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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 04:20 PM Original message |
LAPD officer shot by his own 3-year-old son sues gun maker, holster maker, gun store |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
1. My FIL was a NYC cop |
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tburnsten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 04:37 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Could have been prevented by him. |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 04:54 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. That's how it appears |
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virginia mountainman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
2. Let me get this straight... |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 04:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. No, I think |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 04:56 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. That's even worse |
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tburnsten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 05:12 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. The pistol was in the back seat |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 06:44 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Seems pretty simple to me. |
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Irreverend IX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 04:31 PM Response to Original message |
3. The chief safety device for any gun is the user's brain... |
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tburnsten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
5. He's an idiot, lucky his son didn't get hurt. |
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Tejas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 11:48 PM Response to Reply #5 |
16. Hope the 3yr old's hearing wasn't damaged n/t |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
7. And he's letting the pickup truck manufacturer off scot-free? nt |
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TPaine7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 05:42 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. I agree, LOL |
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TomInTib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
8. He oughta be suing his own dumb ass. |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
11. Guns don't shoot people ... |
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GOPBasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
13. I agree with you about the lawsuit, but that is a really sad story. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 01:38 AM Response to Original message |
17. When sufficient pressure was applied to the trigger, the gun went off |
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Real_Talk (87 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 02:12 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. That is why I like the XD |
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lepus (312 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 04:01 AM Response to Original message |
18. I have a glock-21 |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
19. Is this a lawyer motivated suit hoping to settle out of court? n/t |
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TPaine7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 06:15 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. If so, it should meet with a contempt of court citation |
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iiibbb (658 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
22. Big assumptions |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
23. Does California have a child safety seat law? |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 09:22 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. CA requires car seats for children weighing less than 60 lbs or under 6 y.o. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 03:13 AM Response to Original message |
25. Hey, it's California. Playing the lawsuit lottery is a cherished way of life. n/t |
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Endangered Specie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 12:03 AM Response to Original message |
26. While I think the lawsuit is mostly B.S., GLOCKS are not safe pistols |
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tburnsten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 07:35 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. They aren't unsafe, just require discipline. |
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Callisto32 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 07:52 AM Response to Reply #26 |
28. This is different from any tuned revolver how? |
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Endangered Specie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 11:16 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Except most people will keep the trigger pull at factory |
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tburnsten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 12:18 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Have you ever had to clean a Glock? |
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Endangered Specie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-17-08 02:08 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. I own a CZ-75 in 9mm with a hammer drop |
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tburnsten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-17-08 08:28 AM Response to Reply #32 |
34. I love CZ |
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Endangered Specie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-17-08 05:28 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. mmm I have launched that bugger too, the only thing I wish for in the Kadet |
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tburnsten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-17-08 05:38 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. It's terrible! |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 05:26 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. In California, claiming that a Glock is unsafe by design would be a non-starter |
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Endangered Specie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-17-08 02:12 AM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Well shoot they allow Hi-Points on there! |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-17-08 09:40 AM Response to Reply #33 |
35. I regard my Glock as something of a "beater" piece |
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Endangered Specie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-17-08 05:30 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. what makes it unsafe? two-legged or four-legged creatures? |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-17-08 05:38 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Two-legged |
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