Tuesday, September 3, 2013







Anonymous said...

If this can happen to a police officer, you have to wonder about how dangerous these guns are around children. Pretty shocking that this happened.

Anonymous said...

Guns do not belong in classrooms. Arming teachers is a bad idea.

Unknown said...

Absolutely stupid thing to happen, especially given that many who read this blog are very much against citizen carry of any kind, preferring that to be the sole province of the police.

I certainly hope the officer is dismissed, even charged for failing to safely holster his weapon in a manner that would have prevented this.

Im reminded of the moron who was flashing a Glock around in a classroom, saying he was the only one qualified to carry the weapon...before shooting himself in the leg.

Sorry, but I just don't buy that having a badge makes a cop anymore qualified than a trained citizen with respect to firearms. Especially seeing as this kind of thing happens a lot.

Artor said...

They're talking to the CHILD to make sure this doesn't happen again? Who is talking to the supposedly responsible cop who allowed this to happen? If the gun doesn't have a safety, that doesn't mean it's not the cop's fault, it means that he needs to get a gun that does have a safety.

Mr. 618 said...

Note that the article points out that the Glock does not have an external safety, so to a certain extent, it is nobody's fault (except the manufacturer's).

That said, when I was a cop, our holsters completely covered the trigger and trigger guard.