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.....originally posted by Meat
...and here I thought that the phrase "it's not loaded" was the magic phrase that always leads to accidental discharges.
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Meat,
Always is a strong word but "it's not loaded" does lead to a "LOT" of accidental discharges.....
There are other things tooo;
Like putting a trigger extender on a weapon and using a clamshell holster for that weapon when the holster comes with a
BRIGHT orange sticker
WARNING about using trigger extenders....had a buddy on JSO that learned that one first hand, luckily only shot off the end of his thumb, which was sown back;
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Cleaning your weapon while watching telivision and DRINKING BEER (never a good combo) and dry firing your weapon. Had a guy on the local PD that did that......amazing what a 357 will do to a TV set.
I could go on, but you get the drift......
Now, on the subject of the pilot, yes he messed up, luckily no one was hurt, was it his fault, the guns fault, or a little of both?? We probably won't ever know exactly.....as 767 has said these guys "DONATE" a lot of time and effort to keep their planes safe....the pilot may need some remedial training OR the procedures may need to be changed.....either way it is not a reason to CRUCIFY the Pilot or Disband the program....it is a reason to IMPROVE it!!