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melm00se

(5,077 posts)
18. Interesting article
Mon Nov 7, 2016, 02:28 PM
Nov 2016

but it seems to overlook some key pieces of firearm training:

The Gun Is Always Loaded: Forsyth's death could have been avoided if his fellow officer had assumed that the firearm was loaded and personally checked the chamber, which then leads to #2:

Never Point The Gun At Something You Are Not Prepared To Destroy: Forsyth's death could have been avoided if the gun was not pointed at him in the 1st place.

Keep Your Finger Off The Trigger Until Your Sights Are On The Target (aka: "Keep your booger hook off the bang switch&quot : both Stansbury's and Gurley's deaths could have been avoided if that basic axiom had been followed.

These 3 incidents:

1) could have easily been avoided if these rules had been followed.
2) could have occurred regardless of firearm type or design.

The key safety piece for firearms rests not with the gun but between the ears of the person holding it.

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Really? Upin Nov 2016 #1
Yes, really. The fact that the firing pin won't set off a round in the chamber is not the problem. Nitram Nov 2016 #38
Finger off trigger... Upin Nov 2016 #40
Apparently not that easy. Did you bother to read the article? Nitram Nov 2016 #31
"Why police shouldn't use Glocks," LA Times Op-ed. Ellen Forradalom Nov 2016 #2
Interesting article melm00se Nov 2016 #18
First, Glock is not a "national" gun manufacturer . . FairWinds Nov 2016 #21
Agreed patsimp Nov 2016 #24
"guns are for cowards" hack89 Nov 2016 #28
"guns are for cowards"... EX500rider Nov 2016 #29
First, thanks for the half-way polite responses . . FairWinds Nov 2016 #31
That "safe action" trigger is an idiot button Blandocyte Nov 2016 #35
Glocks require more training and practice than most handguns to use safely. Nitram Nov 2016 #36
"the trigger is too sensitive" EX500rider Nov 2016 #37
So I googled "Glock triggger pull" because I hear this all the time, and this came up.. Nitram Nov 2016 #30
What about the other striker fired pistol manufactures? ileus Nov 2016 #39
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