Omaha World Herald carried a story this morning of a Douglas County deputy accidentally discharging his service weapon in the courthouse. The only casualty was the x-ray machine. What would the officer have noticed that led him to believe that the slide was "a little sluggish?" Would he have noticed that the slide was not fully extended or maybe the bolt had not fully seated the cartridge in the receiver? Apparently, whatever the deputy was doing " to clear his weapon" was not the correct procedure because the x-ray machine had holes in both sides of the enclosure.And the Douglas County Attorney's Office would have had a hole in the wall if it had not been for a concrete wall. I think maybe the Sheriff's Captain was not giving an accurate account to the OWH on what actually happened. How does one determine if an action is "sluggish" without actually pulling the slide back? I've never owned an an automatic because I was concerned that I might
accidentally shoot myself. With my S&W Model 10 and Model 18, I always know the weapons' status, and the built in safety features prevent accidental discharge when loading. You really have to be "fiddling" with a revolver to accidentally discharge it.
accidentally shoot myself. With my S&W Model 10 and Model 18, I always know the weapons' status, and the built in safety features prevent accidental discharge when loading. You really have to be "fiddling" with a revolver to accidentally discharge it.