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07-24-2011, 11:27 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cshoff
I have a friend who had his 1911 seized on the side of the road after he voluntarily informed. The LEO, who had obviously never handled a cocked and locked 1911 before, muzzled himself, my friend, and numerous passing motorists as he fumbled around trying to figure out how to "make the gun safe". Finally, after my friend more or less got rude with him for handling the gun so unsafe, the officer allowed my friend to walk him through the unloading procedure, step by step.
I'm not sure how ANYONE could think that a loaded gun is somehow more safe being handled on the side of the road, than it is left in it's holster.
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I think that's a valid point. There was a vid in the Lounge of a LEO in Oceanside trying to figure out how to check a pistol to see if it is loaded while the muzzle is pointing at passing auto traffic.
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