Re: Another dead unarmed Black man
Apologies - I was thinking the ones where they kinda jab the guy with the contact things. It seems you are indeed correct - the police tazers shoot out lil darts.
No need to apologize.
Lorven said:
Do american policemen have a bullet loaded in the pipe at all times? That certainly isn't the case in Sweden (and I believe, most other countries as well). If they do, that's bad enough.
Not keeping one in the pipe is....... a bad idea. I'll leave it at that for now.
And you don't have to do that very same hand movement with a tazer, right? Sure, I assume you might have to turn it on, or operate a safety hatch or something, but an armed and gun trained officer should notice the difference even if he's under pressure?
The movement, while, different, is similar. You are putting your hand on the grip and drawing a projectile weapon. I'm not making excuses for the guy, nor am I taking a stance here, but stressful situations do funny things. It's certainly not beyond the realm of possibility.
krischan said:
and/or loading it by pulling back the barrel.
..... Slide.
Johnny said:
3. 13.000 policemen where hospitalized last year after accidentaly shooting themselves in the leg from keeping the weapon cocked and with the safety off.
Either get better holsters, or train your police officers to use their weapons properly. What else is there to say? Ignorance brings safety?
Saro said:
A lot of handguns come with a grip safety that is only disabled by squeezing the back of the pistol grip, which prevents someone from accidentally discharging their weapon (when drawing it, for instance).
Well, I'm not sure what manufacturer's tell you, but if you're drawing or otherwise holding your weapon, you're pretty much presumably holding it by the grip. I'd be incredibly surprised if a grip safety prevented an ND. If you're holding the gun, it's probably going to be depressed unless you consciously make a choice to not put pressure on the upper part of the grip. And if you're conscious enough to do that, you should be conscious enough to keep your finger off the trigger.
Useful for CC perhaps if you have a bad holster, so you don't get an AD if it gets snagged on clothing, but you should be using a good holster to begin with, so that's a moot point.
