Connersville Police Chief shoots himself in gun store. FOX 59 Investigates!

[Kirk Freeman]

I'll be "that guy" and weigh in with the "There are no accidental discharges" angle.

Really? Hey, have I told you guys about the 870 at Shootrite?

No, you are night, ND is the way to bet.

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

Clothing in trigger guard or finger? Hmm.

When I am in uniform it is easy to keep my shirt out of my holster because it is tucked in. During range qualifications we are required to do an "off-duty" qual where our handgun is concealed by whatever outer garment we happen to be wearing whether it be t-shirt, sweatshirt, jacket, etc. I can see how it is possible to get an untucked outer garment caught in the holster while re-holstering, but luckily I have not experienced any unintended consequences from doing so. I'm not saying that the chief didn't put his finger on the trigger, but based on my personal experience I can see where it is possible to get clothing caught in the holster.

 

[Frosty]

Has that been on already? I thought it was advertised for this next Thursday?

Clothing in trigger guard or finger? Hmm.

i saw it advertised last night, but I didn't catch a time or say when it was going to be on. I don't get to watch them anyway, I can't stay up that late during the week.

Clothes or finger, I don't know, either would be easy enough to do, I've said it once and I'll say it again, the best safety is between our ears!

 

[BehindBlueI's]

It was clothing in the trigger guard from sources online, and he took full responsibility for it instead of trying to pawn it off. Can't fault the guy on fessing up, he admitted he should have known better.

I've yet to shoot myself with a Glock (or anything else) yet, but it goes back to why is the safety on the trigger?

 

[DRob]

The Channel 6 investigation should be about how dangerous it is to be around the Connersville PD Chief. As already mentioned here and in the previous thread, it's the second time he's shot himself! Considering the thousands of people who carry Glocks at least 8 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year without unintentionally shooting themselves or somebody else in Indiana alone, the conclusion is unavoidable.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

The Channel 6 investigation should be about how dangerous it is to be around the Connersville PD Chief. As already mentioned here and in the previous thread, it's the second time he's shot himself! Considering the thousands of people who carry Glocks at least 8 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year without unintentionally shooting themselves or somebody else in Indiana alone, the conclusion is unavoidable.

That everyone should carry Sigs?

 

[Frosty]

That everyone should carry Sigs?

Only if your buying mine

 

[Frosty]

The Channel 6 investigation should be about how dangerous it is to be around the Connersville PD Chief. As already mentioned here and in the previous thread, it's the second time he's shot himself! Considering the thousands of people who carry Glocks at least 8 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year without unintentionally shooting themselves or somebody else in Indiana alone, the conclusion is unavoidable.

I think the investigation is more focused on why they don't have safeties on these and similar guns. Just because he's a cop doesn't mean he's immune from mistakes. In fact the odds of having an ND are probably higher for officers considering they probably handle their firearms a lot more than the average LTCH holder, which also leads to complacency, which can be cured by using the safety between our ears!

 

[IndyDave1776]

something something booger hook something something bang-switch..................seriously how hard is it?

Booger hook, bang-switch? You have been listening to INGO's beloved monkey, haven't you?

When I am in uniform it is easy to keep my shirt out of my holster because it is tucked in. During range qualifications we are required to do an "off-duty" qual where our handgun is concealed by whatever outer garment we happen to be wearing whether it be t-shirt, sweatshirt, jacket, etc. I can see how it is possible to get an untucked outer garment caught in the holster while re-holstering, but luckily I have not experienced any unintended consequences from doing so. I'm not saying that the chief didn't put his finger on the trigger, but based on my personal experience I can see where it is possible to get clothing caught in the holster.

Fair treatment is always a good thing, and something which you generally do well. As a non-Glock person, this definitely adds to my understanding beyond sharing BBI's position regarding the safety on the face of the trigger being redundant.

It was clothing in the trigger guard from sources online, and he took full responsibility for it instead of trying to pawn it off. Can't fault the guy on fessing up, he admitted he should have known better.

I've yet to shoot myself with a Glock (or anything else) yet, but it goes back to why is the safety on the trigger?

I will agree that the candor is refreshing, and I also agree with you completely regarding the placement of the safety. Aside from shaking my head and moving on, I never really thought about it much, but as I do tonight, it seems that perhaps the reason for it is to that Glock's lawyer can argue that the gun does in fact have a mechanical safety, thus the manufacturer did what it could to protect the gun and others from stupid owner syndrome.

That everyone should carry Sigs?

No, 1911s.

 

[halfmileharry]

Think about the consequences of NOT voting for him??????
IF this guy will shoot himself TWICE.....

 

[BiscuitNaBasket]

I love how the sheriff says it was purely his fault and that he needs to pay attention (very respectable) AND THEN the mayor says it's the bad design of the gun...

 

[IndyDave1776]

The more I think about it, the more a sheriff who takes personal responsibility seems more valuable than a sheriff who is a master gun handler.

 

[bwframe]

When I am in uniform it is easy to keep my shirt out of my holster because it is tucked in. During range qualifications we are required to do an "off-duty" qual where our handgun is concealed by whatever outer garment we happen to be wearing whether it be t-shirt, sweatshirt, jacket, etc. I can see how it is possible to get an untucked outer garment caught in the holster while re-holstering, but luckily I have not experienced any unintended consequences from doing so. I'm not saying that the chief didn't put his finger on the trigger, but based on my personal experience I can see where it is possible to get clothing caught in the holster.

I would certainly say it was my cover garment if I was an officer who holstered my gun with finger on the trigger. Otherwise, I might appear incompetent, right?

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

I would certainly say it was my cover garment if I was an officer who holstered my gun with finger on the trigger. Otherwise, I might appear incompetent, right?

I see your mind is made up. I don't know what happened, I wasn't there. But I can see either scenario being plausible.

 

[nakinate]

I see your mind is made up. I don't know what happened, I wasn't there. But I can see either scenario being plausible.

But I learned on INGO that we should bash cops whenever possible!

 

[bwframe]

Police Chief David Counceller Shoots Himself AGAIN

Drug charges dismissed after Indiana town's police department loses heroin - News-Sentinel.com

 

[Caldad]

Police Chief David Counceller Shoots Himself AGAIN

Drug charges dismissed after Indiana town's police department loses heroin - News-Sentinel.com

I wonder what drug will be missing from the station, when he shoots himself the third time.

 

[djhuckle]

The original story might be a dupe, but he is saying that the media has grabbed this and is trying to twist it. I saw the same thing on ch 6 tonight, the investigative reporter is going to do a story about how unsafe the Glock is and that no one knows about it.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

No, 1911s.

Sig makes a 1911, we can both win.

 

[djhuckle]

Was just thinking. Why is he holstering his loaded gun at the counter. Why did he unholster his loaded gun in the gun store?