Accidental Discharge

[Chance317]

Report: New gun used by LA deputies put public at risk - CNN.com

I though this was an interesting article on LA Sheriffs switching to the M&P 9mm
To quote a few things;
"We conclude that the current training program is insufficient to overcome old habits learned on other handguns," the 52-page report states. "As a result, many deputies appear to be to undertrained for the weapon they are using."

Adding to the problem was some deputies violating a basic firearms safety rule by placing their finger on the trigger prior to making the conscious decision to fire, the report states.

 

[chipbennett]

So, tell me again about how so much training is required to ensure safe firearms handling?

A non-LEO can learn the basic layout of a firearm, and the Four Rules, in five minutes. Following that training is all that is required to avoid a negligent discharge for the rest of one's life.

LEOs have trained for decades - but that training has relied on a particular (and largely obsolete, now) feature of firearms that mitigated the risk of an intentionally trained, inherently unsafe practice that violates one of the Four Rules. How much training would be required to unlearn that inherently unsafe practice? More decades' worth of training?

Practice makes permanent, after all.

Edited to add:

What a stupid headline by CNN. The firearm isn't putting anyone at risk. It is the officers' inherently unsafe behavior that is creating risk. How many non-LEO have carried the Smith & Wesson M&P 9mm, without producing an increase in negligent discharges?

 

[ajeandy]

Dupe

https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...ies-put-officers-public-risk-report-says.html

 

[LCSOSgt11]

Lunacy. The gun is not the crux of the issue. Poor gunhandling is, in addition to insufficient training and practice. I won't mention the "coonfingering" factor either.

 

[gassprint1]

The only thing putting officers in danger is they are too eager to shoot and ask questions later. Someone has a knife and is walking AWAY, gets shot , and this is justified to have ur finger on the trigger. Too many "yes" men in the world today.

 

[Chance317]

The headline/article makes the gun the issue, but we all know and can read that it's a user problem of not practicing safe firearm methods.

 

[Chance317]

Let me just leave this here while we are on the subject.
https://m.facebook.com/ActiveSelfProtection/
Guy tries to put his 1911 on Condition 2... With an added touch...his handle was over the barrel.