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Police told 10TV News that an officer had two people suspected in a crime at gunpoint when his gun accidentally discharged.
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I hate when the gun just decides on its own that it's time to fire...
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Sounds to me like someone had his finger were it was not supposed to be! :roll: Maybe some refresher handgun training is needed.
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Cruiser wrote:Sounds to me like someone had his finger were it was not supposed to be! :roll: Maybe some refresher handgun training is needed.
I agree this is a classic case of a "booger hook on the bang switch"
The best way to keep your gun from "going off" is not to pull the trigger.

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That gun should be reprimanded and assigned to a desk for awhile.
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The incident occurred outside Burger King, located at a Burger King, located on Morse Road.
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BobK wrote:
The incident occurred outside Burger King, located at a Burger King, located on Morse Road.
What goes through someone's mind when they are considering a profession and decide, "I know I cannot write well, but I have decided I want to be a reporter"?
Apparently, the editor, if there is one, is just as bad or it wouldn't have made it to the public's eye.
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It's just as bad as the car accident stories. You know, the ones where 'the vehicle lost control and crossed the centerline'. I never knew the vehicle was in control in the first place.
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A_F wrote:It's just as bad as the car accident stories. You know, the ones where 'the vehicle lost control and crossed the centerline'. I never knew the vehicle was in control in the first place.
Actually, if the front end gets jacked up enough it can get to the point where you lose all control....granted you have to ignore alot of problems for it to get that bad!
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Cars can be bad too. Heard a TV news report a few days ago where. "The second car began shooting at the first."
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tbram88 wrote:
Cruiser wrote:Sounds to me like someone had his finger were it was not supposed to be! :roll: Maybe some refresher handgun training is needed.
I agree this is a classic case of a "booger hook on the bang switch"
The best way to keep your gun from "going off" is not to pull the trigger.

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Looks like that to me as well. I keep getting tempted to have some signs made up in an Olde English script:
Keep der booger hookin off da bangin svitchen makin

Maybe decals we could send to anyone we hear of that has a gun go off on it's own?
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JJ's Guns in Walbridge actually has the "Keep yer booger hook off the bang switch" sign posted..haha
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Mustang380gal wrote:Apparently, the editor, if there is one, is just as bad or it wouldn't have made it to the public's eye.
I don't think there are any anymore. I worked in News for 3 years while in college. I'm amazed some of the stuff made it on the air and the worst part was, the producer there read over everything as I would occassional see them change something 10 seconds before it came on the prompter screen.


And I'll say it first since no one else has.....must have been a glock. Those have a reputation for going off themselves. :wink:

/me goes to run and hide before glocks start shooting my direction.
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No injuries were reported but one of the men ran away after the gun fired.
So I wonder if they'll try to get him for fleeing / failure to comply / resisting arrest for running away? I'd think he's got a pretty legitimate claim of self defense there!
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djthomas wrote:
No injuries were reported but one of the men ran away after the gun fired.
So I wonder if they'll try to get him for fleeing / failure to comply / resisting arrest for running away? I'd think he's got a pretty legitimate claim of self defense there!
Depends if he shows up with the wet pants or not :lol:
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