Actually, more than that (one attempt involved a stolen forklift according to wiki.) I would say the wiki article should be fact checked, but you never know.
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U.S. Secret Service agent accidentally shoots himself
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McBell
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Like these guys?Definitely a call for unarmed police like they have in the UK but of course I think the proverbial Barney Fife will always be around.
Here's a video of a Cammack Village police officer tasing himself during an arrest gone awry - Arkansas Times
The June 5 altercation seemed to go south pretty quick.arktimes.com
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Well. Its the King after all.
And airports and public buildings and walking the streets and on call to any incident that may require arms.
Approximately 4% of British police are armed.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
While in the US it's 100%.
That explains a lot
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Well I grant the Brits their bragging rights when it comes to maintaining an unarmed police force.
Thank for your magnanimous gesture
Not plural.
"bullet"
Reminds me of this dangerous government idiot....
And this idiot, who picks up his loaded, cocked,
& dropped handgun by its trigger.
He shot a civilian. Probation. No jail time.
Imagine what would happen to a civilian
who accidentally shot him....long stretch
in the slammer.
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Only most Limey cops don't carry guns.
England has its militarized units for that.
Still better than having every trigger happy,
predatory, disturbed, angry, poorly trained,
corrupt cop here armed to the teeth.
To a man with a hammer
all problems look like nails.
Altfish
Veteran Member
A highly trained agent has an accident, demonstrating how dangerous guns are, even in the right hands.
But, it is fine for the untrained public to own as many guns as they want.
The US is really barmy.
McBell
Unbound
Define "in the right hands"
If he were actually highly trained,
he wouldn't have shot himself.
It's a sign of poor training in safety.
They spend much time shooting at
a range, but not on safety drills.
Altfish
Veteran Member
Trained and authorised
Altfish
Veteran Member
That says more about the inadequate training and attitude to safety than the individual.
McBell
Unbound
Define authorized
I ask because I have a handgun license issued by the state.
Which is no longer required to have in my state...
Since I have more than twice the minimum required number of hours of 'official' training required by most law enforcement agencies, I definitely meet the "trained" part.
Soandso
ᛋᛏᚨᚾᛞ ᛋᚢᚱᛖ
Well obviously it was in the wrong hands in this case if this happened. You are right that guns are dangerous, though. They are most certainly not toys
I agree that certain firearms should be treated differently in certain cases. For instance, I don't think people should conceal carry unless they actively train with their pistol. In the state I live in, you just need to apply and do a background check and that's super easy to do
As for something like a bolt action rifle for hunting, that's a bit different imo
McBell
Unbound
With the popularity of Constitutional Carry on the rise...