Glocks are bad!

[bingley]

Glocks are not only ugly, they also shoot your wife in bed!

Police Chief Said He Shot Wife Moving Gun in Bed - ABC News

 

[Opie]

And that is why I spent $120 on a gun vault!

 

[SSGSAD]

Sleeping WITH the gun ????? Looks like HIS brain FAILED, so a Mechanical SAFETY, was NEEDED in this case !!!!!

 

[jwh20]

Has there ever been a documented case of even a Glock firing all by itself or with just a touch somewhere other than the trigger?

 

[9mmfan]

I 'sleep' with my G19. It sits in a holster underneath my pillow. No injuries here.

 

[bjenkins]

Glocks are Bad Ass!

 

[Foxfire]

Not the first time this has happened.
Double action/single action trigger OR manual safety for us.

 

[Harleyrider_50]

I 'sleep' with my G19. It sits in a holster underneath my pillow. No injuries here.

....basic'ly the same with a '27, or a '30.....

 

[Terry A]

I just listened to a recording of the 911 call and the Chief said he accidently shot his wife twice with the Glock 17, I find this hard to believe with the trigger pull on a glock.

 

[jwh20]

I just listened to a recording of the 911 call and the Chief said he accidently shot his wife twice with the Glock 17, I find this hard to believe with the trigger pull on a glock.

It could be that the first shot didn't accidentally kill her and so he had to accidentally shoot her again.

 

[bjenkins]

It could be that the first shot didn't accidentally kill her and so he had to accidentally shoot her again.

Now that's funny I don't care who you are!

 

[Tac45]

Something as simple as a cheap kydex trigger holster would have prevented this. His finger must have magically accidentally been on the trigger...

Glocks aren't bad, stupid people with poor safety etiquette are bad....

 

[308jake]

What do you say to a wife that you just shot twice? Nothing.....she's probably dead.

In in all seriousness, it sounds like the Chief had some issues with his wife and is trying to get off the hook. Maybe some time spent with the people he helped lock up will do him some good.

 

[Bennettjh]

My SR9 sits under my pillow. Never shot anyone/anything...

 

[sliptap]

...in all fairness, one of "Indiana's Best" has shot himself twice: Ind. police chief accidentally shoots self at gun shop

In all seriousness, I hope that she makes a full recovery and they can move forward with their lives.

With no seriousness, how does one make it up to their wives after accidentally shooting them? I'm guessing flowers probably won't cut it for this guy...

 

[bingley]

To clarify...

He told the dispatcher his wife was shot twice, though investigators later determined the wife was shot once.

 

[walleyepw]

What a nut. I have my Khar 9mm loaded, holstered, in my night stand at night. But I don't have a loaded firearm in bed with me. Safety, double action, no safety, single action, I don't think that I would sleep with a loaded firearm under the pillow.

 

[Zjhagens]

"The gun went off" sure. I love hearing people blame the gun for their stupidity when it is a physical impossibility.

 

[NHT3]

Has there ever been a documented case of even a Glock firing all by itself or with just a touch somewhere other than the trigger?

I dont' have the total knowledge of the world but I'm guessing the correct answer to your question is NO.
Unless you are talking old single action pistols I don't believe that the Glock is the only Semi-auto you could make that statement about. I taught a class today and I tell EVERY class, "there are NO accidental discharges, only negligent ones". Inert objects don't do bad things on their own, human intervention is normally the cause.

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[Bfish]

I 'sleep' with my G19. It sits in a holster underneath my pillow. No injuries here.

Solid holster its not coming out of without being pulled out though and my head doesn't rest on it. Its near the edge of the bed.