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Trinity Police officer recovering after weapon discharged
Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2013 8:50 pm
by tomtexan
Maybe they need a shotgun rack?
This is the same city that had a tv show recently named Fat Cops.
Trinity Police officer recovering after weapon accidentally discharged
Re: Trinity Police officer recovering after weapon discharge
Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2013 9:10 pm
by C-dub
The guy lost a pinky toe? The shotgun was pointed downward. Interesting way to carry a loaded shotgun. I thought it would either be in the trunk or in a rack pointed upward.
On a side note, anyone else get a chuckle out of one of the guys arrested being named Billy Bong?
Re: Trinity Police officer recovering after weapon discharge
Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2013 9:44 pm
by rbwhatever1
That's a whole bunch of failures riding in a car. Shotgun slid, safety disengaged, trigger pulled. Probably a black shotgun.
Those three drugee's got off easy. In New York they would have owed an LEO a pinky toe.
Re: Trinity Police officer recovering after weapon discharge
Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2013 9:53 pm
by LeonCarr
Looks like the shotgun was not in Cruiser Ready or Cruiser Safe mode, which is SOP at most agencies for both shotguns and rifles.
Just my .02,
LeonCarr
Re: Trinity Police officer recovering after weapon discharge
Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2013 10:21 pm
by Pawpaw
All very valid points, but I'm still trying to figure out how a shotgun goes off in the back seat and shoots the driver in the foot.
Re: Trinity Police officer recovering after weapon discharge
Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2013 10:23 pm
by mojo84
LeonCarr wrote:Looks like the shotgun was not in Cruiser Ready or Cruiser Safe mode, which is SOP at most agencies for both shotguns and rifles.
Just my .02,
LeonCarr
Can you give more details about the modes you mentioned?
Re: Trinity Police officer recovering after weapon discharge
Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2013 2:15 am
by airbornecpa
Cruiser Ready = empty chamber, trigger cycled/hammer down, action released
Cruiser Safe = empty chamber, hammer (or striker) cocked - trigger set, action locked closed
Re: Trinity Police officer recovering after weapon discharge
Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2013 2:41 am
by jmra
C-dub wrote:On a side note, anyone else get a chuckle out of one of the guys arrested being named Billy Bong?
Re: Trinity Police officer recovering after weapon discharge
Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2013 2:45 am
by carlson1
Pawpaw wrote:All very valid points, but I'm still trying to figure out how a shotgun goes off in the back seat and shoots the driver in the foot.
More to the story than is being told.
Re: Trinity Police officer recovering after weapon discharge
Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2013 2:47 am
by jmra
carlson1 wrote:Pawpaw wrote:All very valid points, but I'm still trying to figure out how a shotgun goes off in the back seat and shoots the driver in the foot.
More to the story than is being told.
Why would the shotgun be in the backseat, ever?
Re: Trinity Police officer recovering after weapon discharge
Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2013 12:10 pm
by C-dub
jmra wrote:carlson1 wrote:Pawpaw wrote:All very valid points, but I'm still trying to figure out how a shotgun goes off in the back seat and shoots the driver in the foot.
More to the story than is being told.
Why would the shotgun be in the backseat, ever?
Excellent point. Can't believe I missed that.
Re: Trinity Police officer recovering after weapon discharge
Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2013 1:13 pm
by WildBill
C-dub wrote:jmra wrote:carlson1 wrote:Pawpaw wrote:All very valid points, but I'm still trying to figure out how a shotgun goes off in the back seat and shoots the driver in the foot.
More to the story than is being told.
Why would the shotgun be in the backseat, ever?
Excellent point. Can't believe I missed that.
Maybe the officer was in too much of a hurry to serve the warrant and he didn't follow proper procedures.
Re: Trinity Police officer recovering after weapon discharge
Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2013 11:53 am
by LeonCarr
Hey mojo84,
airbornecpa nailed the response.
Both methods have the shotgun chamber empty until ready to employ to prevent a negligent discharge into someone's body parts or to prevent an unauthorized sunroof in your patrol unit
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Just my .02,
LeonCarr
Re: Trinity Police officer recovering after weapon discharge
Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2013 12:13 pm
by mojo84
Got it. Thanks