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In reply to the discussion: Report: Officer Shoots Self While Cleaning Gun in Federal Courtroom [View all]rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)51. He needs to be rendered incapable of reproduction. nm
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I am very unfamilar with guns, have never owned one or held one, except maybe a BB
logosoco
Oct 2014
#3
So said idiot should lose his job and not be allowed to carry a firearm in public, right? nt
logosoco
Oct 2014
#23
When you fire one the burnt powder coats everything. It can be corrosive after a while,
jtuck004
Oct 2014
#25
Guns that are used a lot will get gunpowder residue built up which can cause problems.
rhett o rick
Oct 2014
#52
First should say "Shot Self While Pulling Trigger". Because there is nothing in the act of cleaning
jtuck004
Oct 2014
#5
Bankruptcy Court is very boring, maybe he should be in a Famly Law Court where all the action is!
Dustlawyer
Oct 2014
#17
I wonder if the Koch Bros hired him to dissuade the little people from bankruptcy? n/t
jtuck004
Oct 2014
#26
I agree, this was most likely CLEARING the weapon, in an un-approved manner.
AtheistCrusader
Oct 2014
#33
If it was a police service weapon, it makes sense that he would do it on the clock.
NutmegYankee
Oct 2014
#41