Local news reports
A Columbus police officer accidentally discharged his gun accidentally at police headquarters Wednesday.
According to police, medics were dispatched to the Columbus police headquarters at about 12:03 p.m. on a report of a shooting. An officer was processing a prisoner and had to put his gun into a lock box. As he was retrieving the gun and putting it in his holster, it discharged twice, striking the floor.
At the time of the shooting, it was unclear if anyone had been injured so a medic was requested as a precaution.
The officer is a 26-year veteran with CPD.
The dispatch center initially told NBC4 the officer was shot in the hip.
An internal investigation will be conducted.
"Andre Jones, an undercover officer in the gun-crimes unit, was processing a prisoner about noon in the fourth-floor identification bureau at 120 Marconi Blvd. Downtown, Weiner said.
ReplyDeleteAs he was preparing to take the prisoner to jail, Jones retrieved his gun from a locker and was trying to holster it when it went off twice, Weiner said.
Jones, 56, is a 26-year police veteran.
As with all unintentional shootings by officers, the incident will be investigated by the division’s firearms-review board. Over the past two years, the board has reviewed at least 26 such shootings, according to division records."
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2014/01/29/officer-gun-goes-off-at-headquarters.html
And a guy from the gun crimes unit as well. Maybe I should send them a copy of the Jeff Cooper safety video I make my kids watch before we go to the range. Someone needs to run all these guys through some additional training. This puts the term one gun a month in a whole new light.
I agree that cops often suffer from inadequate training. But, what makes you think civilians are any better? Where's the logic in that?
DeleteMikeb, we who enjoy practicing with our firearms are going to do that more than someone who carries a gun because it's part of the uniform.
DeleteShould be just the opposite. One who has the responsibility to kill if necessary should be well practiced.
DeleteI agree Anon, there is a reasonable expectation that those who make a living with a firearm as one of their tools, should be able to display more expertise. Sadly, that isn't always the case. I've seen the same issue in the military.
DeleteGreg said, "we who enjoy practicing with our firearms" as if that covers the 60 million gun owners out there. The obvious fact is that on average, civilians have less training than cops and the average civilian and the average cop is inadequately trained.
DeleteOnly inadequate under your definition, Mikeb. But since your definition seems to be something that hardly anyone would qualify under, I take it for what it's worth.
DeleteIf that many people practiced with their guns the most popular and plentiful business would be shooting ranges, but they are not.
DeleteNew gun ranges are being opened all the time, with many being indoor ranges which eliminate many of the negatives that an outdoor range can have to contend with.
DeleteThe recession did effect how often people could go shoot, with the reduction in disposable income. The same economic downturn has likely had a similar effect on law enforcement. On the federal level I can personally speak to that.
Normally, a soldier is expected to qualify with their assigned weapon every year. And in some cases are required to qualify at night and in chemical protective gear. This was also the practice in the National Guard and Army Reserve. My Reserve unit hasn't done weapons qualification for three or four years. Funding has been cut.
There are also many free ranges here in Minnesota built by the Department of Natural Resources, but are unsupervised. Those get used quite often also. The only expenditure required for these is ammo. I'm sure the shortage in availability of ammo has nothing to do with what is being used.
The numbers we are talking about is equal to the number of people that go to movie theaters. Gun ranges are not as numerous (by far) than movie theaters. Seems most gun owners do not practice and my guess is most of them don't even know how to use their gun. Just pick it up and shoot when you need it. And we have all read the stories how that ends in many (to many) innocent deaths.
DeleteThere are tens of thousands of shooting ranges in America, and tens of thousands of movie theaters. Perhaps you haven't been to ranges?
DeleteI repeat, most gun owners are not adequately trained. Does anyone deny this?
DeleteYes.
DeleteAnyone else, ss, TS?
DeleteMost gun owners could greatly benefit from long term safety training. And repetition helps make it a part of you. This training should start at a very early age, as in school age. When gun owners themselves attempt this training gun control advocates tend to accuse them of forcing their "fetish" on the children.
DeleteAnd any suggestion of such training in the schools, similar to what was implemented with safe sex techniques to help slow the spread of HIV, gets an immediate heavens no.
Here is an idea for an experiment to reduce gun misuse. Offer a rebate of up to say 1500 dollars to those who attend and pass an accredited gun safety or skill reinforcement course. Then observe the number of deaths, injuries, and firearm crime for any change one way or another.
This would result in putting safer gun owners and permit holders out there.
Offer free condoms and needles to cut pregnancy and the spread of AIDS. Gee, both pregnancy and AIDS, are down, but the Republican House cut funding for both programs. Brilliant. And their reason for cutting those programs, their claim of government being involved in immorality based on their religious beliefs, but you loons say we don't base laws on religion.
DeleteNo worries, they will likely be covered under Obamacare. Sorry, joking there. I know how you feel there, they aren't paying for a lot of stuff. Some they shouldn't be paying for. But they aren't paying for my training or practice either, so I have to do what I can on my own.
DeleteSpeaking of which, in most states in the US, you don't need a prescription to buy your own needles. Pretty sure its the same with condoms also.
http://www.isletsofhope.com/diabetes/state-law/state-prescription-laws.html
I know for a fact one needs a prescription for needles in MN.
DeleteThe military isn't paying for your training? WOW you are getting deep into the lies today
ss, for once Greg offered a one-word answer. Can you do the same? The question is do you think the average gun owner is adequately trained?
DeleteTS?
I agree, yes.
Delete"The numbers we are talking about is equal to the number of people that go to movie theaters."
ReplyDeleteWhere did you get that number Anon? Mike, Laci, and Gog Gone like to remind everyone regularly that the percentage of the population that own guns is low and declining steadily.
Where I'm sitting right now, there are more shooting ranges in a twenty five mile radius than movie theatres.
Would you say your area is representative of all of America?
DeleteI haven't been to Minnesota, but in the states where I've lived, there are plenty of gun stores and lots of ranges. The ones that get the most visits are the public ranges that are free or only ask for a small fee.
DeleteSorry, any opinion from a proven lying criminal coward like, is just lying bullshit.
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