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[David Minton <dminton AT mindspring.com>]

On 04/26/05 10:40 PM, "Michael Czeiszperger" <michael AT czeiszperger.org>
wrote:

> 
> On Apr 26, 2005, at 9:49 PM, David Minton wrote:
> 
>> I believe if you watch the video, the mistake the officer who shot
>> himself
>> made, was trusting his partner. He asked his partner to check that his
>> pistol was not loaded, and his partner didn't check it. He should have
>> checked and confirmed for himself that it was, in fact, not loaded. He
>> unfortunately compounded this error with some poor trigger discipline.
> 
> You forgot that he pointed the gun at his foot-- never point a gun at
> anything you don't intend to shoot, loaded or not.

Actually, I believe he was holstering the pistol at the time of the NG
(negligent discharge). When you carry a handgun in a holster, the muzzle is
often pointed at your foot or leg as you move around.

Good trigger discipline dictates you not have your finger on the trigger
when drawing or holstering. A good holster will not allow access to the
trigger while the weapon is holstered.

David