Someone tried to steal an off duty officers jacket when he was in the restroom, the jacket contained his off duty weapon which discharged twice, no one was injured.

 

http://www.foxnews.c...-mall-bathroom/

Not a slam at LEO, but this is the 2nd incident reported with LEO firearms today. LEO are not supermen or infallible, they are a mirror of the larger society. In the current fight over 2A rights, remember that there are a lot on our side, but the Schumers & the Feinsteins will enlist the help and endorsement of a lot of LEO, especially those with something to gain, as photo op props, and endorsers of their stands. Those are the types we need to watch out for, not the regular men & women who take a dump, or struggle with a (probably drunk/high) domestic violence arrestee.

The passive phrasing of "the gun discharged" in some news stories irks me. The gun didn't shoot itself - someone pulled the trigger, in this case I'm guessing the owner as he clutched at his jacket to keep it from being stolen.

 

Poor form to carry a handgun without some kind of holster...

The passive phrasing of "the gun discharged" in some news stories irks me. The gun didn't shoot itself - someone pulled the trigger, in this case I'm guessing the owner as he clutched at his jacket to keep it from being stolen.

 

Poor form to carry a handgun without some kind of holster...

 

x2 i hate that as well....

The passive phrasing of "the gun discharged" in some news stories irks me. The gun didn't shoot itself - someone pulled the trigger, in this case I'm guessing the owner as he clutched at his jacket to keep it from being stolen.

 

Poor form to carry a handgun without some kind of holster...

 

What do you do with a holster when taking a dump. You don't want the gun dangling on the floor for someone to see or reach under and grab. So he probably took it off and put it in his jacket out of the way.

What do you do with a holster when taking a dump. You don't want the gun dangling on the floor for someone to see or reach under and grab. So he probably took it off and put it in his jacket out of the way.

 

Ok, I can see that, in which case it's unfortunate, not bad practice.

 

Ok, I can see that, in which case it's unfortunate, not bad practice.

 

Exactly.

I keep mine inside the waistband just dont drop my pants all the way to the ground. Its not rocket science.

What I usually do is just hold the gun up as i sit there but I guess he just never figured anybody would reach over for a jacket. Who expects that but when you carry a weapon you have to thinknof everything

How did they know his jacket was hanging on the inside of the stall?? Weird story for sure

 

Just another reason to never take a dump in a public restroom lol

Wonderful..another class now at In-service training..Weapons Retention in close-quarter bathroom environments

Women have been warned for years not to hang their purses on those hooks for this very reason.

How did they know his jacket was hanging on the inside of the stall?? Weird story for sure

 

Just another reason to never take a dump in a public restroom lol

You make that sound like it always an option. I have never crunched in a public restroom unless it was absolutely necessary.

I crunch wherever is available. I'm not picky.

 

 

What do you do with a holster when taking a dump. You don't want the gun dangling on the floor for someone to see or reach under and grab. So he probably took it off and put it in his jacket out of the way.

 

Take your holster off with gun in it when you get in stall. When you drop your pants and sit down place holstered gun in your pants. Out of sight to others and hard for anyone to grab. If you forget to take it out of your pants when done you will be reminded when you pull your pants up.

I lol'ed at the title....and thought accidental discharge in a bathroom not likely...... I know immature but I would never have thought of someone trying to take a coat off a stall hook.

When I take a dump I like to hold on to to handgun and then wrap it in TP for the wipe.

 

You know, in that alternate universe where I can carry.

 

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With pistol in jacket, wouldn't safety be engaged?

If his personal pistol is a glock, wouldn't the safe action trigger prevent random side grabbings from firing the pistol once, or twice?

 

I'm guessing maybe he forgot to engage safety.