clear this please".

NO NO NO! then you're giving the weapon back to the terrorist! You know the licensed gun carrying terrorist, that will likely lose her job over this incident as she was arrested.

Totally reminds me of an incident with the Wisconsin DNR. They had opened handgun hunting in the area so we thought we'd give it a try.

We later were near a station asking were a crapper was. The ranger asks to see our weapons. Ok, sure. The .44 and the .41 were no problem. The .357 was. Its a single action. The ranger spent a good minute trying to flip open the cylinder to see it it was clear.

My dad gingerly shows him how to check it. Oi!

The range training room we use has a few extra holes in it. Thats why I prefer my personal range. That and you can't do 100 yards at the inside range.

Just read on Zombie Squad's website that it was a S&W Airweight. Thats a revolver. Same functions as to what I have on my hip now, but without a hammer. There is no excuse for an accidental discharge. That officer owes the FA one bullet.

Osterkraut wrote:

mad_machine wrote: yeow! Who wants a gun to go off at 10,000 feet?

You know what happens if a round punches a hole through the jet at 10,000 feet? You get an annoying whistling noise*. *Source: I've opened up a golf-ball sized port in a jet more than a few times, barely trips the cabin altitude sensor.

I've tested the same thing by opening my car window while driving down the interstate in Colorado

"Revolvers."

Aside to 1988RedT2: I was hoping somebody would post that one up.

Keystone coppers up to their old hi jinks. Darn that buster Keaton. He's always foiling their best laid plans. 23 skidooo

mad_machine wrote: yeow! Who wants a gun to go off at 10,000 feet? Checked luggage is fine.. but I would not want that thing in the cabin

I was more worried about what else it might hit.. passenger airliners are not exactly bulletproof

Keith Tanner wrote:

Osterkraut wrote:

mad_machine wrote: yeow! Who wants a gun to go off at 10,000 feet?

You know what happens if a round punches a hole through the jet at 10,000 feet? You get an annoying whistling noise*. *Source: I've opened up a golf-ball sized port in a jet more than a few times, barely trips the cabin altitude sensor.

I've tested the same thing by opening my car window while driving down the interstate in Colorado

Ok fine, 30,000 feet! Where's your mountain now, huh?

The officer needs to be terminated, or demoted and placed on unpaid administrative leave while she redoes her firearms training. There's no excuse for this. There's absolutely no reason for her finger to have gone in the trigger well; it doesn't matter what kind of firearm it was.

rotard wrote: The officer needs to be terminated, or demoted and placed on unpaid administrative leave while she redoes her firearms training. There's no excuse for this. There's absolutely no reason for her finger to have gone in the trigger well; it doesn't matter what kind of firearm it was.

With some of the TSA agents I've seen, I'm a little impressed she could get her sausage fingers near the bang switch.

rotard wrote: The officer needs to be terminated, or demoted and placed on unpaid administrative leave while she redoes her firearms training. There's no excuse for this. There's absolutely no reason for her finger to have gone in the trigger well; it doesn't matter what kind of firearm it was.

Absolutely true. Forget all that "10 Rules of Safe Handling" garbage. There are only two: (1) Control the muzzle, so nobody gets hurt if you forget number two.

(2) Keep your Berkleying finger off the Berkleying trigger.

Osterkraut wrote:

rotard wrote: The officer needs to be terminated, or demoted and placed on unpaid administrative leave while she redoes her firearms training. There's no excuse for this. There's absolutely no reason for her finger to have gone in the trigger well; it doesn't matter what kind of firearm it was.

With some of the TSA agents I've seen, I'm a little impressed she could get her sausage fingers near the bang switch.

TSA? I was under the impression that it was the responding police officer.

N Sperlo wrote: Just read on Zombie Squad's website that it was a S&W Airweight. Thats a revolver. Same functions as to what I have on my hip now, but without a hammer. There is no excuse for an accidental discharge. That officer owes the FA one bullet.

I have an S&W airweight that has a hammer. Its an older model, but it is an airweight.

Osterkraut wrote:

mad_machine wrote: yeow! Who wants a gun to go off at 10,000 feet?

You know what happens if a round punches a hole through the jet at 10,000 feet? You get an annoying whistling noise*. Hell, at 30,000 feet. *Source: I've opened up a golf-ball sized port in a jet more than a few times, barely trips the cabin altitude sensor.

Note to self: Don't get on a plane with Osterkraut.