tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post1752171985107225000..comments2024-02-05T03:41:13.688+01:00Comments on Mikeb302000: Gun-mounted Flashlights Linked to Accidental ShootingsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-73082285300770389042014-06-17T14:40:24.870+02:002014-06-17T14:40:24.870+02:00I don't think it's the design. It's t...I don't think it's the design. It's the low level of training and qualifications. If we raise the bar on those two things, for both cops and civilians, fewer negligent tragedies will take place.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-25344896632034895742014-06-16T19:11:21.373+02:002014-06-16T19:11:21.373+02:00I agree, except the design should be eliminated so...I agree, except the design should be eliminated so it cannot happen again.<br /><br />"I don't want anyone to ever sit in a chair I'm in right now," he said. "Think about the officers that aren't as well trained, officers that don't take it as seriously, and you put them in a pressure situation, another accident will happen. Not if, but will."<br /><br />The design is deadly faulty if a well trained officer can make such an easy mistake. Should the manufacturer be held accountable if their design is proven to be deadly even when well trained people use it? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-9289617356799167972014-06-15T17:19:16.033+02:002014-06-15T17:19:16.033+02:00 Simple, you hold the shooter accountable for t... Simple, you hold the shooter accountable for the misuse of the weapon. At the very least, the civilian Mike wrote of in his other posting should be charged with some form of negligent assault IMHO. And he could also be held civilly liable. <br /> However, so too should the police officers who had this happen to them be held to the same standard. ssgmarkcrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14480230040370709682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-84522069678083338422014-06-15T15:20:03.482+02:002014-06-15T15:20:03.482+02:00So what do we do to make sure this doesn't hap...So what do we do to make sure this doesn't happen again? Redesign the gun? Outlaw the faulty design? Take the gun away from idiots who cannot use it properly? Or just do nothing and wait for another death to happen? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-10979826772433289162014-06-11T20:35:39.742+02:002014-06-11T20:35:39.742+02:00I did see it. And in reality, the shootings in bo...I did see it. And in reality, the shootings in both postings are negligent. I did write a comment for the other article, but it looks like it got lost. I just got internet working in my room here and possibly it hiccupped. <br /> ssgmarkcrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14480230040370709682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-26756325315885376412014-06-11T19:39:07.632+02:002014-06-11T19:39:07.632+02:00That's what I thought. You did see the previou...That's what I thought. You did see the previous post which was about a civilian gun owner doing the same thing, right?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-7973102127974185512014-06-11T12:53:22.059+02:002014-06-11T12:53:22.059+02:00Not an accidental shooting, a negligent shooting. ...Not an accidental shooting, a negligent shooting. Want to bet his finger was inside the trigger guard when he was hitting the light switch?ssgmarkcrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14480230040370709682noreply@blogger.com