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Gun Control & RKBA

ManiacJoe

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11. He was not actually cleaning the gun.

Reply to 47of74 (Original post)

Tue Dec 29, 2015, 11:51 PM

Dec 2015

You cannot clean a loaded gun. The bullets occupy all the dirty places.

The reporters allow the shooter to claim they were "cleaning the gun" so that no one has to actually say they were negligently playing with the gun and pulled the trigger when they did not want to do so.

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No charges expected after off-duty officer accidentally shoots girlfriend [View all] 47of74 Dec 2015 OP

I don't understand how a trained individual accidentally fires a gun while cleaning it. yellowcanine Dec 2015 #1

most cops are not as well trained as many people think gejohnston Dec 2015 #4

A few good rules TexasProgresive Dec 2015 #2

Ooops. And a trained professional, no less. Scuba Dec 2015 #3

University cop. Are they trained like "real" cops? JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2015 #6

Humm, I wonder if they had an argument and if alcohol was involved. flamin lib Dec 2015 #5

Training doesn't work safeinOhio Dec 2015 #7

Based on ... Straw Man Dec 2015 #13

Too bad the repubs have safeinOhio Dec 2015 #14

Wrong again. Straw Man Dec 2015 #15

OK any studies on gun training and accidents? safeinOhio Dec 2015 #16

I don't know. Straw Man Dec 2015 #17

If only she'd had a gun............ lastlib Dec 2015 #8

Why was he cleaning a loaded gun? newfie11 Dec 2015 #9

Most likely rather than looking at the butt of the weapon to inspect the chamber Big_Mike Dec 2015 #10

Lol newfie11 Dec 2015 #12

He was not actually cleaning the gun. ManiacJoe Dec 2015 #11