Officer Safety Alert: Off Duty Firearms Accident

[Reaper]

Anyone see a picture of a hole in the floor board?

if it really happened with the seat in the car there would be one...

Besides that, the wound picture is probably a PhotoShoped picture. Notice the jeans around the wound then the Tac Pants.

Edited April 13, 2011 by Reaper

[Samuel]

Very interesting article for us holster makers, but I find this article quite suspicious. I do think this is standard for people who negligently shoot themselves.

• Person admits some guilt, but not the appropriate level of guilt.
• Person shifts blame to manufacturer when others call person on how negligent they were.
• Person tries to hire some lawyer to settle out of court for some undisclosed amount.
• Person settles lawsuit.
• Person then states since manufacturer settled, person is not guilty of firearm negligence.

I don't think this photograph is altered or fake, but then again anything is possible. I don't find it odd that the person didn't post his name, because this individual may be in a job where they might get fired for it. If this individual is in a job where they handle firearms (law enforcement, security, military), and they don't report it then there are bigger problems that need to be dealt with.
I don't think that having an insurance company will stop true legitmate accidental discharged suits caused manufacturer defects, but will stop the unnecessary lawsuits back. If you have an insurance company, you may have requirements to send your holsters to testing companies who will give you a sign off of liabilty, which would increase
I think a medium and large holster company would be smart to hire a press relation management company, and some lawyers to help curb anonymous postings that may damage your brand. The company my father works for hired a company that gets alerted if anything is said about their company through the internet, forums, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other social media sites. On more than a few occassions the company has had to send a cease and desist letters, and on a few occasions it was their competition or disgruntled fired employees making the posts. When dealing in the business firearms, I think it would be a necessity to have insurance. Heaven forbid somebody gets harmed, and your product is named and you don't have insurance that can provide a lawyer to your company. Now, you have to go out and find a lawyer and spend lots more money because the lawyer knows the demand is great.
In this case, this is what I think happened:

• Individual worked in a job that requires him to report reasonable off duty shootings (police officer, sheriff deputy, military, corrections, or armed security).
• Individual was either getting out of the vehicle, or getting into the vehicle and didn't have the firearm on their person because it was in the glove box.
• Individual then put the firearm in their holster while sitting.

Here are some things I think probably happened during this incident:

• The individual who had the negligent discharge was probably talking to someone else in the vehicle.
• The vehicle probably had the radio or music playing, and playing at a medium or loud level.
• The individual who had the negligent discharge was talking to someone on their cell phone while putting their firearm in their holster.
• The individual probably had a negligent incident past (sweeping someone) and probably stated in the past, "Don't worry, I've been around firearms all my life" after do it.
• A combination of the above.

I've seen more than a few gun shot wounds first hand, and all of them are from deliberate or negligent action. Guns don't have a brain, hand, or a finger to operate themselves therefore it would be safe to assume the above.

[Reaper]

Heck I am still wondering who wears Jeans under a pair of what looks to be 5:11 or what ever brand Tactical Pants. I wear them and I don't put jeans under them for any reason...

[Samuel]

Heck I am still wondering who wears Jeans under a pair of what looks to be 5:11 or what ever brand Tactical Pants. I wear them and I don't put jeans under them for any reason...

It's either one of two things: the lining of the pants, or thermals. The material doesn't resemble the same jeans use because it seems too thin around the wound. I wear jeans underneath my tactical pants sometimes. It saves me time when I want to shoot, and not drive twenty minutes home to change. Plus it saves on awkwardness when I start dropping my pants with no skin showing.

[saddlertime]

, my Glock 19 discharged, blowing a 9mm hole through my pants, underwear, the leather seat and bottom of the car’s door frame.

I believe this explains the material under the pants.

[Reaper]

Looked at it again and yes it is underwear...

Ok, not photoshoped, just a braindead personal choice on his part...