Wow.
1. They keep their shotguns with a round in the chamber!? And with the safety off?
2. I wonder if this was in their new SUVs? Different routine can cause things like this. Well that and having a round chambered and the safety off and not paying attention.
3. Who knows what the guy at BOTW actually told the reporters but its bad info for people to hear "you can see the bright follower...only way for it to go off is to pull the trigger with your finger"
4. I wonder how many concealed carriers in Austin have had AD/ND in public?
5. I bet that was loud and thank God no one got hurt.
SMH @APD
Maybe they need to go with the Barney Fife bullet in the pocket technique?0
Bad advise, but as you said, the paper could very well have left things out.
Or the LEO's could have left things out....
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I'm now in my 51st year of a military and civilian firearms handling career which has encompassed virtually every one of the shooting sports from Metallic Silhouette to Trap and Skeet to I.P.S.C. and just about every type of firearm known to Man. Never had an A.D. Are our modern LEO truly so clueless about firearms?
Many...yes.
Many military members too. Hence all those clearing barrels.
What are you basing this claim on? In my 25 years in the military
What are you basing this claim on? In my 25 years in the military, I never witnessed a single AD/ND nor have I with the PD I volunteer with.
Considering how these professions require so much handling of firearms, I would say that the AD/ND rate is actually lower than average.
Not that any AD/NDs should be acceptable, but I don't agree with your implication that this is a common occurrence.
3. Who knows what the guy at BOTW actually told the reporters but its bad info for people to hear "you can see the bright follower...only way for it to go off is to pull the trigger with your finger"
Muzzle up.
Firearms instructor, 29 years LE. Today's officers are NOT "gun people" for the most part. Many, if not most, have never fired a gun until they get to the Academy. In the "good old days", people got into LE partially because they liked guns and wanted to be around them. They had been shooting/hunting for MANY years and basic gun safety was already instilled.
APD has had many officers who "check" the shotgun by pressing the trigger. I work for another major LE agency in the same area and I can go on for days about officers loading both shotguns and handguns BACKWARDS (ala HK advertisment). Those of us who are very skilled at firearms manipulation have a hard time grasping the lack of skill some "professionals" exhibit.