Secret Service Negligent Discharge

[Onomea]

Per news reports, a uniformed Secret Service officer accidentally shot himself while handling his weapon in DC yesterday. No details beyond that so far.

Secret Service agent accidentally shoots himself in DC | wusa9.com

 

[ameridaddy]

Per news reports, a uniformed Secret Service officer accidentally shot himself while handling his weapon in DC yesterday. No details beyond that so far.

DEI is misspelled; it's DIE.

 

[Alk8944]

This is one of the biggest SO WHAT! posts ever

Whether this incident was accidental, unintentional or negligent is purely a matter of semantics, and purely the opinion of whoever wrote the so=called "news item" to begin with. The same day no doubt hundreds of citizens of The District and surrounding areas injured themselves in unintentionally in many ways and were not deemed newsworthy! The only difference in this matter is it was a Secret Service agent and a firearm involved.

The news media should be ashamed of themselves for publishing such a "news" item with absolutely no more "facts" regarding the incident.

 

[Onomea]

Actually, I put it up there because I am curious as to the gun concerned. P320 again?

Probably should have put it in the non S&W subforum. My bad.

 

[Kevin J.]

Was it agent Barney?

 

[LVSteve]

Was it agent Barney?

He looks genuinely terrified of that one bullet.

 

[WardenRoss]

Actually, I put it up there because I am curious as to the gun concerned. P320 again?

Probably should have put it in the non S&W subforum. My bad.

Glock?
US Secret Service switching to 9mm Glock pistols - ABC News

 

[sigp220.45]

Per news reports, a uniformed Secret Service officer accidentally shot himself while handling his weapon in DC yesterday. No details beyond that so far.

Secret Service agent accidentally shoots himself in DC | wusa9.com

They have Glock 9mms like almost everyone else these days. Even the Air Marshals have dumped their .357 Sigs for the ubiquitous Glock 19.

 

[BAM-BAM]

What a well written article ........ not!!!!!!!!

 

[jeffrefrig]

Actually, I put it up there because I am curious as to the gun concerned. P320 again?

Probably should have put it in the non S&W subforum. My bad.

I’m slightly glad you posted this important info! I knew at least one member here would get his/her dander up about the article! I’m interested in the serial number of the gun; the writer left that important information out.
Our local paper here does that all the time. Big sub-headlines and then two paragraphs of, for example, “two people were shot at the intersection of Maple Street and Vine Avenue. They were taken to a local hospital. No condition of them was available. Anyone with any info call the Sheriff’s office.”
I’m still trying to pronounce the name of the person who wrote the article.

 

[Neumann]

Follow the money. A Glock 9mm is half the price of a SIG P226 (about the same as a P320).

I've fired both and own a P320 (M18) with a manual safety. Manual safety aside, there's no significant difference in trigger pull. The locking tab on the Glock trigger (optional on the SIG) is just there as a drop safety, and offers no protection from an AD while holstering.

The original P320 had a solid trigger, which could discharge if dropped. Now, they're pressed, and much lighter.

 

[ladder13]

Ammo prices. The NCSHP has gone from 357 sig to 9mm. The Wake County NC sheriff dept, likewise.

 

[rockquarry]

Very slow day on this forum.

 

[pharmer]

My son is currently with the Feds, says they are using Glock 47's whatever that is (He says it's basically a 17 with a 19 top end. Hmmm 17+19=34 but that's a different animal altogether. I can't keep up) Joe

 

[Super Trucker]

Follow the money. A Glock 9mm is half the price of a SIG P226 (about the same as a P320).

I've fired both and own a P320 (M18) with a manual safety. Manual safety aside, there's no significant difference in trigger pull. The locking tab on the Glock trigger (optional on the SIG) is just there as a drop safety, and offers no protection from an AD while holstering.

The original P320 had a solid trigger, which could discharge if dropped. Now, they're pressed, and much lighter.

A manual safety is for those that can't think on their feet.
It's simple to holster a gun without shooting yourself. You either LOOK at the holster for about 1.5 seconds to make sure there us nothing in the way or sweep it with a thumb or finger, depending on if the are trying to handcuff someone or similar.
It really is that easy, tens of thousands of people do it around the world daily without ND's.

 

[jkmo]

Probably touched it off holstering it if it was a Glock. See it happen before

 

[Onomea]

A manual safety is for those that can't think on their feet…,

Dang it! So that’s what’s wrong with me!

(But, on a good day, I have chewed gum and walked at the same time!)

 

[Rudi]

WOOPSIE!!!

 

[BC38]

This is one of the biggest SO WHAT! posts ever

Whether this incident was accidental, unintentional or negligent is purely a matter of semantics, and purely the opinion of whoever wrote the so=called "news item" to begin with. The same day no doubt hundreds of citizens of The District and surrounding areas injured themselves in unintentionally in many ways and were not deemed newsworthy! The only difference in this matter is it was a Secret Service agent and a firearm involved.

The news media should be ashamed of themselves for publishing such a "news" item with absolutely no more "facts" regarding the incident.

You're right.

It is absolutely unreasonable for us plebes to expect the "best and brightest" of our country's law enforcement NOT to have a negligent discharge of their issued duty weapons.

We should all just ignore such incidents. They certainly aren't worthy of our attention or comments....

 

[UncleEd]

A manual safety is for those that can't think on their feet..

Does that apply to someone who is sitting down?