Another LEO shoots himself with his Glock

[hoytinak]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,459047,00.html

Ohio Police Chief Shoots Himself While Teaching Daughter Gun Safety

Saturday , November 29, 2008

AP

MONROE, Ohio —
Police in southwestern Ohio say a police chief mistakenly shot himself in the thigh after giving his daughter a gun safety lesson.

A police report says 54-year-old Middletown police Chief Greg Schwarber was preparing to clean his Glock .45-caliber pistol on Friday and didn't realize the gun was still loaded.

The report written by officers from neighboring Monroe says the bullet entered Schwarber's leg just above the knee.

When officers arrived, they found the chief lying on the floor with a towel covering his leg. Schwarber was taken to a hospital for treatment.

The hospital had no record of Schwarber being treated or admitted. A home phone number for him couldn't be found.

 

[Texan2]

there are roughly 18,000 police departments in the U.S.

the good news???

17,999 police chiefs didn't shoot themselves today!!!!

 

[mac79912]

Sorry to hear.Glad his daughter was not hurt.

 

[hoytinak]

Yeah the guy's a moron, he's lucky he didn't shoot his daughter, hopely they both learn from this.

I don't know about yall but I always point my Glocks at my leg then pull the trigger to fieldstrip it (which I do believe to be a flaw in Glock's design).

 

[SIG_Fiend]

It's surprising the number of idiots out there when it comes to guns. Just yesterday I saw more ridiculous gun handling at an Academy. EVERYONE there handling various rifles and handguns was NOT keeping their finger off the trigger, and NOT exercising proper muzzle control. One of the dude's was checking out a handgun and kept pointing it right at the store clerk's face. "Oh but it's not loaded" is the typical response I get. Bad habits people, it forms bad habits!

 

[djspump2003]

I thought you were always supposed to point the weapon in a safe direction to pull the trigger regardless of it being loaded or not.

Man, a .45 to the leg above the knee...that's gonna leave a mark. Good thing the daughter wasn't hurt. Time to watch the DEA agent shooting himself video again...

 

[Leper]

What kind of safety lesson leaves a round chambered at the end? Trigger disipline?

 

[Texan2]

What kind of safety lesson leaves a round chambered at the end? Trigger disipline?

The kind that plants a bullet in his leg at the conclusion....
I would bet hard earned cash that there is alot more to this story that the Chief didn't tell...

 

[DEFKON99]

cm on i cant believe someone is that ignorant not to check and see if the gun is loaded before you start messing with it. And who and the hell carries a loaded gun, meaning with one in the chamber?

 

[TSU45]

And who and the hell carries a loaded gun, meaning with one in the chamber?

I do.

 

[sharky47]

"And who and the hell carries a loaded gun, meaning with one in the chamber?"

I do......every day.

Carrying a concealed handgun that is not ready to use is pretty silly, might as well carry a rock.

 

[juwaba98]

I do.

Me too. I always carry one chambered.

 

[JKTex]

cm on i cant believe someone is that ignorant not to check and see if the gun is loaded before you start messing with it. And who and the hell carries a loaded gun, meaning with one in the chamber?

I can't believe someone would believe that there aren't people that careless. They're every where.

And the last part? You're joking right? If not, we know you don't carry a 1911. DA guns are a different story although that's why I don't carry one.

 

[DEFKON99]

wow i guess its just me, but id be too paranoid to carry a loaded gun just incase something like this would happen.

 

[DirtyD]

wow i guess its just me, but id be too paranoid to carry a loaded gun just incase something like this would happen.

So you carry a $600 paper weight that does double duty as a club? Excuse me Mr. BG, I have to find my magazine... oh there it is.... wait just a second while I rack the slide... Okay you can proceed with your act of aggression now. Sorry if a bit harsh, but if you are not confident/competant enough to carry loaded, then I have to question whether you are able to carry period?

 

[JKTex]

wow i guess its just me, but id be too paranoid to carry a loaded gun just incase something like this would happen.

In that case I agree, you should not carry condition 1 if you're that irresponsible.



BTW, most ND and AD's (and this was an ND) that I've ever heard of are LEO's and the gun, Glock. The bottom line is, he did not clear the weapon before working on it; he wasn't carrying it. I check and double check myself every time, just because I'm paranoid....or maybe it's because fundamental safety was etched into my head from a young lad.

 

[Texan2]

cm on i cant believe someone is that ignorant not to check and see if the gun is loaded before you start messing with it. And who and the hell carries a loaded gun, meaning with one in the chamber?

I do too...as a matter of fact I dont know anyone that doesnt carry with one in the chamber.

was this statement for real or was he just yanking our chain???

 

[DoubleActionCHL]

And who and the hell carries a loaded gun, meaning with one in the chamber?

You're kidding, right?

 

[Texas1911]

17,999 police chiefs didn't shoot themselves today!!!!

Can you call them all to confirm that?

 

[Shorts]

cm on i cant believe someone is that ignorant not to check and see if the gun is loaded before you start messing with it. And who and the hell carries a loaded gun, meaning with one in the chamber?

So I laughed when I read your reply yesterday.

Today I'll answer, I do too.