SavannahMann
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It seems that Alcohol Awareness and other training is going to be needed as part of the Reform the Police effort.
Four cops in total are suspended with two facing charges from episodes of excessive alcohol intake on two separate occasions. Yes. One even shot a man in the groin.
The officer charged in the shooting said he had taken the weapon from his safe after consuming twelve beers and did not understand how it fired since.
He told an investigator he didn’t have his “booger picker on the bang switch” when the gun fired — jargon that means he didn’t have his finger on the trigger, according to the criminal complaint. The bullet pierced through the man’s groin and lodged in his thigh, which required surgery.
I have no doubt that in describing the situation to investigators the use of official language like booger picker is encouraged.
I also know of one pistol that will fire with the safety on. It is the Taurus Millennium Pro Series. If the trigger is depressed even slightly when the safety is applied the weapon will fire if you pull the trigger even with the safety on. But again, the “Booger Picker” is on the “Bang Switch”.
There was a problem with early Remington 700 series rifles. The trigger was constructed of two pieces of metal and if they separated the rifle would fire when the safety was released. In other words the rifle could fire even if there was no pressure on the trigger. That design flaw was corrected. And the 700 is a bolt action rifle, not a pistol.
But modern firearms are designed with multiple safety functions. All of which are disengaged when the “Bang Switch” is moved to make bang.
Even the Glock which has no manual safety switch has a firing pin block to prevent the firing pin from striking the primer unless the trigger is pulled. Modern Revolvers have a transfer bar which raises when the trigger is pulled. Otherwise the firing pin does not hit the primer. It no go bang for our friends in Law Enforcement.
Four cops in total are suspended with two facing charges from episodes of excessive alcohol intake on two separate occasions. Yes. One even shot a man in the groin.
Drunken groin shooting and bar fight have nearly half a Wisconsin police force on leave
A Wisconsin police department has relied on other agencies while its officers are on leave.
news.yahoo.com
The officer charged in the shooting said he had taken the weapon from his safe after consuming twelve beers and did not understand how it fired since.
He told an investigator he didn’t have his “booger picker on the bang switch” when the gun fired — jargon that means he didn’t have his finger on the trigger, according to the criminal complaint. The bullet pierced through the man’s groin and lodged in his thigh, which required surgery.
I have no doubt that in describing the situation to investigators the use of official language like booger picker is encouraged.
I also know of one pistol that will fire with the safety on. It is the Taurus Millennium Pro Series. If the trigger is depressed even slightly when the safety is applied the weapon will fire if you pull the trigger even with the safety on. But again, the “Booger Picker” is on the “Bang Switch”.
There was a problem with early Remington 700 series rifles. The trigger was constructed of two pieces of metal and if they separated the rifle would fire when the safety was released. In other words the rifle could fire even if there was no pressure on the trigger. That design flaw was corrected. And the 700 is a bolt action rifle, not a pistol.
But modern firearms are designed with multiple safety functions. All of which are disengaged when the “Bang Switch” is moved to make bang.
Even the Glock which has no manual safety switch has a firing pin block to prevent the firing pin from striking the primer unless the trigger is pulled. Modern Revolvers have a transfer bar which raises when the trigger is pulled. Otherwise the firing pin does not hit the primer. It no go bang for our friends in Law Enforcement.