Students Claim Police Chief Who Shot Himself Was Careless

[Miranda]

Tue May 6, 2008

RIVERDALE, Utah - The police chief who shot himself in the ankle was waving a loaded pistol and being careless, according to two students who were attending his class to qualify for a concealed-weapons permit. "We were told the gun is the chief's personal sidearm, but it looked to me like he didn't know anything about the gun," Lewis Walker said.

Bart Ulm, another student seeking certification to carry a concealed weapon, said he was surprised Chief Dave Hansen was using a loaded gun to show how it worked.

"Right then, I was very leery, because there's no need to have live ammo in a gun in the class. But I figured he's the chief, so he must know what he's doing," Ulm told the Standard-Examiner of Ogden.

Hansen held the Glock 40 under a table to disassemble it when a bullet fired, Walker said.

The chief cried, "I'm hit," and fell over. Students who were screaming "Officer down!" were urged to call 911.

The gun went off in a conference room Saturday at Riverdale police headquarters.

Hansen was taken to McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden for surgery and released Monday, Lt. James Ebert said.

Ebert said the findings of an internal investigation would be announced Wednesday. He declined to offer specifics but disputed the accounts of Ulm and Walker, describing the pair as "disgruntled."

Other students "did not share that feeling" about the chief, Ebert told The Associated Press.

Walker said he didn't have confidence in the investigation.

"I think Riverdale police are just trying to keep this quiet and act like the chief is a hero. But if you ask me, he's really stupid," Walker said. "His state certification to teach concealed-weapons classes should be taken away from him. This was totally gross negligence."

Ulm said there was a moment of levity during the emergency.

He said an officer at the scene joked that "instead of shooting himself, he should have used the Taser."

Information from: Standard-Examiner, http://www.standard.net

2008 Associated Press

[Goth Brooks]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

X3

[n0Mad]

And to think that Obama wants to completely eliminate concealed carry except for police officers. Statistically a private citizen with a CCW is better qualified, better trained, a better shot, and less likely to commit a crime than a police officer. This article shows that students who haven't even qualified yet know more about gun safety than the frickin chief of police.

"A gun is a tool, Marian; no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that." -Shane, 1953

[pomba gira]

Apparently it's REALLY easy to shoot yourself with a Glock- a condition commonly referred to as "Glock leg". Funniest case: that DEA agent who shot himself in the foot in front of an auditorium full of elementary school kids (seconds after telling them that it's not loaded & he's the only one there qualified to handle it). The video is a scream... when he gamely tries to carry on, and pulls out another gun to show, kids start crying and yelling "No! Put it away!"

[n0Mad]

Yeah, I saw that video. It's a disgrace. 99.99% of the time, there is no such thing as an "accidental discharge"; only "negligent discharges". Glocks have a trigger safety and an internal firing pin block safety. They don't go off unless you want them to. Idiots take those safeties for granted though and BANG goes the Glock.

The new Mil Spec Springfield XD has a trigger safety, internal firing pin block safety, grip safety, and thumb safety. It's probably the safest gun on the market. Still, if I handle any firearm (my carry pistol is the XD but without the thumb safety) I always follow the 4 rules of firearm safety:

1) Always treat all guns as if they're loaded.

2) Keep your finger off the trigger and out of the trigger guard until you are ready and willing to shoot.

3) Be aware of your target, its backstop, and your surroundings.

4) Never point the gun at anything you aren't willing to destroy.

Now, which of those rules did the above cases violate?

[Rev.Reverence]

he...he..haHA...HA...HAHAHAHAHA.....

:rofl:

How are we surviving...?.as a whole I mean...

[TygerLili]

Why was the gun loaded for a demonstration? What if he'd accidentally shot someone else? Lawsuit!

[Oh_My_Goth]

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WHAT AN IDIOT!!!!!