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The Internal Affairs report says that while attempting to remove the pistol, the officer put two fingers in the trigger guard, putting pressure on the Glock’s trigger and causing it to fire.
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Officer William Kasberg was preparing to enter a state-mandated ALERRT training inside a vacant school and was gathering his items when his weapon accidentally went off, striking him.
Read More →The incident happened at the Passaic County Police Academy Shooting Range. The officer is currently receiving treatment at St. Joseph's University Trauma Center and is reported to be in serious, but stable condition.
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While detectives were unloading equipment following an operation, So was moving a bag from a vehicle when a rifle from the bag fell to the ground and discharged. So was mortally wounded.
Read More →“It appears that there was an inadvertent discharge of a weapon while they were in the course of firearms training,” said Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of Detectives Tom Gilbert.
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Knightdale police chief Lawrence Capps said the dog was accidentally shot by one of his officers.
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Before we play judge, jury, and executioner by hanging the millstone of “negligent discharge” around someone’s neck, we owe it to ourselves and the firearms community at large to not be cavalier in our use of language by perpetuating the use of irresponsible terms that carry with them serious legal ramifications.
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Sansom Park police officer Lina Mino was released from in-patient rehab on Friday after being shot in the face during a training exercise last month.
Read More →One of the vendors left a round in one of the guns and did not check it, before putting it on display.
Read More →"It is a breath of fresh air where we have open lines of communication on important issues such as these," says Milwaukee Police Association President Andrew Wagner. "We just want these firearms replaced with a safe and reliable firearm."
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